3-Day Mt Ol Donyo Lengai Hike and Lake Natron Maasai Experience

Pick up from your hotel in Arusha at 08:30 AM and drive to Lake Natron. On the way, visit a Maasai village to experience Maasai culture and the lifestyle of the local people. Enjoy goat barbecue, goat trading soup, and Maasai dancing in the village.

After lunch, continue enjoying the Maasai dance until 16:00, then drive to Lake Natron for dinner and an overnight stay at Worldview Campsite.

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch and dinner (breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, drive near the Ngarasero River, where you can take a beautiful walk to the Engare Sero gorge. Here, there are waterfalls and springs where you can swim and cool off. This oasis is a beautiful mix of tropical palm trees and volcanic rocks.

After lunch, walk back to the car and drive to Lake Natron, the perfect breeding place for flamingos.

Flamingos find a safe breeding ground at Lake Natron because most other animals find its caustic environment, high water temperatures of up to 60°C, and high salinity inhospitable.

This creates a natural barrier against predators trying to reach nests on the seasonal evaporation islands. Every year, more than two million flamingos come here to lay their eggs and raise their chicks.

Cyanobacteria increase with the salinity of the water, allowing the lake to support more nests. Larger flamingos also breed in the Warden Sea. Lake Natron is also home to some endemic algae.

Dinner and overnight stay at Worldview Camp.

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

At 1:00 AM, have a cup of coffee and meet your Maasai English-speaking mountain guide, who will guide you to the summit. Then drive to the Mt Ol Donyo Lengai climbing starting point.

The climb is hard and steep, and you need to be prepared for mountaineering conditions. There is rock climbing involved as you ascend with your Maasai English-speaking mountain guide to the Mt Ol Donyo Lengai summit at 9,442 ft / 2,878 m, where you can see volcanic eruption activity.

From the summit, view the magnificent landscape of Ngorongoro Crater, Mt Longido, Lake Natron, Maasai bushland, Mt Kitumbeine, Mt Kerimasi, and more.

After sunrise, descend slowly to the starting point, where the driver will be waiting for you, and drive back to the camp for lunch. Then drive back to your hotel in Arusha.

No accommodation (end of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks