Africa's lowest point
Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login · reviewed 2026-07-05
A blindingly white salt lake 155 m below sea level, the saltiest outside Antarctica. Best: Oct–Mar
Vast crystalline salt pans worked by Afar caravans around the lake. Best: Oct–Mar
A young rift volcano and black lava field on the road to the lake. Best: Oct–Mar
A lookout over the turquoise-and-white shores of the salt lake. Best: Oct–Mar
Natural hyper-saline pools offering buoyant swimming and therapeutic mineral immersion. Best: Oct–Apr