The food at the lodge is very appreciated, as the many positive comments from our visitors attest. The vegetables are picked directly from our garden. The fruits are always ripe and delicious, pineapple, watermelon, mango, guava, passion fruit. Mandazis are small tarragon fritters which are very common in the whole country. Indeed, bread has only recently been introduced in Tanzania. They will introduce you to "chapatis", thick salted crepes, which is the equivalent of bread for us. The meat of goat, beef and sheep is particularly tasty because the animals still live in freedom. They prepare many European dishes but always with their local touch. They are influenced in their recipes by the spices of Indian cuisine, due to the large number of Indians in the country. The most popular dish is "ugali", a kind of polenta made from corn flour, which you can taste on the spot. They will introduce you to Tanzanian specialities such as rice "pilau", a piece of beef or goat meat cooked with rice and spices such as cardamon, cloves and ginger. We have two self-taught top chefs, Jane and Magret. It has been built respecting the Maasai architecture with local materials. Usually Lake Natron will be visited after Lake Manyara National Park.The lodge has a large restaurant open on the outside, overlooking Lake Natron and the Ol Donyio Lengai volcano. Lake Natron is also well connected other National parks, such as: Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the south and the Northern Serengeti National Park in the west. Tens of thousands of other birds can be spotted near the lake, making Lake Natron a prime destination for bird lovers in Africa.
Lake Natron is also home to some endemic algae, invertebrates and other birds. Some fish species (such as tilapia) can survive in the slightly less salty water near the shore. Larger flamingos also breed in the Wadden Sea.
Cyanobacteria are increasing with the salinity of the water, and the lake can carry more nests. Every year, more than two million flamingos come here to lay their eggs and chicks hatch between September and April. It therefore provides a good barrier against predators trying to reach nests on seasonal evaporation islands. Lake Natron, the perfect breeding place for Flamingosįlamingos find a safe breeding ground at Lake Natron, since most other animals find its caustic environment and high temperature of the lake (up to 60☌) as well as its high salinity inhospitable. Salt-loving microorganisms living there are coloring the alkali salt crust on the surface of the lake is red or pink. The red pigment in those cyano bacteria produces the deep red colors of the lake’s waters and the orange colors in the shallow areas. Such halophilic organisms include some cyano bacteria that, like plants, produce their own food through photosynthesis. Special bacteria and blue algae thrive in this environment and form an ideal breeding ground for the life of birds. The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH level of more than 12. The temperatures at the lake are often over 40 ° C.Īs the fresh water evaporates in the lake, water with high concentrations of salt minerals such as sodium and trona remains. The area receives irregular seasonal rainfall, mainly between December and May. The lake is 57 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide. Lake Natron is quite shallow, less than three meters deep, and varies in width depending on its water level.
The lake lays at the foot of the Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano. It is located in the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift. Lake Natron is a salt or soda lake not far from Lake Manyara in northern Tanzania.
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