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Per PersonErta Ale is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. Erta Ale means “smoking mountain” in the local Afar language. Erta Ale is one of the driest, lowest and hottest places on earth .It is 613 meters (2,011 ft.) high, with one or sometimes two active lava lakes at the summit which occasionally overflow on the south side of the volcano. The south side pit is known locally as “the gateway to Hell”. The lava is usually soft and flows more than 20km from its source, therefore, the Erta Ale Massif, 40km in diameter, is far less steep-sided than most active volcanoes.
Included and Excluded
- All fuel expenses and drivers allowances
- Bottled Water
- Esount Fees
- Experienced cook throughout the whole tour
- Local guide service for the Afar Region
- Lunch and Dinner
- Professional Guide Service
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Camera and Video Charges
- International or internal flights
- Travel Insurance
- Ethiopian Visa
- Tips for staff
- Miscellaneous expenses – alcoholic drinks, souvenirs etc.
Highlights of the Tour
Itinerary
This day we will meet you at the town of Semera airport then we will drive to Danakil depression. We start an early drive to Lake Afdera(a salt lake that is located in the heart of Danakil Depressions and in this lake you may have a chance at the natural hot springs then later you have to swim around this lake we will be driving to Dodom (at the base of Erta Ale). Leave after lunch, possibly at 01:30. After you pass several small hamlets scattered here and there in this desert land, Dodom is about 9.5km from Erta Ale and takes about 1 hour of trekking. Early dinner around 17:00, Camels transport all the camping materials and some food (sleeping materials like light mattresses and mat and water) to the volcano’s rim, where we spend the night watching the dramatic action of the boiling lava. Danakil Depression (dallol and Erta Ale) ranks as one of Ethiopia’s most alluring and physically challenging natural attractions. It is a shield volcano with a base diameter of 30 km and a 1km square caldera at its summit. Erta Ale contains the world’s only permanent lava lake. Erta Ale is 613 meters, with a lava lake, one of only five in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century. O/n camping on the mountain
This day after an early breakfast we will drive to HamadEla at 04:30, a better village with a total population of about 500 people. You will see lots of camel caravans and you will have the sunset look from the very shallow salt Lake Assale. Morning tour Drive to Ragad (Asebo), the place where the localities are mining salt. 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) of the Afar Depression is covered by salt, and you will Look at the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, local people are cutting it into rectangular pieces and loading it on camels. You drive ahead to Dallol and visit the different landscapes formed by volcanic activity; Dallol + Lake Assale + salt canon, camel caravans, follow up camel caravans, and Drive to Lake Afdera Overnight: Camping in Lake Afdera
This day you may have another chance to see the beauty of the sunrise in Lake Afdera then after breakfast, we will drive to the town of Semera and drop you at the airport for your departure
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