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Lake Natron - Lengai Volcano - Lake Manyara - 5-6 days trekking and wildlife safari -  
 Pick-up from airport - Arusha - Lake Natron - climb and camp on Lengai (option) - Lake Natron and surrounding area (2 nights) - Lake Manyara Natl Park (1n) - Arusha - departure    
Tour code: TAN_NLM
Difficulty: Custom (variable) Duration: 6 days / 6 nights Dates:Custom tour dates onlyPrice (p.p.): from 1130 USD p.p.Show in other currencies
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Visit one of the most fascinating sections of the Africa Rift Valley on this hiking & wildlife safari. You spend some time at the soda lake Natron with its flamingoes, climb the active volcano Lengai, hike into the deeply eroded escarpment to a fresh waterfall, and visit the varied Lake Manyara Natl. park with its abundant wilfdlife.
Sample itinerary (5 days, Lengai climb optional)
Day 1:
Transfer from Arusha to Lake Natron
Transfer from Arusha to Lake Natron base camp through the Rift Valley. It takes about 6 hours to get there. Acc.: : camp at Lake Natron (L, D)
Day 2-3:
2 days at Lake Natron (+ option to climb Lengai volcano)
Two full days to explore the area: Lake Natron (Flamingoes!), hike to a waterfall in a deep gorge, visit a Maassai village etc. If you are up to the challenge and a very strenous climb, you can opt for a climb to Lengai volcano (ca. 100-200 USD p.p.) Acc.: : comfortable campsite of Lake Natron (B, L, D)
Day 4:
Lake Manyara game drive
Drive to Mtowa Mbu. Game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunches. Acc.: : guesthouse or lodge at Lake Manyara Natl. Park (B, L, D)
Day 5:
Morning game drive in Lake Manyara - return to Arusha
Game drive in Lake Manyara in the morning - transfer to Arusha (ca. 2 hrs), end of service Acc.: : none (B, L)
Sample itinerary (6 days, including 1 night camping on Lengai)
Day 1:
Transfer from Arusha to Lake Natron
Transfer from Arusha to Lake Natron base camp through the Rift Valley. It takes about 6 hours to get there. Acc.: : camp at Lake Natron (L, D)
Day 2:
Climb Ol Doinyo Lengai - camp on top
Early in the morning, you get up and prepare for the climb to Ol Doinyo Lengai. While porters carry the equipment and our water for the light camp, we ascend along an ever steepening ridge until you reach the inactive south crater, after 3-7 hrs climbing (depending on your pace). On the south crater, a light camp is set up in the midst of an ash desert, created by Lengai's recent eruptions in 2007/2008. You have the whole afternoon, the night and the next morning for observations of the active ash cone and exploration of the crater area. Acc.: : Basic camp on Lengai volcano (B, L, D)
Day 3-4:
Comfortable break near Lake Natron
After a 2 to 4 hours descent our cars pick us up at the base. From then on we have a relaxed and comfortable one and a half day near fascinating Lake Natron. We visit the Lake with its thousands of flamingos and take a swim in a paradisiacal waterfall in a narrow gorge with wonderful stone formations… Here we find the desert rose as well. Acc.: : comfortable campsite of Lake Natron
Day 5:
Lake Manyara game drive
Drive to Mtowa Mbu. Game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunches. Acc.: : guesthouse or lodge at Lake Manyara Natl. Park (B, L, D)
Day 6:
Morning game drive in Lake Manyara - return to Arusha
Game drive in Lake Manyara in the morning - transfer to Arusha (ca. 2 hrs), end of service Acc.: : none (B, L)
Arrival info:The tour starts and ends in Arusha, a friendly, mid-sized town that is the main starting point for excursions in the area. You can easily combine the trek to Lengai with other activities (ask us about other safaris). Accommodation:Accommodation is based on double room or tent occupancy.
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