About
An alien landscape with colorful hot springs and vast salt flats.
Why go
- Feels like another planet
- One of the most extraordinary landscapes on Earth
- A place that doesn't feel real
Must try
- Neon acid pools of Dallol
- Hike the smoking mountain (Erta Ale)
- Watch camel caravans at sunset
- Explore salt flats
- See bubbling sulfur ponds
Pro tips
- Visit november to february for milder heat
- Park at the north lot, south lot fills by 9am
- Be careful walking around acid pools
- Leave no plastic bottles behind
- It's remote and difficult to get to
Good to know
- Toxic and hot chemical pools, do not touch
- Temperatures regularly exceed dangerous levels
- Toxic gases can burn throat and suffocate
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Rating
4.3 / 5 (43 reviews)