Virgin Ethiopia

Your Tour Scheduled

Day1: Arrival in Addis Ababa and transfer to your hotel

Day2: Depart Addis Ababa north to Dessie via Kombolcha. OVERNIGHT HOTEL IN DESSIE.

Day3: Continue driving to Mekele, via Woldia.  In the morning, we will stop by the village of Hayk to visit the lake and watch the fishermen in their boats OVERNIGHT HOTEL IN MEKELE.

Day4: Depart from Mekele to Hamed Ila via Berehale, where you will pick up police scouts, road guides and permits for the Afar region.  From Berehale, proceed driving to Hamed Ila. OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN HAMED ILA.

Day5: After breakfast, take a day trip to Dallol, which, at 116m below sea level, is the lowest point on the world.  You will also visit Lake Asale, which is the salt lake from which the Afar nomads extract salt.  . At the end of the day we return to HAMED ILA FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPING.

Day6: From Hamed Ila, continue to Erta Ale via Kusawad.  The Erta Ale volcano has been in a constant state of eruption for over 40 years.  YOU WILL CAMP IN THE VILLAGE OF EL DOM, WHERE IT WILL BE AN EARLY-TO-BED NIGHT.

Day7: Today is an early-to-rise start at 2am to start your hike to the crater rim of the Erta Ale volcano.  At the top, you will peer down at the permanent lava lake (the only one in the world!) while the sun rises over the horizon.  Definitely the highlight of the trip!  After that , you’ll continue driving to Lake Afrera. OVERNIGHT CAMPING OR IN LOCAL HOTEL.

Day8: Lake Afrera is a wonderfully bright green lake situated with black basalt mountains behind.  It’s a stunning location.  Here you can see more salt extraction from the lake, where the Afar nomads continue the same activities have for centuries.  The salt extraction here is the main supply of salt to Addis Ababa.  From Afdera, proceed driving to Semera via Logia.   OVERNIGHT HOTEL IN SEMERA.

Day9: Today we drive through Yangudi-Rassa National Park and then to Awash, OVERNIGHT HOTEL IN AWASH.

Day10: In the morning, go for a game drive in Awash National Park, which is one of Ethiopia’s most popular national parks.  After the drive, continue driving to Sodere for overnight, where you can go for a refreshing swim in the pool or a shower in the hot spring water.  OVERNIGHT HOTEL IN SODERE.

Day11: After a morning swim, we continue on our way back to Addis, OVERNIGHT HOTEL In, the next moring you will be fliying back home.

 

Code : - VEH-16