130 km far from Arusha, the Lake Manyara National Park can be reached from the Mto Wa Mbu village, the Swahili name that means ‘River of Mosquitoes’. It is 360 km2wide, mostly covered by the lake and it has a great variety of wildlife, but more difficult to spot than in other parks due to…
The Lake Tanganyika surface area covers 32,9000 km2, with 14,000 km2 surface in Tanzania. It is the longest freshwater lake in the world, the second deepest with its 1,436 meters and the second largest lake in Africa. Its waters host different species of fish, above all, more than a hundred species of cichlid fish; surrounded…
With a surface area of 69,484 km2, Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and it is the source of the Nile. It is located in the north-west of Tanzania and its African name is Nyanza. Its southern part of Tanzanian area hosts the city of Mwanza, its main port. An interesting attraction is the little…
Lake Nyasa, or Lake Malawi, is the third largest lake of Africa and the southernmost among those of the Great Rift Valley. It forms part of Malawi’s boundary with Tanzania: it has an overall length of 560 km and it is 75 km wide. With its 700 m depth Lake Nyasa is one of the…
The way to reach the lake is not very easy and inaccessible during the rain seasons. You start from the Mto Wa Mbu village and walk 5 hours through a rough road that leads to the lake. Just few meters before, you can notice Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano that produces the so-called white…
Lake Eyasi, in the south of Serengeti National Park, originated on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. It’s a salt lake which entirely dries up during the dry season leaving a stretch of sand that offers travellers an impressive view. During the rain seasons, the lake can get quite deep, even though the water…
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