Tour to Afar Region

I follow up on my article of last week, in which I described my experiences during a recent trip to an Asian country, and shared my assumption that visitors to Ethiopia may have similar experiences. Just last week we decided to book a trip we have wanted to make for a long time, namely to Erta Ale and the Danakil Depression in the Afar region. We called up a tour agent who was recommended to us by a friend. He advised us that the month of March is a good time to visit as the temperatures in March are relatively cooler than during the rest of the year. So, we wasted no more time a booked the trip straight away. It was to take three days and two nights, starting from Semera airport. We thus also had to buy an airplane ticket from Ethiopian Airlines, departing at 07.10 am, to arrive an hour later at Semera.