Trekking with the Maasai: Ngorongoro to Lake Natron Trekking
Ngorongoro Highlands & Lake Natron Highlights
Oldoinyo Lengai: active volcano known as East Africa’s hardest one-day climb
Empakai Crater: seldom-visited Crater & lake with flamingos and wildlife
Intimate cultural interaction with the Maasai
Off the beaten path! Hike without road access for two days.
Lake Natron walks
Visit well-preserved hominoid footprints: 5,000 - 19,000 years old
Natural, spring-fed pool at Lake Natron Camp
Hike & swim in Ngare Sero Waterfalls
Itinerary
A look inside Oldoinyo Lengai's active volcano
Empakai Crater
The steep descent back down to Lake Natron's floor
Lava flows from above on Oldoinyo Lengai
Storks in Lake Natron
Person in traditional attire standing with a walking stick on grassy hills under a clear blue sky.
Watching Lake Natron's flamingos
A picturesque waterfall on the way to the swimming falls
Through a lava flow on Oldoinyo Lengai
The preserved hominoid footprints of Lake Natron
Hominoid footprint
Empakai flamingos
At the summit of Oldoinyo Lengai
Wildflowers on the base of Oldoinyo Lengai
A break on the shores of Empakai Crater Lake
Flamingos of Empakai Crater
The water channel to the second waterfall at Ngare Sero Falls
Under the falls
Hiking along the river
The alkaline scenery of Lake Natron
Alkaline residue
Oldoinyo Lengai in the distance
Safari vehicle on a dirt road with a volcanic mountain in the background and grassy plains surrounding the area.
The spring-fed pool at Lake Natron Camp
Wildebeest carcass from a recent drought
The Maasai and their donkeys
A large conical mountain against a blue sky with some clouds, surrounded by arid, grassy plains and rocky terrain in the foreground.
Two people walking in a rocky canyon with grass-covered hills in the background under a clear blue sky.
Two people standing on a rocky path with a vast, arid landscape in the background, featuring dry grass and distant mountains.
The Great Rift Valley
Acacia Camp
Fire at Acacia Camp
Freshwater tributary for cows in Empakai Crater
Knotted wood in Empakai Crater
