Drive to Hamedela via Berhale (639 meters above sea level). The Danakil Depression is one of the most inhospitable regions of the world, but is nonetheless spectacular, full of eye-catching colors, as in the Sulphur springs. The desert has several points lying more than 100 meters (328 ft.) below sea level. You pass through a small town of Berhale where the camel caravans stop before they proceed to the northern highlands. En route, you see many long caravans going to the salt mines and others coming out of the Danakil with their salt loaded camels. (3-4 hrs. drive). Camp at Hamedela.