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Tour name: Danakil Depression, Awash and Harar tour
Tour code: DAHTR-106
Destinatins: Danakil Depression [Erta Ale Volcano/Lava Lake, Afdera/Lake Afrera & Dallol (Lake Asale/Karum, Dallol Volcano, Salt Mountains/Canyons, Sulphur Lake/Yellow Ponds, Camel Caravans & Local Salt Mining)], Awash National Park, Harar, Dire Dawa
Duration: 6 days/5 nights
Starting point: Semera
Ending point: Dire Dawa
Day 1. Addis-Semera-Afdera-Danakil Depression (HamadEla)
– Fly Addis-Semera with the morning flight (8:15am), we pick you up from Semera airport or from your hotel in Semera and drive to Afdera you can Swim in Lake Afrera & take a bath in hydrothermal springs.
– After lunch in Afdera, we proceed driving to HamadEla.
– Visit:
- Camel caravans heading back from the salt mining area to HamadEla & highlands (if available)
- Sunset on Lake Asale/Karum.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Outside under the stars in HamadEla
Day 2. Danakil Depression (Dallol) – ErtaAle
– In the morning, visit:
- Dallol Volcano
- Salt Mountains (Canyons)
- Sulfur Lake
- Camel Caravans & Local Salt Mining (if available)
– Drive back to HamadEla, have lunch and proceed driving to ErtaAle.
– TREK (30-40 minutes – you can hire a Camel for ride, if interested) the top of the Erta Ale Mountain.
– Visit Erta Ale Volcano (Lava Lake) during the night.
– TREK (30 – 40 minutes) back to the camp.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Outside/inside local huts
Day 3. Danakil Depression (ErtaAle) – Afdera – Semera -Addis
– Early morning second visit of Erta Ale Volcano (Lava Lake) (if interested).
– After breakfast, drive to Afdera.
– After lunch in Afder, proceed driving to Semera.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Hotel/resort in Semera
Day 4. Semera – Awash
– Drive to Awash.
– Check-in hotel/lodge and relax.
– Afternoon, start gamedrive through park to see different wildlife species (Oryx, Kudus, Dik-Dik, Baboons…) in route, taking several stops on best spots where we can see and admire the spectacular views of the rift valley & waterfall (if not dried) from.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Hotel/lodge in Awash
Day 5. Awash – Harar
– Drive to Harar.
– Visit:
- The House of Rimbaud
- Ras Tafari’s House
- Ras Mekonnen’s Palace
- The Harari National Cultural Center
- The tomb of Emir Nur, who built the famous Jugol (The City Wall)
- A man feeding Hyenas.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Hotel in Harar
Day 6. Harar – Dire Dawa
– In the morning, visit:
- Colorful Muslim & Christian markets
- If any unvisited sites from Yesterday
– Drive to Dire Dawa in route, visit:
- The old Train station
- Aweday Khat market
– Transfer to Dire Dawa airport to catch your flight back to Addis.
If it is possible for you to add one more day and/or it is fine to do a little bit fast visit, we can put visit of Babile in the itinerary.