2 Dallol, Danakil Depression

Danakil Depression Tour

Destination:Dallol

Duration: 2days/1 night

Day 1

 In the morning we drive 260 km via Berhale we reach Hamadella,which is called "base camp" located in the desert and only 25 km awayfrom Dallol. We have lunch on the way and stop at some places where you canenjoy a very impressive view and you meet the first camel caravans. In Berhalewe take the policemen who accompany the group for the tour. We leave the highlandand mountains 2000m above sea-level to the stone and salt desert to Hamadella,which is below sea-level (Salt desert up to 120m below sea level). On arrivalin Hamadella we proceed to Lake Asale to see the spectacular view of the sunsetreflection we. We spend the 1st night on local afar-beds, open air under thestars or in a wooden cottage. 

 
 Day 2

 After breakfast early inthe morning we start our journey, with 45km through Dallol Depression. On ourround we visit different places like the colorful salt lakes and thermo activesprings of Dallol, potash, sulfur and other minerals, the wide white saltdesert, a cave and pure natural designed rocks and the field where the Afarpeople are harvesting the salt in the traditional way and where the camelcaravans start their long trek to towns like Mekelle for the salt business. Afterhalf day visitation of Dallol and lunch in Hamadella we drive back to Mekelle.