Flight to Samara and drive to Ahmedela, the last small village before Dallol. From here we have about 20 km to reach our Destination wonder of the world. Overnight in traditional beds in open air.

-430 km (8h)
- Altitude 80 below sea level.
- Lunch picnic made by our cook.
- Diner at Ahmed ila by our cook.

Early morning visit Dallol and Asal 126 Metres below sea level is the second lowest point of Africa after Lake Asal  in Djibouti.  Admire the stunning landscape, concretion of many shades of red, yellow and orange from the hot water, sulfuric acids and minerals spurting up from the ground. Afternoon drive to Erta Ale. As the sun goes down you will start the 20 minutes hike up to the crater rim of the Erta Ale volcano.  The Erta Ale volcano has been in a constant state of eruption and registerd as one of the few lava lakes of our planet. Once arrived at the top you will descend into the caldera and proceed to the crater’s edge and be part of the few people who have see with there own eyes the Erta Ale lava lake who came back afer 5 years of pause at the end of last year in December.  Overnight: In a matrass admiring the stars. Feeling the basalt lava field of Erta Ale. (At the car parking of Erta Ale)
155 km (6h)
Altitude Erta Ale 613 Meters above sea level.
Breakfast at Ahmed ila by our cook.
Lunch picnic made by our cook.
Diner made by our cook.
(visit of Erta Ale: once we arrive and sun goes down we walk the 20 minute and arrive top of the mountain, 5 minutes walk to the edge of the crater and we are there. We stay about 2-3 hours admiring the activities, lava fountains, edge collapse if there are… The we go back to our base camp. Once again in early morning we do the same to see the contrast in the day time staying about 2 hours and we end our visit of Erta Ale.)

Drive back to Afdera on the way back, it is a wonderfully bright green lake surrounded with black basalt mountains behind. Here you can see modern salt extraction contributing the lion share consumption of our country. There is a hot spring nearby where you may take a bath and like the dead sea float on the lake.

75 km (2h)
Altitude 80 Meters below sea level.
After a couple of hours stop at Afdera procced to Semera for the late afternoon flight to Addis Abeba.
250 km (5h)
Breakfast by our cook.
Lunch restaurant at Afdera.