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Lake Natron Area, Tanzania A few hours drive north of the town of Mto wa Mbu, near the border to Kenya, lies Lake Natron. Away from the safari- and therefore main tourist trail, this was supposed to be a relatively cheap adventure (compared to the safaris). Pictures on Google showed a red colored salt lake, thousands of flamingos, and the amazing crater landscape of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. It looked great and we had to go there, no matter what. Neemia organizes tours around  Mto wa Mbu. Highly recommended! How to Get to Lake Natron There are three ways to get to Engaresero, the Lake Natron region's main town: By bus, on foot, or by car. The bus, a converted truck, was the cheapest but not the best option since we wanted to be able to stop en route to take pictures as well as to bring enough food and water for several days. The two-day hike through the Ngorongoro Highlands to Lake Natron sounded amazing but the park fees alone (USD 60 per person per day, plus 18% VAT) were enough ...

Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks, Northern Tanzania Arusha is   the   place to organize a safari to the northern circuit-parks from. Tons of tour operators, some better, some worse, offer all kinds of tours to the parks. How the Safari Finds You Our hotel was located one or two kilometers west of Arusha city center, where most of the tour operators are located. While walking there along the main road, not one person came to us and tried to sell us a tour. As soon as we reached the clock tower however, things changed. Suddenly, we found ourselves surrounded by "fly catchers", as they call themselves; young guys that hand you business cards and try to lure you to an office. We, the flies, however, went first to the tourism office to have a look at their blacklist, a booklet with business cards of unreliable operators. Tripadvisor - or a simple Google search - is also very helpful, but there are also lots of new agencies of which you can't find any reviews onli...