Our safari in Kenya was absolutely wonderful. "Flawless booking process tailor made to our requests, fantastic trip suggestions and recommendations and amazing organisation onsite.
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"We have not left on Safari yet, but so far very impressed with the detail and professional planning of our trip." She was always friendly and helpful, even after we made several rounds of changes to the trip! Above all, she had a great in depth kn." She then helped us design a trip that met our specific needs. "The agent took the time to ask us what our specific interests were, and what we wanted from our trip. Working with James and his team is always a pleasure. Coordinating a trip across 3 countries and 6 different camps/hotels with bush flights etc was executed perfectly.
Our first was outstanding and our 2nd just as outstanding. "We recently got back from our 2nd safari with Yellow Zebra. Travellers benefit in turn by enjoying truly authentic cultural experiences, among the best in Tanzania! The former are mostly Maasai people, benefiting from local tourism. As a result, there is a close and often symbiotic relationship between human and wildlife communities here. The area is also notable for its location on village land rather than within a game reserve or national park that prohibits human settlement. This is one of the world’s largest collections of human footprints and well worth a visit. Descend to the shoreline however and marvel at ‘the Lake Natron footprints’, fossilised footfalls preserving moments over 120,000 years ago when two groups of Homo sapiens traversed the volcanic-ash terrain. With a magical location ‘guarding’ Lake Natron, Ol Doinyo Lengai is an extremely steep climb – but reach its peak and you are rewarded with breathtaking views over Ngorongoro, Kilimanjaro and all the volcanoes of the Rift Valley! On a clear day this view is absolutely outstanding. Surrounded by the Great Rift itself, scenery really is what this destination is all about! Activities around Lake Natron Scenery however is breath taking and with a population of lesser flamingo (approximately 2.5 million, the largest breeding colony in the world) congregating on the lake shore to feast on the blue-green algae Spirulina, you are guaranteed a spectacular sight! Other wildlife highlights include spotting the long-necked gerenuk, but neither of these matches the sheer majesty of the landscape of Natron. The area does not claim to rival the neighbouring Serengeti and Ngorongoro for wildlife numbers – big game is sparse here. The scenery is phenomenal some of the most spectacular in Africa. Approximately six hours drive from Arusha itself, this is an area well off the beaten track, consisting of a near-pristine forest reserve and extensive grass plains interspersed with mountains, rocky hills, and even a live volcano – Ol Doinyo Lengai, ‘Mountain of God’ in Maasai. There are a number of campsites near the Lake Natron, which is also the base for trekking mount Ol Doinyo Lengai.The lake sits close to the Tanzania/Kenya border, in the Arusha region. Walking around the Lake Natron and to the streams and waterfalls along the nearby escarpment make for am excellent adventure off the beaten track. This has allowed the Lake Natron to concentrate into a caustic alkaline brine The lavas have significant amounts of carbonate but lowest calcium and magnesium levels. The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH of greater than 12.1, the surrounding bedrock is composed of alkaline and the sodium – dominated trachyte lavas that were laid down during the Pleistocene period. High levels of evaporation have left behind Lake Latron (sodium carbonate decahydrate) and trona (sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate). The lake and its ecosystem provides a source of livelihoods to the Masai communities. Food is plentiful, nesting sites abound – and most importantly, the Lake Natron is isolated and undisturbed. It’s the most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingos in the world.Įast Africa has millions of Lesser Flamingos and this numbers representing three-quarters of the whole world population and most of them are hatched at the Lake Natron. Nearest towns to Lake Natron are Arusha in Tanzania and in Kenya is Magadi town. The Lake Natron is located Tanzania at the northern circuit. Lake Natron is a soda lake at the base of the active volcano of Ol Donyo Lengai, area around the Lake is often explained as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty.
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