• 1: Home
• 2: News
  • 2.1: latest
  • 2.2: 2010
    • 2.2.1: Jan: Rain and sunshine
    • 2.2.2: Mar: Tanzanian Birding at its best
    • 2.2.2: Feb: A glorious safari
    • 2.2.7: Jun: Birding trip
    • 2.2.8: Jul: The Crater and two Serengeti locations
    • 2.2.9: Aug: 3 special locations
      • 2.2.9.1: Aug: Part 1 Serengeti
      • 2.2.9.2: Aug: Part 2 Mahale
      • 2.2.9.3: Aug: Part 3 Katavi
  • 2.3: 2009
    • 2.3.1: Jan: Katavi in late January
    • 2.3.2: Feb: Selous and Arusha NP
    • 2.3.3: Birds
    • 2.3.4: Feb: Another horse riding safari
    • 2.3.5: Apr: Catching a bird or two
    • 2.3.6: May: A Honeymoon Safari
    • 2.3.7: Jun: Vamizi Island, Mozambique
    • 2.3.8: Aug: A family safari
    • 2.3.9: August/September safari
    • 2.3.10: Sep: Camping Safari I
    • 2.3.11: Sep: Camping Safari II
    • 2.3.12: Sep: Camping Safari III
    • 2.3.13: Oct: A family safari
    • 2.3.17: Dec: Tarangire, Rift and Serengeti
  • 2.4: 2008
    • 2.4.1: Horse riding safari
    • 2.4.2: Dry Season
    • 2.4.3: Tarangire in October
    • 2.4.4: Nat Geo Expedition
      • 2.4.4.1: Safari
      • 2.4.4.2: photos 1
      • 2.4.4.3: photos 2
    • 2.4.5: Serengeti and Katavi
    • 2.4.6: Mahale
    • 2.4.7: Ololosokwan Primary School
    • 2.4.8: July and August Safaris
    • 2.4.9: Early Dry Season
    • 2.4.10: Moscow Safari - I
    • 2.4.11: Moscow Safari - II
    • 2.4.12: Northern Tanzania Celebration I
    • 2.4.13: Northern Tanzania Celebration II
    • 2.4.14: Northern Tanzania Celebration III
    • 2.4.15: Oliver’s Camp Revisited
    • 2.4.16: New Year Safari
  • 2.5: 2007
    • 2.5.1: A December Safari with an old friend
    • 2.5.2: A visit to Ruaha National Park
    • 2.5.3: Tarangire, Natron and the Serengeti
    • 2.5.4: A Luxury Safari
    • 2.5.5: On the back Roads to the Mara River
    • 2.5.6: July/August
    • 2.5.7: Avoid the Crowds
    • 2.5.8: A look see out to Western Tanzania
    • 2.5.9: April in the Serengeti
    • 2.5.10: Ngorongoro/Ndutu/Piaya
    • 2.5.11: Birding again!
    • 2.5.12: A honeymoon safari
    • 2.5.13: Lake Natron and Ndutu
  • 2.6: 2006
    • 2.6.1: Christmas and New Year
    • 2.6.2: Northern Serengeti overview
    • 2.6.3: Our new lightweight camp
    • 2.6.4: An ultimate dry season safari
    • 2.6.5: A 17 day safari
    • 2.6.6: A wonderful birding safari
    • 2.6.7: Digital Photographic Safari
    • 2.6.8: A Safari with the AWF
    • 2.6.9: Breakfast in America and Canada!
    • 2.6.10: Moving into our house
    • 2.6.11: An April safari with the rains
    • 2.6.12: A Serengeti Migration Photographic Safari
  • 2.7: 2005
    • 2.7.1: With National Geographic and Global Adrenaline
    • 2.7.2: Katavi and Mahale
    • 2.7.3: 1: Katavi National Park
    • 2.7.4: 2: Mahale Mountains National Park
    • 2.7.5: Wild Dog at Oliver's Camp
    • 2.7.6: New Serengeti camp operation
    • 2.7.7: Oliver's Camp enters its 14th year
    • 2.7.8: Tarangire Lions and Mara Migration
    • 2.7.9: A safari to Pangani
    • 2.7.10: Leopards and Street Children
    • 2.7.11: Malambo
    • 2.7.12: An elephants and Mara Safari
    • 2.7.13: A fish and chimps safari
    • 2.7.14: A reading safari
    • 2.7.15: Private Camping and Crater Lodge
    • 2.7.16: Tarangire, Eyasi, Ngorongoro and Ndutu
  • 2.8: 2004
    • 2.8.1: Private Camping
    • 2.8.2: Europe
    • 2.8.3: An Alliance
    • 2.8.4: Back in Tarangire
    • 2.8.5: Private Mobile Safari
    • 2.8.6: Lodge/Base Camp Safari
    • 2.8.7: Mobile/Base Camp/Eyasi Safari
    • 2.8.8: Lodge/Camp Safari
    • 2.8.9: Mobile Safari
    • 2.8.10: Walking: Sanjan/Gols
  • 2.9: 2003
    • 2.9.1: Mobile Safari
    • 2.9.2: Camp Move
    • 2.9.3: New Office
• 3: Safaris
  • 3.1: Destinations
    • 3.1.2: Serengeti National Park
    • 3.1.3: Ngorongoro Highlands
    • 3.1.4: Plains and Woodland
    • 3.1.5: Tarangire National Park
    • 3.1.7: Maasai Steppe
    • 3.1.9: Rift Valley
    • 3.1.10: Gol Mountains
    • 3.1.11: Coast and Islands
      • 3.1.11.1: Mainland Coast
      • 3.1.11.2: Pemba and Mafia
      • 3.1.11.3: Zanzibar Island
  • 3.2: Select safari camps
    • 3.2.1: Oliver`s Camp Tarangire
    • 3.2.2: Asilia's Serengeti Camps
      • 3.2.2.1: Sayari Camp
      • 3.2.2.2: Olakira Camp
      • 3.2.2.3: Suyan Camp
    • 3.2.3: Greystoke Camp
    • 3.2.4: Chada Katavi
    • 3.2.5: Real Bush Camps
  • 3.3: Select Lodges
    • 3.3.1: near Arusha
    • 3.3.2: Ndutu Safari Lodge
    • 3.3.3: Selous, Sand Rivers
• 4: Choosing a Safari
  • 4.1: Private Camping?
  • 4.2: Walking Safaris
  • 4.3: Combine my Safaris
  • 4.4: Tents, rooms and vehicles
  • 4.5: By foot or by arm chair?
  • 4.6: Serengeti Photographic Safaris
• 5: Preparation
  • 5.1: Suggested Packing List
  • 5.2: Recommended books
  • 5.3: Library
  • 5.4: Recommended Web Sites
  • 5.5: Film and Press
• 6: About Paul
  • 6.1: Paul Oliver
  • 6.2: Oliver's Camp
  • 6.3: Sitemap
• 7: Contact Paul

A safari to Lake Natron and Ndutu

January 2007

The recent heavy rains have made areas that are often dry in January green beyond belief. Every animal is breeding and migrating as their good health returns. A kind year indeed. Our safari took us down to Lake Natron and to an Ndutu woodland area that was simply bursting with life. Here are a few photos.

If coming out to this area soon bring lots of film (or memory space) as you will be unable to stop.