From Lalibela: 5-Day Danakil Depression and Lalibela Tour

Explore the Danakil Depression and Lalibela on a 5-day tour. Visit the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the salt miners, and the vast salt plains of the Danakil Depression.
Explore the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the otherworldly landscapes of the Danakil Depression on this 5-day tour. Visit the most famous churches in Lalibela, including the famous Bet Giyorgis, and see the colorful Dallol geothermal site.

Day 1:

Fly to Lalibela and take the airport transfer to the town. Visit the rock-hewn churches that have been here for at least 900 years and include an active Christian shrine, the spiritual center of the country's religious life.

Drive to sites where you'll find a concentration of some of Ethiopia's most famous rock-hewn churches, mostly referred to by many as "the living wonders of the world." Visit the Northwestern Clusters of churches, including Bet Medhane Alem, Bet Maryam, Bet Meskel, Bet Danagel, Bet Mikael, and Golgotha.

After lunch, continue to visit the Southeastern Cluster of Lalibela churches —Bet Gabriel-Rafael, Bet Merkorios, Bet Amanual, and Bet Abba Libanos. Finally, visit the most famous of all the churches —Bet Giyorgis, a huge monolithic in the shape of a cross, constructed in honor of St. George, the patron saint of Ethiopia.

Day 2:

Fly from Lalibela to Semera. Take a flight to Semera town of the Afar regional capital, pick from the airport with experienced drivers and excellent 4WD with AC along a team of experienced expert guides. Overnight: at Semra

Day 3:

Drive to Hamedela town. Begin your journey with an excellent cook team, local guide, and road leader from the tourism authorities, police escort, all camping gears ready to depart with you. Head directly to Hamedela town of Dallol. Visit the Sunset at Lake Assale late in the afternoon. Overnight open air camping with clean beds, mattress, pillows, clean bedsheets, and a lot of water for hydration 6 liters per person per day.

Day 4:

Early in the morning before sunrise, drive to the lunar landscape of Dallol geothermal site for an amazing wonder seen nowhere else in the planet. Have a picnic breakfast in nearby this cave with wonder. After this visit, drive to the vast salt plains, the lake Karum swimming saltwater cold pool in that scorching sun and finally visit the salt miners before leaving back to Hamedela for some rest and after lunch continue driving to Ertale active volcano. Reach the camping ground at the top of the Caldera. Walk 30 minutes until the summit crater lake currently at its active cycle. Enjoy the wonder happening right in front of you and walk back to the camping ground. Leave for the volcano around 5:30 PM late in the afternoon and walk back after visiting around 8:00 PM.

Overnight open air camping on a flat ground with suitable mattress, pillow, clean bed sheets, and quite environment.

Day 5:

In the morning wake up with the sun and after breakfast drive to Afdera salt Lake Town. Have lunch in town, a glimpse of the salt lake, a walk along the salt farms and after this drive back to Semera. In the afternoon drive back to Semera and take a late afternoon flight back to Addis.

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