Danakil Desert Tours & Gheralta Churches Adventure Trip
Tour Details
Durations: Starting from 6 Days and 5 nights
Day 1: Addis Ababa City Tours
Dive into the deep history of humanity at the National Museum, meeting our ancient ancestor, Visit the first palace and Church at Mount Entoto visit the Merkato Market then transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Fly to Mekele Begin Danakil Desert Tours
You’ll fly to Mekele, meet your 4×4 car, and drive into the Danakil desert. Your mind will struggle to process the impossible landscape as you walk across salt flats that crackle underfoot and stand before the psychedelic, neon-colored springs of Dallol—a place that feels less like Earth and more like Io, Jupiter’s volcanic moon. This is the ultimate Dallol tours experience, culminating in a sunset so dramatic it looks painted behind the ancient salt caravans.
Day 3: The Night Hike to Erta Ale
Under a blanket of stars, you’ll trek across ancient lava fields to the summit of Erta Ale. Your reward? Peering over the rim into a cauldron of furious, bubbling lava—one of only a handful of permanent lava lakes on the planet. The sight, sound, and heat of the Earth’s raw power are humbling and utterly unforgettable. You’ll sleep at the crater’s edge, with the glow of the “Gates of Hell” lighting up your campsite.
Day 4: A Volcanic Sunrise & The Journey Home
Wake up for a final view of the volcanic caldera in the cool morning light—a completely different, yet equally spectacular, perspective. Visit the salt Lake of Afdera, Salt Mining and an Endless Afar people camel caravans, you’ll drive back to Mekele, your camera full and your spirit forever marked by the power of the Danakil Depression. Transfer to your hotel
Day 5: Drive to Hawzen
After you have breakfast we start driving to Hawzen where you can visit the ancient rock hewn churches of Tigrai located on the rocky Gheralta mountains Visit 2 ancient rock hewn churches of Tigrai including Abune Yematah Guh and you will make a camping near to the Tigrai local village.
Day 6: Drive to Axum
Early we start driving to Axum town after arrival you will visit the Axum Obelisks site then transfer to airport for your domestic flight to Addis Ababa, after arrival you will attend our farewell dinner at cultural restaurant.




