25/10/2023
Welcome to the heart of the afar triangle lies a place known as the Danakile depression,an alien landscape which looks ,smells and feels like another planet.
The most inhospitable,inhabited place on the planet Dankile depression scorching temperatures reach 70c.
Dankile hottest place on the planet' and home to salt lakes, lava lakes, volcanoes, and colourful acidic springs - it's a wonderful place to be here once in life time
Is safe Dankile ?
Yes, Currently, the safest way to access the Danakil Depression is from Semera, the capital of the Afar region. A must to see destination for travelers.
It would haven been great if there’s was an access by Mekelle city but unfortunately there’s no access is settled down by far and we are looking forward to get started by Mekelle city 🌆
Once the gateway by Mekelle city is stared everything will be easygoing to access Dankile and Erta ale to the volcano.
🌋 Erta Ale (meaning 'Smoking Mountain' in the Afar language) is Ethiopia's most active volcano and contains one of just six active lava lakes on Earth 🌍
🌋 Erta ale within that smoking mountain is an active lava lake, known enigmatically as the Gateway to Hell. Perhaps not high on everyone’s list of places to visit, the Gateway to Hell was exactly the reason for travelling to this remote part of the country.
🌋 With our camp established, we walked along the edge of the crater, until we reached a small rise. I found myself almost running towards the top of the rise in the direction of the menacing glow, and as I did, there before me was that volcanic cliché from a child’s drawing: an active lava lake. We were still at a fair distance, but it was unmistakably a lava lake, and you could just about make out the cracks in the surface of the thin crust. A large cloud of gas was blowing to the north, and sporadic splatters of fresh lava were thrown from the crater by the mighty tectonic processes far below, with a satisfying gurgle.
I was utterly transfixed. This was undoubtedly one of the most incredible things I had ever seen, I took stock of my situation: stood on the top of a mountain, in a remote corner of an Ethiopian desert, looking at a hole in the earth’s crust with a view down into the fresh magma, and not only that, but what makes me surprised in this trip
One of my client come to me and say Ashu look:-
Z Volcano passion 🌋 When I was 6 yrs old-I start dreaming to see the active lave lake and today I’m turned down 56yrs
A dream come true after 50yrs waiting to see the active lake lake,so blessed that I was his part of adventure to make it happend the volcano life experience,
Finally,I was fully immersed in the moment, and whilst others wasted no time in getting their cameras out, I just stood there and did everything in my power to absorb this almost spiritual sight.
It’s difficult to describe just how profound that moment was for me even though I been this amazing place several times but eventually I snapped out of it, and tried to take some pictures to do this incredible feat of geomorphology justice.
Join us for the next departure October 28 & 29th both dates
