3 Days Danakil Depression Tour: Explore Ethiopia's Dramatic Geological Landscapes

Embark on a thrilling 3-day tour of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, where you’ll witness the dramatic geological landscapes of this searing hot desert. Explore stunning salt lakes, acid springs, volcanoes, and more!

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Fly Addis Ababa _Semera -Erta Ale

Erta Ale - At Semera, you’ll pile into the Toyota Landcruiser that will take you into the Danakil in convoy. You’ll begin the drive into the Danakil Depression at around 9 AM. The roads leading out of Semera are smooth and asphalted, and as you drive further out of town there are some wonderful views of the Afar…

What's Included
  • Government taxes included
  • Expert English-speaking guide
  • Comfortable camping accommodation
  • Delicious meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • Climate-controlled in-vehicle comfort
  • All-inclusive admission/entrance fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Domestic flight
Additional Information

The Danakil Depression is in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia and is one of the hottest and lowest places on the planet. A searing hot, brutal desert landscape dotted with stunning geological formations, salt lakes, acid springs, volcanoes, salt canyons, and salt flats. Danakil Depression (or Afar Depression) exhibits some uncommon wonders: lava…

Location
Dini Hotel
Dini Hotel is close to Afar tourism office administration and 4 km from airport
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
5.0
(1 Rating)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Kevienm
Oct 1, 2023
Memorable Trip - both places were unique in many respects: incredible landscapes, scorching hot sun and powerfully charismatic local inhabitants. The organization of our tour by Mickey Leake and his team went very smooth. They took good care of us: the transport, food, guidance and lodging were all perfectly arranged. I am a professional photographer and traveled with a friend/colleague photographer to make landscape mages of both places. The team was very patient with us and gave us all the time and space needed to set up the large format camera and work in peace. I am overall very satisfied with the kindness of our team (a cook, two drivers, a guide and Mickey), with the relevant historical and cultural information we received from our guide Fishai and with the well organized transportation in this enchanted land. The vulcano is a wild and fierce place so take good walking shoes and something to cover your mouth and nose from the dust. We climbed the mountain at night, so a good lamp is also useful. Two camels brought our cameras and food/water to the top of the mountain. At Erta Ale and at Dallol we teamed up with local Afar guides and police officers to guard us during our visit to the wilderness. July is a hot period to visit, not the easiest conditions maybe, but still possible. We woke up at 5 in the morning and worked until 10 in the morning. After that it was too hot to really do anything in the Danakil. But inside the air-conditioned car it was fine. Amazingly, there are people working on the salt plains in temperatures above 50 degrees Celcius. What a sight to see!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
From $400
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).