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Exploring the Danakil Depression

10 night trip
$3.5K - $4.4K / person Pricing info

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After a night in Addis, you’re headed into one of the most enthralling areas of Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression. You’ll join an intrepid mobile expedition and during the day, spend time with the nomadic Afar salt merchants and photographing the incredible landscape. There may also be a chance to hike to the rim of active volcano, Erta Ale, and gaze down into the lava lake below. It may not be for the faint-hearted, but this is an experience you’ll certainly want to tell the grandkids about! The second part of this route will take you to the northern Tigray region of the country, a treasure trove of history and culture. Culture vultures will get their fix with the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the relics of Christianity in Axum, but there’s also a spot of hiking and trekking in the Gheralta Mountains to satisfy those with itchy feet too!

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10 nights

$3.5K - $4.4K / person

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Addis Ababa

Day 1

Start: Addis Ababa International Airport

Road transfer

You will be met on arrival at Addis Ababa International Airport and driven to your next lodge.

30mins

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1 night
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Day 1 - 2

Danakil Depression

Day 2

Flight transfer

You will be collected from your lodge and driven to Addis Ababa International Airport for your flight to Mekelle Airport. You will be met on arrival at Mekelle Airport and driven to Danakil Mobile Safari

5hrs 30mins

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Designed for overnight stays en-route and trekking trips, our mobile camps are simple but certainly comfortable! After a long day trekking, the camp is set up and waiting for you to arrive. Accommodation is in walk-in dome tents with comfortable camp cots and shared ablutions.

Danakil Mobile Safari

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
3 nights
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Days 2 - 5

Danakil Depression

Day 5

Road transfer

You will be collected from Danakil Mobile Safari and driven to Planet Hotel.

1hr

Check in to Planet Hotel

Edging the Ethiopia's northeastern border, the Afar region is sometimes referred to as the Cradle of Humanity (it's where Lucy, the famous 3.2-million-year-old hominin, was found). Much more widely known, however, is its status as the hottest place on the planet. With year-round temperatures ranging between 24°C and 40°C, the Danakil Depression in the north wins this inauspicious designation. Obviously, travelling here is not for the faint-hearted. But one needn't suffer while journeying either. The Planet Hotel in Mekele, the region's largest city, has modern facilities with all the amenities needed to gird you for the (admittedly long) road ahead.

Planet Hotel

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
1 night
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Day 5 - 6

Gheralta

Day 6

Road transfer

You will be collected from Planet Hotel and driven to your next lodge.

6hrs

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Gheralta, Ethiopia
2 nights
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Days 6 - 8

Axum

Day 8

Road transfer

You will be collected from your lodge and driven to your next lodge.

3hrs

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Axum, Ethiopia
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Day 8 - 9

Lalibela

Day 9

Flight transfer

You will be collected from your lodge and driven to Axum Airport for your flight to Lalibela Airport. You will be met on arrival at Lalibela Airport and driven to your next lodge

1hr 30mins

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Lalibela, Ethiopia
2 nights
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Days 9 - 11

Addis Ababa

Day 11

Flight transfer

You will be collected from your lodge and driven to Lalibela Airport for your flight to Addis Ababa International Airport.

1hr 30mins

End: Addis Ababa International Airport

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10 nights

$3.5K - $4.4K / person

2 of 6 properties added
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Get advice and suggestions to make this your perfect trip.
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or call us on: +1 (646) 542 0667
Our guests rate us excellent
4.9/5 (928 reviews)

Inclusions

What's included

Domestic transfers, accommodation, inclusive meals, drinks and activities where specified

What's excluded

International flights, visas, travel insurance, gratuities

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