From December to March, large flocks of lesser pink flamingos can be found here which then migrate towardsВ Lake NatronВ from June to October. Among many animal species there are large colonies of baboons, vervet monkeys and other species of monkeys, elephants, giraffes and three hundred and eighty species of birds. They range from dense forests fed by springs that emerge at the foot of the Rift Valley to savannahs and wetlands.

(1) Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park.В Lake Manyara, below the Rift Valley escarpment, is home to various habitats despite its small area (330 sq km/205 sq miles), of which two hundred are occupied by the lake). you can choose between the following activities: Limited accommodation means low numbers of visitors, northern Serengeti remains relatively light on traffic.Дeparture from Kilimanjaro Airport or from Arusha town for Karatu, Ngorongoro region. But whereas on the Kenyan side there is accommodation for in excess of 5000 visitors, which translates into heavy tourist pressure, over вЂњour sideвЂќ there is just a handful of excellent small camps. In actual fact there as much of the Mara River in the Serengeti as there is in the Kenyan Maasai Mara. By the end of August some wildebeest cross into Kenya and enter the Maasai Mara, while many others stay in in Tanzania. The first wildebeest to arrive at the river are very reluctant to cross, but as the pressure builds from the rear they are eventually left with little choice and the spasmodic crossings begin. It is a great time for the epic crossings of the Mara River, haunted by huge crocodiles. During this time of the year the migrant herds head north, towards the dry season grazing grounds. Wildebeest and zebras in the Serengeti eco-system are the actors of вЂњthe greatest show on EarthвЂќ, they are part of the largest migratory movement of wild animals anywhere in the world, about 2,000,000 ungulates constantly moving in search of pastures and water. LAKE MANYARAВ вЂ“ NGORONGOROВ вЂ“ SERENGETIВ вЂ“ TARANGIRE вЂ“ NATRON Via G.N вЂ“ вЂњ MARAвЂќ Migration safari вЂ“ July-October The Great Migration in Northern SerengetiВ & Lake Natron.PRIMALAND SAFARIS Tour operator for trips and Safaris in Tanzania and Zanzibar. What's more, the presence of a large population of cyanobacteria, the microorganisms whose body contains a red pigment that makes these waters red-orange in colour, is the flamingo's favourite dish on the list, creating the perfect feeding ground for the birds especially during the dry season, from June to October. But what about the pink flamingo? Why nothing bad happens to it? The reason for its immunity to the lake's deadly waters is to be found in a hornlike layer covering its paws and beak which protects the flamingo from the calcifying action. Mystery or science? Petrifaction is science-based and depends, as just said, on the high temperature and basicity of the lake's waters that, after an animal has died, make its corpse undergo a process of calcification and relevant mummification: mystery explained. Soda and salt cause a very unusual phenomenon known as embalming / petrifaction, which many animals fall victim to. Its distinctive colour, deep red with white surficial streaks, is due to the accumulation of sodium, which is common to such types of lakes where intense evaporation cycles occur. Its waters have a very high Ph, between 9 and 10.5, and can reach a temperature of even 60вЊ! Located in northern Tanzania, in the african Rift Valley at about 600 m above sea level, the lake owes its name to a natural compound formed mainly by sodium bicarbonate. The lake, known as the cursed place which petrifies every living being, is one of the spookiest but most fascinating places on the planet. The flamingo paradise, from the end of May to September is home to nearly 3 million flamingoes that gather on the lake for the mating season, in one of the most amazing natural spectacle on earth. The place is a must of every safary, a Mecca for tourists with its enchanted, almost unearthly landscape of incomparabile beauty. Lake Natron, a surprisingly remote 50-km long area whose waters are only half a metre deep, lies close to the border with Kenya, at the northeastern edge of Ngorongoro.

Lake natron animals in colour