This starkly beautiful wide valley is home to remote Maasai tribes trying to eke out a precarious living in this much drier climate (only 400mm of rain) than the Highlands.Īs you approach the Lake, the looming majesty of Ol Doinyo Lengai dominates the skyline, with its classic volcano silhouette. As you travel you see real Maasai village-life that you'll not see on the normal ‘safari circuit’. So it's not for those with a bad back! But it is also incredibly beautiful with the wall of the Rift Valley escarpment in full, impressive view. The route in to Lake Natron from the south (from near Lake Manyara) is bumpy and dusty.
But this extremely alkaline lake is but one of the attractions of this remote area of northern Tanzania. This is a wondrous sight for all, but especially keen photographers. A Lake Natron safari should yield sightings of thousands of pink-tinged lesser flamingos. Lake Natron is one of the great soda lakes of the Great Rift Valley.
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