Lake Manyara | Tanzania Safari Tour

Why visiting Lake Manyara National Park?

Lake Manyara National Park is located north of Tanzania and at the base of the Great Rift Valley Wall. The park has a total area of  648 square kilometers and ranges from an altitude of 45 meters above sea level.

The name Manyara is derived from the Maasai tribe word Emanyara which is the Euphorbia plant.

Lake Manyara National Park is known for tree-climbing lions, flamingos, breath-taking scenery, and the soda-ash lake in the center. It is really worth a day trip from Arusha.

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The Lake Manyara national park is surrounded by the underground water forest, forest reserve, which is a highland forest area covering 250 square kilometers, marsh area, and savanna area which gives the park good and stunning nature.

In the wet season, you’re sure to see some of the wide variety of bird species that migrate here, including colorful flamingos. Visiting the unique natural hot spring that offers great opportunities to see large mammals and flamingos

Lake Manyara Wildlife – Animals

Home to an impressive collection of large mammals, Elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebra, and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos and baboons. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortilis” tree.

The landscape of the Park also supports an impressive range of other animals including wildebeest, warthog, waterbuck, dik-dik, impala, and many others. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills, and plenty of forest species

When to visit Lake Manyara National Park – Weather

Lake Manyara National Park is considered the best destination in Tanzania, all year round. However, June to October is considered to be the best time for game viewing.

The park experiences two main seasons in a year:

1. Dry Season: During the months of June to October the park experiences the dry season and this is also the peak tourist season. The short dry season comes in January and February. During that time of the year, the animals gather around the water sources and are easily spotted
2. Wet Season: The short rains begin in November to December and it is generally hot with average temperatures of 30c / 95F while the long rains begin at the ending of March to May. The rains bring life to parks’ terrain with the dried vegetation thriving again and beautiful green scenery. Note that, due to the rains most roads in the park may become very hard to traverse especially in the month of March, April, and May when the park experience the heavy rains

Why we love Lake Manyara – Reasons to Travel

• Large mammals sightseeing including herds of elephants, hippos, lions, troops of baboon and other mammals from the monkey, gazelle, wildebeest, zebras, and many more
• The biosphere reserve with different attraction including underground water forest, plain area, savanna area, marches, hippo pools, and Alkaline Lake
• Paradise of different species of bird’s especial aquatic birds including colored flamingos, pelicans, plover and many more
• Natural hot spring which is unique and among the big attraction of the park
• Stunning view of the Great Rift Valley Wall