
Horn of Africa
Explore the wilder parts of Ethiopia plus Somaliland. You will visit the hottest inhabited place on earth, climb up to remote rock churches, and feed the wild hyenas of Harar.
As well as arranging as organising cultural trips, we have the pleasure to work on unique projects such as arranging the logistics for the first-ever crossing of the Danakil Depression by mountain bike, which saw an all-female team for a women’s charity cycle 200km over 6 days in 50C heat. You can see more photos by Untamed Borders team member, Matt Traver, here.
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Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Africa
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Desert
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Hiking
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Activity Level Challenging
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Group Size Small Group
We begin in Ethiopia on a road trip through the otherworldly Danakil Depression. You will pass through the hottest inhabited place on earth, visit Erta Ale’s lava lake, and witness salt mining Afar nomads. While in Tigray, in the north of Ethiopia, we’ll visit some of the most spectacularly located rock churches you’ll ever see.
Then we’ll fly to the east of Ethiopia to the ancient walled city of Harar, exploring the narrow alleyways where wild Hyenas still wander. Finally, we will cross into the de-facto independent state of Somaliland to see the stunning cave paintings at Las Geel and enjoy the atmosphere in the Somaliland capital Hargeisa.
Then, for the truly intrepid, add on an extra 48 hours in Mogadishu with our experienced guide and security team.
Highlights
- Experience the Danakil Depression – the hottest inhabited place on earth
- Feed wild Hyenas at dusk in ancient Harar
- Explore one of the world’s least visited countries – Somaliland
- Accommodation
- Ground transport
- Three internal flights (Addis Ababa to Mekele / Mekele to Addis Ababa / Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa)
- International flight from Hargeisa to Addis Ababa (or Hargeisa to Mogadishu if the guest is joining the Mogadishu add-on)
- Guiding
- Breakfast
- All meals and camping equipment when in the Danakil Depression
- Ethiopia visas ($50 each. You will need to get two if you return to Addis Ababa at the end of the trip)
- Somaliland visa ($50 in Addis Ababa)
- Hargeisa airport departure tax ($41)
- Other meals
- Insurance
- Entrance fees
- Flights
- Drinks
We do not and cannot offer a uniform accommodation standard on our itineraries. We consider comfort, location, design, character, historical interest and whether the money we spend will go into the pockets of the local community when we make our choices of where to stay.
The accommodation will be based on you sharing a twin room.
There will be camping in the Danakil Depression.
- Accommodation
- Ground transport
- Three internal flights (Addis Ababa to Mekele / Mekele to Addis Ababa / Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa)
- International flight from Hargeisa to Addis Ababa (or Hargeisa to Mogadishu if the guest is joining the Mogadishu add-on)
- Guiding
- Breakfast
- All meals and camping equipment when in the Danakil Depression
- Ethiopia visas ($50 each. You will need to get two if you return to Addis Ababa at the end of the trip)
- Somaliland Visa ($50 in Addis Ababa)
- Hargeisa airport departure tax ($41)
- Other Meals
- Insurance
- Entrance fees
- Flights
- Drinks
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Package Confirmed Dates | Trip Status Trip Status | Price (PP) Excluding Flights | Price (PP) Including Flights | |
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November 11, 2021 - November 20, 2021
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Available to Book
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$3,275
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