What a find! Lake Natron Camp is an interesting combination of both awe-inspiring serenity and wilderness, and adventure.I know that many people are under time pressure and so it may not be always possible to include this area. But if people have time, especially if they like to be active, it is well worth a visit.
What I also didn’t know is that there is a road which takes you from Lake Natron up the Rift valley escarpment and into the northern Serengeti National Park. So could be good to include especially at that time of year….
I loved this camp and its activities – but it is not for everyone.
Activities – great range of activities to suit most people. It’s best if clients were up for doing at least the waterfall walk, as well the usual walks to the lake and the footprints. Personally I think it would be great to try to fit in both the rift valley walk and the waterfall walk on day of departure if possible…
All the camp staff are local Maasai and our guide Gaudi (sic) was attentive, helpful and calm. Apparently he was hiking up Ol Donyo Lengai when it erupted back in 2004.
Camp – It is not for everyone as it is quite rustic but I felt that they did a great job of getting the mix right between rusticity and traveller comfort.
At first it looks a little like a series of army mess tents with the camouflage outer Bedouin tents. But this extra shade cover made a noticeable difference to the inner tent temperature, compared to other tents I have experienced in hot African months.
It was hot, but not unbearably so, and there are fans in the tents, right above the bed, which helped a lot.
(Apparently it is slightly cooler during the safari season (June to October) and very hot during the summer months of December to March/April. At the latter time, you would probably have to do the old safari trick of sleeping on a wet kikhoi to keep cool.)
I loved the natural swimming pool (even if I never did get used to the cichlid fish nibbling my feet). That was an inspired decision to create it and makes for a very pleasant afternoon of relaxation after a morning of walking.
The food was very good considering that fresh supplies only get there once every 1 to 2 weeks.
