Afar Salt Train

As described in the Lonely Planet guide “lying 100m and more below sea level, the Danakil Depression is about the hottest and most inhospitable place on earth. To this day, Afar nomads and their camels continue to follow the ancient salt route. Cuttings the bars by hand from the salt lakes in eastern Ethiopia, they spend weeks travelling by caravan to market, where the bars will be bartered.”