4-Day Danakil Depression Adventure with Addis Ababa City Tour

• Arrive at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa.

• Meet your guide and transfer to the hotel.

Spend the remainder of the day on a city tour visiting:

• Mercato, the largest open-air market in Africa (open Monday to Saturday).

• Trinity Cathedral, one of the largest Orthodox churches in Addis Ababa, built in baroque style and housing the tomb of Emperor Haile Selassie and his family.

• St. George Church.

• Mount Entoto, the former capital of Emperor Menelik II.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

• Take breakfast and check out from the hotel.

• Fly to Semera town. Complete the necessary paperwork upon arrival.

• Proceed to Erta Ale volcano, with a lunch stop at Afdera village, known for its edible salt production fields.

• After an early dinner, walk up Mount Erta Ale to see the active volcanic crater.

• Enjoy photographing the area and walking around the rim of the crater.

• Return to the campsite for dinner.

Overnight camping at Erta Ale.

• Early in the morning (optional), revisit the volcanic crater for a morning experience of the active volcano and ancient lava fields.

• Return to the campsite for breakfast and pack your belongings.

• Travel to Amedela, stopping at villages inhabited by the nomadic Afar people, the only people living in this harsh climate.

• Amedela is a small village that serves as a camping base for visiting the Danakil Depression and seeing camel caravans carrying salt bars from the desert to the highland regions.

Overnight camping at Amedela.

• Wake up at about 5:00 a.m.

• Drive to the Danakil Depression, one of the harshest, most inhospitable, and lowest points on Earth, at 120 meters below sea level.

• Visit the sulphuric lakes, camel caravans, salt mining fields, Lake Asale, and other notable sites.

• After lunch, proceed to Semera to catch the flight back to Addis Ababa.

• Enjoy a farewell dinner at a traditional restaurant.

• Transfer to your hotel or the airport for your onward journey.

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