Nearby

Danakil Depression

geological depression, northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression

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Mekele

the capital city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia

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we will see

Erta Ale

Ethiopia
The crater of this volcano contains a lake of liquid lava. Hike up at night when it is not so hot with your guides and armed guards, view the lava lake in the dark, then catch a few hours sleep at the summit before walking back down before the day's heat rises too far.