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How to get there
You need 2 days for a round trip from Mekele in a 4x4.
When to go
From November to mid-May
Minimum stay
1 to 2 days
This trek requires two days bivouac in the desert and good physical condition. After a day in a 4x4, we stop in the nomadic camp of Afar. With just a few Arabic words I was able to chat a little over tea with the families there.
Going up the Erta Ale volcano is exhausting. But so rewarding! You go right up to the edge of the crater to see and hear the broiling sea of molten lava, I had the feeling the earth was a living thing. You never tire of seeing the enormous bubbles of molten lava exploding. Be careful of the toxic sulphur fumes! Then I slept under the stars at the foot of the crater with my group, before returning to watch the lava at dawn and looking out over the desert.