Road to Hamed Ela camp from Mekelle - Ethiopia

So, we departed from Mekelle on the jeeps.

Such a winding road out of the Mekelle city goes right to the mountains.

A winding road out of the Mekelle city goes to the camp located in the Hamed Ela village.

We used this jeep for the trip from the Mekelle city to the Hamed Ela village.

Mekelle city view from the hill.

We can observe that people are widely engaged in the agriculture in this area.

We look at these mountains while driving to the camp.

Negasi will be our guide for the 4 days trip to the Danakil Depression.

One of the stops of our group on the road to the camp.

View of the local roads and mountains from the window of the jeep.

We had stopped near this mountain for the lunch.

You may observe such wonderful mountains in the Northern Ethiopia.

We had the lunch in the astonishing environments.

Mountain landscapes of the Northern Ethiopia are charming.

We should climb to this hill for the lunch.

This succulent tree is widespread in the mountains of the Northern Ethiopia.

View from the mountain where we had the lunch on our way from Mekelle to the Danakil Depression.

Mountain is full of the succulent trees which are presumably belongs to the aloe species.

After the lunch we should return to our jeeps.

Indescribable mountain landscape is before our eyes.

Our team is ready for the Danakil trip, it's a time for the lunch now.

It's me in the Northern Ethiopia.

The boy from the Afar Region.

Three local boys were very glad to receive candies from me, really.

This boy is one of the group of boys that appeared out of nowhere.

The mountain road is very thin, so we should wait until this car will pass by.

While we approaching to the Danakil Depression closer and closer the surroundings looking more deserted.

Afar dwelling is called Aqal.

Little local children.

The dwelling has been constructed from the tree branches.

We passed this village without stopping.

We saw this herd of loaded donkeys on our way to the Hamed Ela camp.

One may observe a cloud dust far behind the herd of donkeys and camels.

A donkey is widely used in the Afar Region as a draft animal.

I was surprised that donkeys are used along with the camels as the draft animals in the Afar Region.

The head of the camel.

Loaded camels are walking on the road.

The train of loaded camels.

The sheep and its lamb.

Little girls from one of the villages on our way.

Little girls with different hairstyles.

Little girl dressed in a colourful dress.

Kids hairstyles with braids are very popular in Afar Region.

Man ties a donkey up to a tree.

Little girl dressed in elegant clothes.

Unique hairstyle with african braids.

Forehead of a woman tattooed with an image of a cross.

Woman has a hairstyle with african braids and a colourful dress.

Mountains of an unusual structure.

Mountains have a triangle shape.

Asphalt road in the sands.

Camel caravan in the time of a sunset.

This is the most comfortable time of the day because the heat is gone.

Camel trains escorted the Sun.

One of the caravan camels.

Some of the camels have been loaded while others not.

So, we have reached the camp and we see empty beds placed on the open air.

Wife and husband from one of the families which help in the tourist camp.

Our tourist camp early in the morning, right after the rise.

Hamed Ela village in the sunrise time.