Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai, known as the “Mountain of God” in the Maasai language, is an active volcano located in northern Tanzania near Lake Natron. Standing at 2,962 meters (9,718 feet), it is the only volcano in the world that erupts natrocarbonatite lava — a rare, cool, and fast-flowing black lava unique to this mountain.

Revered by the Maasai people as a sacred site, Ol Doinyo Lengai offers not just geological fascination but also spiritual significance. The landscape surrounding the volcano is stark, dramatic, and beautiful, with sweeping views of the Rift Valley, Lake Natron’s salt flats, and distant volcanoes. The climb is steep and challenging, usually starting around midnight to reach the summit by sunrise, where trekkers are rewarded with one of the most surreal and raw volcanic landscapes in Africa.