The surreal, salt-strewn furnace of the Afar Triangle
The Danakil Depression is one of the most extraordinary and inhospitable places on Earth. Lying more than 100 metres below sea level in the Afar Triangle, it is one of the hottest inhabited regions on the planet, a land of vast salt flats, active volcanoes and alien mineral landscapes where the Earth's crust is literally being torn apart.\n\nTravellers venture here to witness the timeless salt caravans crossing the shimmering plains of Lake Asale, the hard lives of the Afar salt miners, and a landscape of psychedelic colours unlike anywhere else. A journey to the Danakil is a true expedition — raw, remote and unforgettable.
Lake Asale salt flats
Salt mining communities
Dallol sulphur springs
Erta Ale volcano
Afar camel caravans
Rift Valley geological formations
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