One of the most extreme places on Earth: active volcanoes and colourful salt fields. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Addis Ababa; Flight to Mekele; Erta Ale volcano; Dallol sulphur fields.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Addis Ababa
14:00 — Arrival in Addis Ababa
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport d'Addis-Abeba → Addis-Abeba
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Addis-Abeba
19:30 — Dinner — Addis-Abeba
Day 2 — Flight to Mekele
09:00 — Flight to Mekele
Drive into the Danakil — Aéroport de Mekele → Dépression du Danakil
17:00 — Desert bivouac — Dépression du Danakil
19:30 — Dinner under the stars — Dépression du Danakil
Day 3 — Erta Ale volcano
16:00 — Night climb of Erta Ale volcano and its lava lake — Dépression du Danakil
18:00 — Dinner before the climb — Dépression du Danakil
23:00 — Bivouac at the summit — Dépression du Danakil
Day 4 — Dallol sulphur fields
05:00 — Descent from Erta Ale — Dépression du Danakil
09:00 — Breakfast on the way back — Dépression du Danakil
15:00 — The colourful sulphur fields of Dallol, one of the hottest places on Earth — Dépression du Danakil
19:30 — Dinner — Dépression du Danakil
Day 5 — Salt caravans & return
08:00 — Meeting the salt caravans of the Afar cameleers — Dépression du Danakil
13:00 — Picnic lunch — Dépression du Danakil
Drive back to Mekele — Dépression du Danakil → Aéroport de Mekele
18:00 — Flight back to Addis Ababa
Day 6 — Departure
09:00 — Hotel check-in — Addis-Abeba
09:30 — Breakfast — Addis-Abeba
Transfer to the airport — Addis-Abeba → Aéroport d'Addis-Abeba