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Desert, Salt and Volcanoes

- expedition to Erta Ale volcano and the Danakil depression (Ethiopia) -

A selection of photos from this tour. Reload to see more photos!
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(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Group of people at the camp on the caldera rim watching the lava lake illuminate the caldera at night with bright red glow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Michel is closer to the lake, hoping to witness an overflow from as close as safely possible. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View from the caldera floor onto the almost circular lava lake, about 75m in diameter. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Camels have arrived at the base camp to be loaded with our gear, water and food for 3 days on the volcano. The sometimes strenuous hike up to the crater will take 3-4 hours and is scheduled for the morning, when the temperature is coolest. Taurus in the sky above the volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Stefan in the Awash savannah. (c)