4-Day Danakil Depression Tour from Mekele with Erta Ale and Dallol

• Drive from Mekele to Abala town. As we go down, enjoy the landscape of the Rift Valley and take a coffee break.
• Continue driving toward the volcano. Lunch will be in the town of Iribti.
• Arrive at the base camp to make final preparations and have dinner.
• After arriving at the volcano, begin a one-and-a-half-hour trek.
• Enjoy the magma fire and spend the night 200 meters away from the crater.
• In the morning, walk back to the base camp for breakfast.

• Drive to Afdera town, which is situated 104 meters below sea level, and experience the heat.
• Afdera town is also known for the country's massive salt production.
• Swim in the salt lake of Afdera and refresh yourself in the natural hot spring beside the lake.
• Have lunch in one of the local hotels.
• Drive to Abala town and spend the night in a shared guest house if it is a group tour.

• Visit the market of Abala town in the morning if it is a market day.
• Drive to Berhale town. On the way, enjoy the landscape and some of the small villages.
• Have lunch in Berhale town.
• After lunch, drive to Hammedela town, where the campsite is found 7 kilometres away from the salt flat.
• Drive to the salt plain of Dallol, situated 121 meters below sea level, the lowest place in Africa.
• There will be a sunset program near the salt lake called Asale.

Overnight in Hammedela campsite.

• Drive to the colourful place of Dallol and visit this extraordinary place.
• Visit the salt mountain and the yellow pond, the mineral spring.
• Visit the traditional salt mining area and see the caravan camels.
• Drive back to the town of Berhale for lunch.
• After lunch, drive back to Mekele.

End of program.