Lake Natron is geographically located on the border between Tanzania and Kenya in the middle of a volcanic moonscape in the Rift Valley. Due to the nature of the infrastructure the region is not easily accessible and especially during the rainy season a fact that has helped in ensuring that the area is naturally protected unlike other places of interest like in the national parks. The Lake Natron is described by many as one of the original landscapes in East Africa that survives to date. See our 10 Days Safari in Tanzania including a visit to Lake Natron with views to the Oldoinyo Lengai Lake Natron Location in Tanzania The abundance of the blue algae and thus food for the greater and lesser flamingos makes Lake Natron the only breeding ground for millions of the colorful flamingos that you can see in East Africa. The Blue algae which is food for the flamingos thrive in this soda lake giving the lake a stunningly beautiful natural color. Lake Natron is however not famous for its Natron deposits but as a home of the beautiful flamingos which come to breed here every year before they spread out their wings and fly to many other lakes found in the Great Rift Valley within the East African countries of Kenya and Tanzania especially. Is perfect for Lake walking and trekking the Ngorongoro hills and Ol Doinyo Lengai – also you can combine it with a safari to Northern Serengeti to see the river crossings.Like the name suggests Lake Natron is the area surrounding a soda lake called Lake Natron which was named after the Natron deposits found on this lake.
The best months to visit Lake Natron are during the dry season – the coolest ones from June to August. When is the best time to visit Lake Natron?
Walk to the waterfall located between the Escarpment of Great Rift Valley.
Climb the mountain of God – Ol Doinyo Lengai.Beautiful view on the Great Rift Valley Wall and surroundings.A walk to Lake Natron to see thousands of flamingos.What to do in Lake Natron – Activities and Excursions Lake Natron area is part of the migratory corridor of Buffalos, Zebras, Wildebeest, and Giraffes, the resident game includes gazelles, ostriches, jackals, and hyenas, some oryx, lesser kudu, and gerenuk can rare seeing – Lions footprints have occasionally been sighted in the sand. So, the lakeĪctually, derives its color from salt-loving microorganisms that thrive in its alkaline waters The red pigment in those cyanobacteria produces the deep red colors of the lake’s waters and the orange colors in the shallow areas. The lake has halophilic organisms including some cyanobacteria that, like plants, produce their own food through photosynthesis. The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH level of more than 12.The lake type is Salt – It is 57 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide.Lake Natron has the largest flamingo migration in the world.2,5 million flamingos are coming here yearly to breed.Special bacteria and blue algae thrive in this environment and form an ideal breeding ground for the life of birds The adaptation of a fish called tilapia alkaline who alone can survive in the alkaline waters of the lake, typically along its shores. Lake Natron is a mineral-rich soda lake and flamingo breeding ground that lies at the foot of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano. Natron area is 1.040 km² – is in fact a very hot, arid, harsh, lunar, and fascinating territory, a layering of volcanic eruptions which colors range from ocher to white, green and black, a glittering expanse of anthracite color sand
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