Ol Doinyo Lengai
Good to know
- Best time to go
- June to October, in cooler dry weather; climbs start around midnight
- Budget
- $$
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The Maasai's Mountain of God is the world's only active volcano erupting natrocarbonatite lava, a black liquid that turns white as it cools. The steep night climb to the crater rim is demanding but delivers sunrise views over Lake Natron and the Rift escarpment.
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