
3 Days to Erta Ale, Geralta Cluster and Axum
£ 699
Introduction
THIS TOUR CAN BE BOOKED FOR SOLO TRAVELERS ,
This tailor made Ethiopia holiday is a fascinating insight into this friendly and unique country. You’ll learn about its history, culture and religious life, see its dramatic architecture left behind by ancient civilisations, and explore its diverse landscapes .
Erta Ale is one of the few volcanoes on the world that have an almost persistent lava lake. It is an isolated basaltic shield volcano, 50 km wide, rising more than 600 m from below sea level in the barren
Erta Ale is only 613 m high, but as typical for a shield volcano has a very gentle slopes and a large 40 km diameter base. The summit is truncated by a complex, elongated 1700 x 600 m wide caldera which contains vast lava flows and several larger and smaller pit craters, most notably the active north and south crater, which contains the lava lake at present.
The tour starts and ends on Mekele, Meet and join the group , Proceed to Ahmed Ella, the DAY TRIP See the long camel caravans. Early drive to Dodom, a base for Erta ale, late afternoon after taking early dinner trek to Erta ale watch the dramatic active volcanic activity. Morning walk around the main and most southern pits and craters then back to Dodom, a free time for relax and proceed to Hamad Ella. colorful salts mining, Lake Assal, camel caravans loaded with a bare of rock salt, Drive back to Hamed Ella and return back to Mekele.
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