Hominid footprints
Some marks indicate a broken toe
The Engaresero Footprint Site, located in the south of Lake Natron, 13 km from Africa Safari Lake Natron, reportedly houses one of the best-preserved sets of fossilized hominid footprints in the world. To date, however, there has been no detailed characterization and age determination of the footprint containing layers (the Footprint Tuff).
The more than 400 footprints are between 5,000 and 19,000 years old and came to the attention of scientists in 2008. They cover a deposited area slightly larger than a tennis court. Engaresero’s footprints are intriguing because of the abundance and diversity of the prints; some tracks appear to show people “jogging,” while another indicates a person with a strange, perhaps broken toe, and others point toward a dozen people, mostly women and children, who traveled together.
Practical information
- Duration: Approx. 2 hours
- Time: Any time you like, but it has to fit in the program
- Location: Lake Natron
- Intensity: Medium
- Age restrictions: Recommended for ages 5 and over
- When to book?: Ask your travel agent about the possibilities
Price
€26 p.p.
Africa Safari Lake Natron
Stay in an undiscovered part of northern Tanzania. Sleep in a luxury safari tent with a unique view of both the salt lake, Lake Natron and the volcano. Unspoiled nature where you might be lucky enough to spot a giraffe from your veranda.