Tanzania Lakes
« Previous EntriesLake Nyasa Tour Tanzania
Thursday, September 13th, 2007LAKE NYASA
Also known as Lake Malawi, the Tanzanian side of Lake Nyasa borders the Livingstone Mountains and stretches out towards Malawi and Mozambique.
Cichlids live in the lake
The lake contains almost a third of the known cichlids - a species of freshwater tropical fish - in the world. The towns of Kyela, Itungi and Matema make […]
Lake Natron Tour Tanzania
Thursday, September 13th, 2007LAKE NATRON
The area around Lake Natron is often described as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty. Lake Natron is a soda lake at the base of the active Ol Donyo Lengai volcano in the northern part of Tanzania close to the Kenyan border. In Maasai language the 2768m high mountain means ‘the home of […]
Lake Eyasi Tanzania
Thursday, September 13th, 2007LAKE EYASI
The salt lake is situated between the Rift Valley’s Eyasi escarpment and the Kidero Mountains. The Hadzabe have inhabited the acacia forests and scrubland around Eyasi for over ten thousand years.
Home of the Hadzabe bushmen
The area around Lake Eyasi is home to the Hadzabe bushmen - one of the few last remaining hunter-gatherers on […]