Lake Natron

Arusha Region · Tanzania

Lake Natron, Tanzania
Photo: Joshua Stevens/NASA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to October; flamingo breeding peaks between September and April
Budget
$$
Coordinates
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A caustic soda lake beneath Ol Doinyo Lengai whose red-tinged waters are the breeding ground for most of the world's lesser flamingos. The surrounding badlands hold waterfalls in narrow gorges, hominid footprints at Engare Sero, and stark scenery unlike anywhere else in Tanzania.

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