9 jours Danakil: Erta Ale & Dallol
Remarque:
C'est un itinéraire type pour visiter le Danakil avec les deux phares : Erta Ale et Dallol. Si vous avez un temps limité. Nous ne recommandons pas de faire ce voyage sur une durée encore plus courte, ce qui aurait pour conséquence d'enlever des jours à l'Erta Ale et Dallol.
J 1: Arrival to Semera (Capital city of Afar Region)
Arrival to Semera, pick up at the Airport, transfer to the Hotel. After check in to your Hotel, we drive about 40Km as an excursion short sightseeing Tour and acclimatization of Afar Region Desert , with active Geothermal and volcanic ranges of Alelo Bad hot springs pools and hydrothermal deposits south of Manda Harraro. Overnight at Semera
J 2: Semera – Erta Ale (300 km)
After breakfast at the Hotel, we meet with Enku (your organizer and Guide) at your Hotel about 07:00 Am and proceed to Erta Ale Volcanic Field through the Old Danakil sea . Today you have a chance to see a glance of the fresh lava flow and tectonically affected mountain ranges. Both recent basalts of spreading Axes, recent sediments and Highland rock sequences dominate the road Geology of the area where you are driving through. Paper work Processing with Erta Ale area chief and administrators for further continue of Erta Ale active volcano and get a permission for the visit. More to see the fresh lava flows. Overnight at the Base camp of Erta Ale
J 3: Ascent to Erta Ale's summit
Early morning ascend to Erta Ale´s summit (ca. 1,5-2 h, 10 km, 500 m height), breakfast on the rim and morning group tour around Erta Ale´s caldera. After lunch, free to relax and explore the summit caldera.
J 4: Descente de l’Erta Ale, conduire à Hamed Ela
Au début du matin, descendez d'Erta Ale de retour au camp de base, petit-déjeuner, voyage au jeep 4x4 pour retourner à la route principale et continuer notre voyage dans le village Afar de Hamed Ela.
J 5: Dallol – Abala (200 km)
Full day visit of the Salt plain ,surrounding the Erta Ale Volcanic Range and trasnsfer to Abala.
J 6: Abala – Logia (300 km)
Drive to Logia visiting on the way Afdera Salt Lake. Overnight at Logia Local Hotel with Basic facilities
J 7: Logia – Woldyia (250 km)
Drive through the whole range of Tertiary / Quaternary volcanoes with lots of Quaternary alluvial Sediments and Paleosoil. Arrive at Woldia, a town surrounded by old Tertiary Basaltic high mountains. Overnight at Local Hotel.
J 8: Woldyia – Lalibela (270 km)
Drive from Woldia to Lalibela through the stunning view of Sekota Mountains. Arrival to Lalibela. Free time. Overnight Hotel at Lalibela Roha Hotel.
J 9: Les églises taillées dans les roches à Lalibela
Visite d'une journée complète du site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO des églises rocheuses de Lalibela.
J 10: Lalibela – Gondar (300 km)
Drive to Gondar through Checheho Tertiary volcanic mountain and Awra Amba community with their unique living style. Overnight at Gondar Goha Hotel.
J 11: Debark – Sanka Ber Camp (50 km by car)
Morning Drive to Semien Mountain National Park, Bauit – Ras (3,000m), 25 Km from Debark town. Walk 1h30m to the camp Sankaber (3250 m), acclimatization.
J 12: Trek Sanka Ber – Geech (18 km, 5 – 6 h)
Trek to Geech camp (3580 m) will take about 5 – 6 hours.
The walk will start by following the escarpment to Gean Bar Falls and Gean Bar River where we have a picnic Lunch. You have the chance to see many birds like Vultures, European Griffin, Lammergeyers and etc. At the end we reach the small village of Geech where the second camping is. The camp site offers great views of the mountains and is characterized by giant Lobelia plants. It is situated at an altitude of 3600m. Night at camping at Geech
J 13: Trek Geech – Intye - Chenke (23 km, 6 – 7 h)
Trek to Chenke, along the whole escarpment to up to 3620m, which is bounded by a semi-circular ring of cliffs. It takes about 6 -7 hours of walking, with some steeps up and down and passing the Intye Mountain (4070m), where we have a lunch. Intye mountain is the highest in the area with an amazing landscape. Camping at Chenke, which is located in a beautiful valley at the foot of Bwahit peak, at the altitude of 3680m.
J 14: Chenke – Bahwit – Chenke (14 km, 3-4 h). Return to – Gondar
Today we climb Mount Bahwit (4,430m). It takes about 3-4 Hours. After we admire the beauty of the surroundings, we star the descend. When we return to the camp, we take the things and walk back to the main road to meet with our vehicle and transfer to Gondar. Overnight at Gondar.
J 15: Gondar - Bahir Dar
Half day visit of Gondar. After Lunch drive to Bahir Dar where Lake Tana is Located, the Origin of Blue Nile River. Overnight at Hotel, Bahir Dar (The Capital City of Amhara Region).
J 16: Blue Nile falls and fly back home
Early morning drive to the Blue Nile falls (30 Km one way) and in the afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight back Addis and home.
Point de départ:
The expedition starts in Semera and ends in Bahir Dar. Please note it while the tickets reservations.
Encadrement
Enku is the main guide on all our Danakil volcano expeditions. After obtaining a Diploma in Travel Organising and completing his BSc in Geology at the University of Addis Ababa, he spend
10 years traveling through Ethiopia whilst working both as
free-lance travel guide and a contracted mining geologist for different oil and gold mining companies.
Since 2006 he
specialised in
geological travel guidance for the
Danakil depression and hence has lots of
experience and competence in organizing
expeditions to Erta Ale and Dallol. He likes to share his vast knowledge on the geology of the Danakil but will also gladly answer any questions you might have regarding Ethiopia´s fauna and flora, culture, history, food or traditions!
Our excellent Ethiopian main guide and geologist Enku!