Erta Ale, Dallol and the Danakil desert - some of the world's most exciting places

Mon, 14 Oct 2013, 06:37

06:37 AM | BY: T

Lava bubble in the active lava lake of Erta Ale volcano

expedition to the Danakil (Ethiopia)
This is your chance to visit one of world's most exciting and volcanically impressing places in a small group (max 4 persons) organized by a professional competent tour operator.
Highlights include: 3 days / nights at a great active lava lake, the unique, colorful Dallol and the great salt lakes with the ongoing, millennia-old tradition of salt mining and trading.
Contact us for more details.

All news about: Erta Ale volcano
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Previous news

Fri, 11 Jan 2013, 11:05

Erta Ale volcano (Ethiopia) activity update: active lava lake in northern pit crater, active hornito with intermittend flow in southern crater

People on a recent expedition to Erta Ale reported that the lava lake was quite active and only about 10 m below the rim of the pit crater. Read all

Tue, 6 Mar 2012, 16:01

Kidnapped German tourists released (Erta Ale, Danakil, Ethiopia incident 17 Jan 2012)

The 2 German tourists who were kidnapped on 17 January from their camp on the Erta Ale volcano in the northern Danakil desert, Ethiopia, are reported to have been released, news agencies reported from Addis Ababa. ... Read all

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