2 Nights / 3 Days Exploring Danakil Depression

Danakil Depression - ARRIVAL IN SEMERA
Arrive in Semera and on the same day, travel to Kurswad via Afdera. En route, explore Lake Afdera.

Overnight: Camping at Kurswad. Early in the morning, around 3 am, visit the active volcano in Erta Ale and then return to the campsite for breakfast.

EXPLORE DALOL

Danakil Depression - After breakfast in the morning, drive to Dallol. Along the way, visit the salt mining market and camel caravans. Overnight: Stay at Hamedila.

RETURN TO SEMERA AND FLY BACK TO ADDIS

Danakil Depression - After breakfast in the morning, explore the stunning and colorful Dallol crater. Afterwards, drive back to Semera to catch the last flight back to Addis Ababa. The last flight departs at 5:00.

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The Danakil Depression was created by the continental drift of the African and Asian tectonic plates. As these plates gradually moved apart at a pace of 1-2 cm annually, they left behind a geological depression known as the Danakil Depression, or Afar Depression.

This depression is located at the triple junction of three tectonic plates.

The Afar Depression extends across Djibouti, Eritrea, and the Afar region of Ethiopia. The northern section of this depression is the Danakil Depression, which lies over 100 meters below sea level and features some of the planet’s most otherworldly landscapes.

In addition to its intriguing geology, the Danakil Depression offers insights into some of biology’s most significant questions. In 1974, scientists discovered the remains of ‘Lucy’ in the Danakil Depression, an early ancestor of modern humans dating back 3.2 million years, now exhibited at the National Museum in Addis Ababa.

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