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The national parks of northern Tanzania could become as famous for geotourism as for wildlife safaris. The diversity of the region’s iconic landforms is centred around the East African Rift System – a youthful geological phenomenon that has resulted in giant, free-standing mountains, the dormant and active volcanoes of Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru, the caldera at the centre of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and toxic alkaline lakes such as Lake Natron, famous for the vast flocks of flamingo that breed there.

The rift valley is also the site of Olduvai Gorge where evidence of hominins and their stone tools has been preserved in lake sediments and volcanic ashes. These geological wonders bring a new dimension to our understanding of northern Tanzania's rich and abundant natural world.