Lake Manyara
Situated along the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is built around a shallow soda lake that makes up two-thirds of the park’s area. It is a favourite among birdwatchers, with over 400 species recorded. During the wet season (March–May, November), the lake hosts large flamingo flocks, though the changing lake chemistry means flamingos […]
Lake Natron & Ol Doinyo Lengai
North of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, near the Kenyan border, lies one of Tanzania’s most remote and otherworldly destinations. Lake Natron is a shallow soda lake with a pH close to that of ammonia — almost nothing can survive in its waters except an algae that sustains large flocks of flamingos. The surrounding landscape is […]