b'Burchells zebras, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, BotswanaBURCHELLS ZEBRAS, BOTSWANA For more details scan theFLAMINGOS, TANZANIA Thousands of Botswanas Burchells zebras kickQR code or click the link: Tanzanias Lake Natron, at the base of Mount up plumes of dust as they migrate in searchOl Donyo Lengai volcano, is a hypersaline lake of fertile grazing land and water. Herds fromon the Kenya-Tanzania border in the Rift Valley. Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta inInterestingly, the lake is toxic, has extremely high the north, move to the Kalahari Desert towardstemperatures, and is inhospitable to most life the Makgadikgadi Pans in the southeast.forms except certain cyanobacteria and algae, the When the season changes, they migratehayesandjarvis.co.uk/ main food sources for flamingos. An estimated back to the Okavango Delta. During the longmakgadikgadi-tour 75% of the worlds population of lesser flamingos 800-000-kilometre trek, these large herds must(over 2 million) congregate at the mudflats navigate numerous obstacles, from crocodile- surrounding Lake Natron to reproduce. The infested pools and rivers to predators like lionsbreeding season starts in August, and the chicks and hyenas. The ideal time to witness this masshatch by November. Greater flamingos, too, flock migration is the rainy or green season, which ishere in the thousands to feed on copepod larvae usually off-season for most safaris in Botswana. found in the shallow waters. Great spot: Makgadikgadi Pans National Parkhayesandjarvis.co.uk/ Great spot: Lake NatronBest time: December-January or March-April tanzania-tour Best time:August to October Lesser flamingos, Lake Natron, TanzaniaTRUE VOYAGES \x1a39'