![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The lake and its ecosystem provides a source of livelihoods to the local communities. Food is plentiful, nesting sites abound – and above all, the lake is isolated and undisturbed. It is the most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingos in the world.Įast Africa has 1.5-2.5 million Lesser Flamingos, representing three-quarters of the world population and most of them are hatched at Lake Natron. Nearest towns to Lake Natron are Arusha in Tanzania and Magadi in Kenya. Lake Natron is found in the northern part of Tanzania. Every seven years Lengai erupts and plumes of smoke billow out of the crater.įrom Arusha or Karatu you will drive to Oldonyo Lake NatronĪ soda lake at the base of the active Ol Donyo Lengai volcano, the area around Lake Natron is often described as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty. The eastern horizons dominated by Kilimanjaro and to the west the forested escarpments and hills comprising the western slopes of the Rift Valley. To the south stretch the crater Highlands and the Ngorongoro Game Reserve. Looking north from it’s summit crater, the hot barren salt flats of Lake Natron stretch into the distance. It is located in northern Tanzania lying just south of Lake Natron in the Rift Valley, in the heart of Maasai country, and locally regarded as a sacred mountain. The summit of this strato-volcano is 2962 metres above sea level, and affords direct views into the caldera of Tanzania’s only officially-certified active volcano, and the world’s only carbonatite volcano records of eruptions have been maintained since 1883, the largest of which deposited ash 100 kilometres away in Loliondo on the Kenyan border to the north west. Oldoinyo Lengai” means “The Mountain of God” in the Maasai language. ![]() Tailor made safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar.Ngiri (Warthog) Safaris – 4 Nights 5 Days.Punda Milia (Zebra) Safaris – 3 Nights 4 Days.8 Days Kilimanjaro Trekking via Lemosho Route.7 Day Kilimanjaro Trekking Tour + 2 nights hotel stay.6 Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Marangu Route.4 Day Mt Meru Trekking Tour + 2 nights hotel stay.2 Days Mt Oldonyo Lengai Climb and Lake Natron. ![]()
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