Expedition Game · Danakil Depression

The Salt Road

Three days in the Danakil with a convoy that has its own ideas

You are one of six in a convoy of two 4x4s heading for the salt plain and the lava lake. It is January, the good month, and the model says 34°C. The model has not met your driver.

Places that fit

Fire

Ethiopia · November to February Danakil Depression A lava lake, acid springs in yellow and green, and a salt plain 120 metres below the sea 4 daysWonder 10/10Effort 7/10

Fire

Vanuatu · May to October Mount Yasur, Tanna The most accessible active volcano on earth, erupting every few minutes since Captain Cook saw its glow 3 daysWonder 9/10Effort 3/10

Sand

Jordan · March to April and October to November Wadi Rum Sandstone towers, Bedouin camps and the quietest night sky in the Middle East 3 daysWonder 8/10Effort 4/10

The scenarios

SvalbardThe Ice EdgeFour days in Longyearbyen in April, snowmobiles and a weather window that keeps movingPlay

SocotraThe CrossingSeven days on Socotra between two flights, with a guide, a driver and no signalPlay

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