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3 Days Lake Natron Luxury Escape
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Oldonyo lengai visits
- Flamingoes lovers
- Nature walks
Activity location
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Arusha (Region), Arusha Region, Tanzania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Arusha (Region), Arusha Region, Tanzania
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3 Days Lake Natron
- 3d
- English
What's included, what's not
- All activities
- All accommodation during safari
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation during safari
- All Taxes/VAT
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks
- International flights (From/to home)
- Round trip airport transfer (can be arranged at an extra cost)
- Accommodation before and at the end of the tour (can be arranged at an extra cost)
- Tips
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
What you can expect
Three days semi luxury safari escape takes you to Lake natron for the lake itself and the mountain (perfect for hikers) without forgetting maasai cultures, Your activities will be: waterfall walking, Visit Maasai Boma(Home), Lake Natron walking tour, and going up the mountain for the hiker lovers
Lake Natron is a salt or soda lake not far from Lake Manyara in northern Tanzania. It is located in the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift. The lake lays at the foot of the Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano.
Lake Natron is quite shallow, less than three meters deep, and varies in width depending on its water level. The lake is 57 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide. The area receives irregular seasonal rainfall, mainly between December and May. The temperatures at the lake are often over 40 ° C.
As the fresh water evaporates in the lake, water with high concentrations of salt minerals such as sodium and trona remains. The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH level of more than 12. Special bacteria and blue algae thrive in this environment and form an ideal breeding ground for the life of birds. Such halophilic organisms include some cyano bacteria that, like plants, produce their own food through photosynthesis. The red pigment in those cyano bacteria produces the deep red colors of the lake’s waters and the orange colors in the shallow areas. Salt-loving microorganisms living there are coloring the alkali salt crust on the surface of the lake is red or pink.
Accommodation: Africa Safari Lake Natron
Mount Oldonyo Lengai
This active volcano was named the mountain of God’ by the local Maasai tribe, after they witnessed an eruption, its last eruption happened in 2008. It is regarded as divine by the Maasai tribe and they go to this mountain to pray for rain, children etc. The lava of Ol Doinyo Lengai is unique compared to other volcanoes. Due to this unusual composition, the lava erupts at relatively low temperatures of approximately 510 °C and is the fastest flowing lava recorded. The temperature is so low that the molten lava appears black in sunlight, rather than having the red glow common to most lavas. This lava is susceptible to rapid wearing out , it quickly turns from black to gray in color resulting in a unique landscape.
Accommodation: Africa Safari Lake Natron
Location
Activity location
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Arusha (Region), Arusha Region, Tanzania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Arusha (Region), Arusha Region, Tanzania