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1. #WHERE IS NATRON LAKE HOW TO#
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3. #WHERE IS NATRON LAKE PROFESSIONAL#

That's because it's the mineral salt the ancient Egyptians used as part of their mummification rituals.

Natron, the stuff for which the lake is named, should also sound a bit familiar to you. You’ll appreciate the day trip of your lifetime much more from the sky! Plus, when flying over Lake Natron, I realized that you probably would not be able to clearly see and appreciate the red surface from top of the Rift Valley.Perhaps you have recently heard about Tanzania's Lake Natron, a body of water that has become famous on the Internet over the last couple of days because of the work of artist Nick Brandt, who took some eerie, posed photos of the calcified corpses of birds that he found along the lake's shore. Although privately chartered flights are significantly more expensive than driving there, I would still highly recommend it – especially with the Kilimanjaro Aero Club. We took off at Moshi Airport for our 2.5 hour flight over beautiful plains, the impressive active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai (Mountain of Gods) and finally the mind-blowing Lake Natron. The legendary Cessna T210 was the perfect airplane for such an endeavor: light, flexible and fully equipped with in-flight cameras and GoPro mounts. The KAC is owned by a German expat and experienced pilot who was willing to fly me over Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai and Lake Natron to take some photos and videos. I had a hard time getting any kind of reply from pilots or aviation services in the Northern Tanzanian region, but I was lucky enough to have gotten a valuable referral by Jason D., a fellow traveler: the Kilimanjaro Aero Club (KAC). Fly: flying over Lake Natron is your safest, best and most expensive solution.If someone ever embarks on a journey to explore the red colors of Lake Natron from the ground, please do let me know. Since time was of essence to me, I decided to heavily splurge on my trip to Lake Natron by looking for an aircraft solution. They might be able to take you up to the described point near Lake Natron, but it will take you two nights and many hours of driving through arid regions. It sounded like very difficult terrain, so I looked for a motocross shop in the region and found Dustbusters in Arusha.

#WHERE IS NATRON LAKE DRIVER#

But it all depends on the dirt tracks, rain and the ability and knowledge of your driver (there is hardly any tarmac road). A bit of trekking and you’d have the best panorama of Lake Natron – next to an aircraft. It’s a couple of extra hours in the jeep, but probably not too bad. You probably would have to drive towards Loliondo, then get through the small villages, Samunge, maybe Ghabere, and come back towards Ol Doinyo Sambu. Halfway up the lake, there is the highest and also the closest point to the lake, Ol Doinyo Sambu (2☀7’42.8″S 35★5’52.6″E).

#WHERE IS NATRON LAKE HOW TO#

and all the obsessed travelers out there and share my complete knowledge of how to travel to Lake Natron and explore its amazing red colors.

This is also why I would like to dedicate this article to the Kilimanjaro Aero Club, Jason D. Until the Kilimanjaro Aero Club revealed itself as the cure to my obsession with Lake Natron. Could I just drive there? Or should I rather take a dirt bike? Maybe walk? And could I really see the red colors from the shore? So much uncertainty and nothing seemed to work in my favor.

#WHERE IS NATRON LAKE PROFESSIONAL#

I wrote to several dubious camps, a handful of professional photographers and many pilots to ask for more information or advice, but most leads were as dire as Lake Natron itself. I quickly googled for possibilities to go there during my planned stay in Tanzania, but I just couldn’t figure out how to get to Lake Natron and see the red colors. A lake so bloody red, so desolate, so hostile and yet so little known. What had started off as a short message from a friend, quickly turned into my newest obsession: Lake Natron in Tanzania.