5-Day Hiking Safari to Lake Natron

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Longido - Ketumbeni

After breakfast, the car will take you from Arusha to Longido (a 1.5-hour drive), where the starting point of the hike is located. You will hike through a landscape of mountains and see young Maasai boys taking care of their livestock. You will encounter wildlife like zebras, giraffes, gerenuks, and antelopes.
A lunchbox is enclosed and you will finish the hike today at the guesthouse in Ketembeni. Dinner will be served at the guesthouse.

Main Destination:

Longido (Town)

Accommodation:

Mount Ketumbeine Motel

• Budget guest house located near Longido (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ketembeni - Hot Springs in Lake Natron

After breakfast in the guesthouse, you will start your hike today and you will be headed to Gelai Mountain. This is also a volcano but not active anymore like Oldonyo Lengai. After lunch, the car will pick you up and bring you to the hot springs of Lake Natron.
When you arrive at the hot springs, it is possible to take a bath, while fish are nibbling your feet. In the tented camp, dinner will be served, with a perfect view of Lake Natron.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Hot Springs Lake Natron - Engaresero

After breakfast, the car will bring you to 'small Serengeti'. Here, you will start hiking. You will see zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes. After lunch at the guesthouse, you can rest and take a swim. In the late afternoon, you can enjoy a short game drive where you can see giraffes and zebras going to drink and sundown at Lake Natron.
Dinner will be served at the guesthouse.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Maasai Guesthouse

• Budget guest house located near Lake Natron

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Exploring Lake Natron

The surroundings of Lake Natron can be explored today. After breakfast, you will hike to Lake Natron and come back for a hot lunch at the guesthouse. After resting, you will hike to see the waterfalls of Engaresero.
The program can be extended by climbing Oldonyo Lengai, the only active volcano in Tanzania. For this climb, one must be physically strong.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Maasai Guesthouse

• Budget guest house located near Lake Natron

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Natron - Arusha

This is the last day of the hiking safari. After breakfast, you will head by car to Arusha. On the way, you can stop at the crater near Pete of God. The first 3 hours are a rough road and during the journey in this remote area, Oldonyo Lengai will be constantly in your view.
After 5 hours, you will reach Arusha. If you want, you can visit the Cultural Heritage —a museum where Tanzanian and African art is exposed with a free entrance. You will be dropped off wherever you like in Arusha.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.