![]() ![]() The food in the bush was great, Japhet excelled every day. Communication beforehand and during the trip was great. We did a 10-day trip and visited Serengeti North & Central, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Loiborsoit (an off the beaten track Maasai village). ![]() Our time in Tanzania with Christopher, Japhet and Warren was amazing. We will never forget the amazing time with Jaffed and Christopher.Ĭhristopher and his team are punctual, knowledgeable and welcoming The well-organized experience of nature, wildlife and culture in Tanzania surpassed all our expectations. We also won't forget our visit to the local food market and the Ugali-cooking lessons.We loved learning bits of Swahili from Christopher and Jaffed and to learn from them about Tanzania's complex cultures and traditions.Overall, we can wholeheartedly recommend Dreams of Africa. The tent was quadruple the size of our tent back home, with comfy mattresses and great views.Jaffed was a great personal cook and kept us well fed with amazing pancakes and his love for italian food, but also amazing local dishes. We also enjoyed hunting with the Hadza bushmen tribe and the spontaneous visit to the stunning Oluvai gorge, which Christopher made possible.During the Safari, we decided to stay on public campsites and enjoyed it a lot. Christopher even organized walking safaris with rangers at two of the parks, which is a treat not many tourists do, offering fascinating insights not observable from the backseat of a car. With his experience of many years as guide and ranger, Christopher knows all the special places, is great at spotting animals and willingly shares his vast knowledge about them. The safari was perfectly organized by Christopher, who diligently included all our preferences and wishes in a well-rounded and exciting tour, balancing the excitement of enjoying one of the planet’s wildest and spectacular nature with unique personal encounters with locals and time for relaxation. One of the most beautiful and impressive trips we have ever made!We spend twelve beautiful days with Christopher and Jaffed from “I dream of Afrika” on a wildlife and cultural safari in Tanzania. This will change the area irreversibly at immense cost to the habitat and ecosystem! Please have a look at our example itineraries There are plans to build a large salt factory on the shores of at the lake. The lake’s steeply alkaline waters are a graveyard for thousands of small birds.īest time to spot birds at Lake Natron: the flamingos of Natron lay their eggs normally during the end of the dry season in September and October but the hatching starts in the early parts of the wet season and climaxing by December. The long-legged waterfowl may flourish, but to any other living creature, Lake Natron is hell on earth. The Rift Valley’s Lake Natron is the chosen mating ground of the endangered lesser flamingo. During the rainy period (November-May), some activities may be cancelled due to heavy rains. You won’t find wildlife here, but the tracks are good. The weather at Lake Natron is primarily hot and mostly dry, and the coolest months are June through August, but some guests find these temperatures tropically warm. The period June-October is the best time for walking and hiking tours. If rain has fallen up in the Rift Valley, water streams over the escarpment, forming waterfalls and streams of sparkling clear water which one can swim in.īoth walks are included when visiting Lake Natron. Hike to the Engaresero rivierĪ Maasai guide will lead you along the ridges of the lake to the source of the Engaresero River. In the dry season, you feel as if you are in an apparently uninhabited, dessert-like dream world. The quiet calmness returns.Ī Maasai guide will take you for a walk along the shores of the lake. And as suddenly as they arrive, they disappear in spectacular waves of pink. Each year, around February or March, enormous flocks of gaggling birds converge on the salt lake. ![]() It is also the most important breeding ground worldwide for the Lesser Flamingo. In the dry season, a bacteria turns the dry surface red. Breeding ground for the endangered Lesser Flamingo.However, in the dry season, the view becomes almost a moon landscape, in which bright pink cactus blooms contrast against the dry, dusty rocks. The lake fills up from mineral-rich water flowing down from the Great Rift Valley. Sometimes one can even see the lava stream from Ol Doinyo Lengai, a sacred place to the Maasai. Majestic and active volcano as a prominent backdrop.If rain has fallen, or not if the millions of flamingo have arrived, or if the lake is still dry, it is an experience which cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world! Off the beaten track away from the masses! Real adventure seekers who visit Lake Natron, will be rewarded with a unique, near magical experience. ![]()
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