Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano

Known as the ‘Mountain of God’ (because local people heard rumbling from within, and thought it was the sound of God), the still-active volcano is accessed from camps around the edges of Lake Natron.

Check the cloud and weather conditions with your guide the evening before to make sure there’s a good chance of clear skies in the morning.

The hike usually starts around midnight, with a plan to climb with head torches and be at the summit in time to watch an epic sunrise. The five to six-hour hike is heavy going and is almost solidly uphill, climbing on a path of sometimes deep sand, and other times loose rock.

9 thoughts on “Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano

  1. Dear madam or Sir,
    w (two adults) will arrive Arusha in the first Juli-week and interested in a trekking from olmoti – empakai to ol Doinyo. Can you offer other 3 or 4 days trekking in the area of Arusha/ngorongoro too. We don’t want to climb the Kilimandjaro or Mt. Meru.
    Best regards, Klaus and Daniela

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