Danakil Depression Tour: Explore Dallol and Erta Ale
4.9
15 Ratings

Embark on a 3-day adventure through the Danakil Depression. Explore Dallol, hike Erta Ale, and experience Afar culture. Unforgettable journey awaits!

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Semera - Erta Ale

Semera - At 8:00 AM, the guide and driver will meet you at Semera Airport and take you for a brief coffee and juice break in town. Semera is the capital of the Afar Regional State. After the break, you will enjoy a pleasant drive to Afdera.
Afdera - Afdera is a key center for salt production and distribution, located at an…

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What's Included
  • All necessary permits and entrance fees
  • Experienced local guides
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Excellent camping gears, mattress and, bedsheets
  • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
What's Not Included
  • Domestic Flights
Additional Information

The 3-day tour of the Danakil Depression stands out as it provides an extraordinary journey through one of the planet’s most extreme landscapes. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the colorful Dallol hydrothermal fields, trek up the active Erta Ale volcano, and marvel at the captivating salt flats of Lake Asale. All of this is accompanied by knowledgeable and engaging tour guides.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bruno
Jun 4, 2025
Unique experience - Wonderful experience. Thanks to Isaac everything was perfect and the location is fantastic. Night camping on the volcano and night under the stars. The volcano with its active chimneys puffing smoke and letting the lava see inside. The night walk. Spectacle of nature
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Teamira
May 26, 2025
I say-You Leave as Someone Else - I love the colors, they are otherworldly. The salt flats, acid pools, and fiery lava seem like they belong to another planet. thanks to the tour provider, Great Ethiopian tours & travel, very professionals in deed and what i love most is the way they give attention to details, preparation, knowledge about the place and friendly vibe with the locals. i felt There are places that impress you, and then there are places that change you. Danakil meets u with both! I absolutely love it, and so do my friends! Definitely a place worth trying out.
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Jdomansky
Mar 12, 2025
Unforgettable experience - Forget your phone, forget a bed and move to prehistoric eras around craters of Erta Ale. Well organized, great guides, food and unforgettable experience. Thank you for that!
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Jrostek
Feb 12, 2025
Danakil tour - Highly recommend this tour, super guided, all perfect organised, great food, transport and unforgettable memories 👍🏻
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323wataruh
Dec 25, 2024
Highly recommended - Great tour. This tour contains every thing you have to see in Danakil. We were super lucky to see massive flow of lava and our tour guide was helpful enough to show those as close as possible, of course considering our safety as the highest priority.
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Huberflock
Dec 22, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience! - We had had great time at the tour, Ert Ale, Dalol and all of Afar. You should definitely check it out. The tour organization and guides were awesome, we had aircon jeeps.
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Clarkc993
Dec 20, 2024
Otherworldly scenery - An amazing experience! An absolutely must do tour during a trip to Ethiopia, I have not seen natural phenomena like this anywhere else in the world. The amount of lava flowing in the caldera was impressive, and our guide Aki was careful in ensuring our safety while at the same time finding a path that would let us get as close as possible to the lava for both the experience as well as photos. Camping under the stars by the volcano was a novel experience, allowing us to experience one of the most dramatic sunrises I have ever seen. The alien landscape and colorful pools at Dallol are also incredible, and have to be seen! The tour was very well organized, the drivers were safe, the food was delicious, and the guides were knowledgeable. I also appreciate Isaac's communication regarding the tour, as well as his kindness in meeting us the day before in Addis to both introduce himself and the local food and drinks (honey wine was certainly a new taste!) Not related to this specific tour, but Isaac was able to customize a one day extension to visit the mountain churches of Tigray (fun climbing and trekking for panoramic views)
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Apartha
Dec 17, 2024
A GREAT TRIP TO DANAKIL DEPRESSION - Danakil Depression trip was a memorable experience for us. Great view of the volcano, Lake Asale is a unique natural salt lake and Dallol is a great experience. The trip was memorable due to impeccable arrangement made by Isaac of Great Ethiopian Tours. He always communicated well so the expectation was aligned during the planning stage. The guide Bahiran, driver Kibatu and the cook Seloman made a great team to support us. They were very eager to cater all needs. The guide is knowledgeable and remained engaged. Seloman cooks extremely tasty food. Kibatu picked us up from Semera airport and brought us to Lake Afdera, where we met our guide. He conducted himself like an independent guide during this trip. He is extremely good and careful driver. Given the limited infrastructure support available in Afar region, timely information from the guide is always helpful to manage expectation. We were always at the spot at right time, be at Erta Ale, Lake Asale or Dallol. We highly recommend Isaac and Great Ethiopian Tours for Danakil Depression Tour as he has a very dedicated and knowledgeable team on the ground.
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Richard_vvr
Nov 15, 2024
Great experience in Danakil - I had an opportunity to know Isaac on a three days long tour in Danakil, Ethiopia. Isaac is a professional guide who took us to the top of Erta Ale volcano, we visited salt lake Karum and sulphur hydrothermal pools Dallol and an abandoned ghost town. He fulfilled everything what was in itinerary. We finished all the goals a few hours sooner than expected, so he took us for free to a beautiful church in the mountains, the famous Abuna Yemata Guh. Isaac is not only a professional guide with years of experience, but a very kind and friendly person who keeps his word when promising something and makes everything to fulfill the needs of the clients. Hope to see you again in Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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L9069vqmonican
Nov 5, 2024
Extraordinary nature experience! - Before the trip I was wandering whether the photos would lie, but my high expectations were even exceeded! I have travelled to app. 80 countries and this might be the most spectacular nature I have ever seen! To stand a few meters from the fire of an active volcano, sleeping under the stars and to see the amazing colours in Dallol was such an adventure. I can fully recommend going with Great Ethiopians Tours & Travel, everything was well organised and the staff was knowledgeable and helpful.
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