Join Naelly African Safari for the adventure of a lifetime as you watch the sun rise from the summit of Oldoinyo Lengai, which is known as the Mountain of God to the local Maasai people, and visit the wild, remote, and hauntingly beautiful Lake Natron. This is a physically challenging safari and not for the faint-hearted.
Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport
This operator can help select your international flights, but you’ll have to book them yourself
Fly to/from Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO—check price) near Arusha. Or fly to/from Arusha Airport (ARK – Check price) via Dar es Salaam or Nairobi (Kenya)
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Welcome to Tanzania. Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport you will be met by a Naelly African Safari representative and transferred to your hotel, where the remainder of the day is at leisure – rest in your room, relax in the gardens, enjoy a swim in the pool, or explore Arusha and surrounding areas on one of our day tours; the choice is yours.
We also offer accommodation at 5-star hotels, coffee lodges, and in the heart of Arusha City.
After an early breakfast, drive to Lake Natron and have a game drive en route, arriving at the camp in the afternoon for a picnic lunch.
After lunch drive to the bottom of the Mountain and start a short walk to the Ngarasero waterfalls for swimming to the River pool and enjoy viewing different species of birds and butterflies
At evening, walk again to the car and drive to Lake Natron to see one of the major flocks of flamingo breeding areas, and you will enjoy seeing different species of waterbirds.
Late evening after sunset, you will drive back to Lake Natron Camp for dinner and then settle in for your overnight stay. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world. Home to millions of tiny crustaceans, the lake is a haven for literally thousands of flamingos, and it is one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds on earth. It is the landscape rather than the animals that is the attraction – the area around the lake is dry, desolate, and hauntingly beautiful.
After breakfast you will walk out across the baked mud to the shores of the great Soda Lake. From here, you can look back at the mesmerizing view of Oldoinyo Lengai standing tall amongst the rolling hills and flat plains. Its ash-grey color will remind you that this is still an active volcano.
You will return to camp in time for lunch and a leisurely afternoon before enjoying an early dinner and retiring to your tent for some rest.
At approximately 11pm, you will be woken up with tea or coffee and a light snack before meeting your Maasai Mountain Guide and beginning your trek into the night.
Your climb will continue into the early hours of the morning before reaching the summit in time to witness the sun rise as it illuminates the Great Rift Valley below. The views are breathtaking. To the north you will see the salt flats of Lake Natron and, in the distance, the Kenyan border. To the east you will see Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Rift Valley, and to the south stretch the Ngorongoro Highlands and Ngorongoro Crater.
Together with your guide, you will explore the peak and enjoy a picnic breakfast before beginning your climb down the mountain, where you will be welcomed back with lunch before returning to Arusha, where you will be transferred to the airport.
