Lalibela and Danakil Depression Ethiopia Tours – 6 Days

Day 1: Arrival in Addis Ababa

Visit trinity cathedral, resting place of emperor Haile Selassie. Tour the museum, a great introduction to ethiopian culture and history. Make a short drive to entoto hills for a view of the city and visit maryam church. en-route, stop at Sheromeda traditional cloth market. visit the mercato or the sholla market, two of addis ababa’s main markets.
Overnight hotel: New Day Hotel

Day 2: Fly from Addis Abeba to Semera

Early morning, drive to Hamedila where you will start your actual adventure of Danakil depression. Lunch will be in Afdera where the heat starts, salt mining takes places. You will keep going down to one of the lowest point on the planet, and enjoy your first night without a roof, counting thousands of stars.
Overnight: Camping Hamedila

Day 3: Hamedila – Dallol – Eartale

This will be another amazing day, as you will enjoy the most colorful ground covered with Salt, pottash, sulphur and many other minerals, that combine to make you feel like you are in another planaite , continue the excursions to salt mountains, bubbling water and salt mining area. In the afternoon, drive to Eartale to sleep on the basement of Eartale volcano, after walking on the edge of the volcano.

Day 4: Eartale – Semera – Addis Abeba

In the morning, take short walk on the volcano during the sunrise and then drive to Semera, en route stop at Lake Afdera for nice swimming on the hot springs to clean all the two days tiredness.
Overnight: Fly to Addis Ababa

Day 5: Addis Ababa – Lalibela

Fly to lalibela on ethiopian airlines. Tour the magnificent rock-hewn churches, a unseco world heritage site. This group of eleven monolithic churches were carved directly into the stone mountainside at least 800 years ago. This complex boasts the largest monolithic church in the world, a maze of passageways and tunnels, intricately carved reliefs, and fabulous examples of icon paintings. In the late afternoon, enjoy a traditional coffee ceremony and learn the process for baking injera (a staple food for much of Ethiopia).
Overnight: Panaromic View Hotel

Day 6: Departure

Early morning fly or Departe to Addis, transfer your hotel or airport but then if there is time do shopping and dinner, then back to airport to fly back your country.