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Lake Natron, Serengeti & Ngorongoro — 6 Days
Flamingos and a live volcano, then over the top into the Serengeti.
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Lake Natron
Flamingos, an active volcano, and the Rift Valley at its harshest.
A shallow, caustic soda lake under Ol Doinyo Lengai, the only active carbonatite volcano on earth. It is the single most important breeding site for East Africa's lesser flamingos, and the landscape around it is the most severe and the most beautiful in northern Tanzania.
Flamingos
Hundreds of thousands breed here because almost nothing else can survive the water. Walking out towards them at first light is the reason to come.
Ol Doinyo Lengai
The Maasai call it the Mountain of God. It can be climbed overnight — a hard, steep, loose ascent that starts around midnight.
Waterfalls and gorges
The Ngare Sero gorge behind the lake ends in a waterfall you wade to. It is the coolest hour of the day.
Trips that include Lake Natron
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About Lake Natron
Can I swim in the lake?
No. The water is strongly alkaline and can burn skin.