Tourists must travel in the dry season (November–June) to see this stunning spectacle.
Locals say the three-square-kilometre lake's salt level is comparable to the Dead Sea, explaining its pink colour.
exceeds even in dry season. A red-pigmented salt-loving micro-algae makes the water scarlet in the sun.
After a drought and economic downturn in the 1970s, communities started collecting and selling salt.
Since then, locals have transported, dried, and traded lake salt, exporting over 70% to West Africa.
Around 1,000 individuals collect 24,000 tonnes of salt annually.
Each harvester paddles to a spot and uses a long stick to feel the lake bottom for salt.