
Not only did he take care of us, but he truly cared about us. I just fell in love with Steven, our guide in Tanzania.Other services, tours, activities, drinks and meals that are outside the included offerings, personal expenses such travelers insurance, medical evacuation, communication charges, gratuities - tips, visas, airport specific passenger charges, international airfares, that are extra and NOT part of the included itinerary. Africa, America and Europe office and emergency contact details.All park and reserve entry fees, airstrip transfers, VAT, government levies, service charges and hotel taxes for the services booked.Private arrival and departure meet, greet and transfer services.Safari activities are included with your overnight stay as stated in the itinerary.
LAKE NATRON CAMP TANZANIA FULL
Expert tour guide - escorted walking safari to be provided by an expert and experienced safari guide for the full duration of your tour.
Logistical transfers - you will be transferred in a private 4x4 vehicle (custom safari built) as stated in the itinerary. Selected drinks and beverages at specified safari camps and lodges as stated in the itinerary. Full board meals (lunch, dinner and breakfast) when staying the night during the safari. Accommodation in a standard double or twin room - sharing. All guides are native experts in African wildlife, game driving, culture and history, many of whom speak other European languages. Knowledgeable program expertise, pre-planning resource guidance along with firsthand experience. The uniqueness of Lake Natron prompted Tanzania to add the lake to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on July 4, 2001.Lake Natron Maasai Culture & Adventure Safari Tier 2 - NY Depending on rainfall, its alkalinity can approach that of straight ammonia, and when the lake is flooded with water that has heated underground, its temperature can reach a scalding 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). Flamingoes must exercise caution, however, because the lake can turn deadly even to them. This forbidding environment enables Lake Natron to serve millions of flamingoes as the ideal nursery would-be predators avoid the saline lake and leave young birds in peace. Volcanic ash from the Great Rift Valley has collected in local lake basins, creating a network of soda lakes hostile to most organisms. The salt crust changes over time, giving the lake a slightly different appearance each time it is photographed by astronauts or imaged by satellites. This image simulates natural color, showing where the salt-loving microorganisms have colored the lake’s salt crust red or pink. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) flying on the Terra satellite captured this image on March 8, 2003. Spirulina, a blue-green algae with red pigments, passes its pigments along to the Lesser Flamingoes that feed on the algae and raise their young here. An endemic species of fish, the alkaline tilapia, lives along the edges of the hotspring inlets, and the lake actually derives its color from salt-loving microorganisms that thrive in its alkaline waters. This bright red lake is the world’s most caustic body of water, but not to everything. Lake Natron, in Africa’s Great Rift Valley, practically sends a warning with its color.