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Lake Natron

Lake Natron Tented Camp

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About Lake Natron Tented Camp

Friendly base for flamingo-filled Lake Natron
The camp is a lovely treed oasis and offers a good but basic base for trips to see Lake Natron, an important flamingo breeding ground and the still-active Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. The scenery here, between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Serengeti plains, is breathtaking. The tented lodge offers en-suite accommodation in permanent tents, local style thatched bandas and a campsite under the foliage. There’s also a natural swimming pool for cooling off in and a large bar and restaurant area under thatch serving fresh, three-course meals.
Lake Natron , Tanzania
From $590 per person/per night
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The property

The laid-back restaurant and bar area has a chilled, backpacker feel about it. Intricate branches have been used to build the bar, tables and chairs. Enjoy meals under thatch with the cool paved floor underfoot and in the evenings take your sundowner outside and enjoy the distant lake view from your director’s chair with the flames of an early evening fire licking at the warm air ahead of you. Just behind the restaurant is a natural-water swimming pool.

The rooms

The nine ensuite tents and four Maasai bandas are varied, but each come with a double bed, mossie net, muted lighting and an ensuite bathroom with flush toilets and a cold-water outdoor shower (some even have a bath!). Each tent also has a paved patio with chairs and a table. Don’t expect the wooden front door to close flush, they’re pretty but not practical. Campers, pitch a tent under a tree on the lawn. Facilities are basic but clean.

Activities

Take your binoculars and camera with for the water birds and the flush of flamingos at the lake. The camp can arrange hikes to the crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, a stunning walk along the charcoal flanks of the carbonatite fissure. Don’t miss the refreshing waterfall excursion or the Engaresero hominid footprints. Over 400 footprints, which are between 5 000 and 19 000 years old have been found imprinted in the mudflats about about 14km from the volcano.
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How to book Lake Natron Tented Camp

How do I book Lake Natron Tented Camp?

Lake Natron Tented Camp can be booked with Timbuktu as part of a tailor-made Tanzania trip, rather than as a standalone room reservation. Start online, customising one of our recommended Tanzania trips featuring Lake Natron Tented Camp or get advice and suggestions from one of our Tanzania specialists who will design the trip around your dates, check availability and handle every booking for you.

How much does it cost to stay at Lake Natron Tented Camp?

Stays at Lake Natron Tented Camp start from around $590 per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.

Lake Natron Tented Camp

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Lake Natron

A sun-scorched, shimmering lake dotted with flamingo and surrounded by an otherworldly landscape.