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General:
Lake Manyara National Park located about 130 kilometers from
Arusha town, between
the Great Rift Valley's cliff escarpment and the shallow alkaline lake,
Lake Manyara. (See
the Map PDF) The park is small, due to the fact that two thirds
is covered by the lake. Incredibly, that one third harbors a variety of
wild animals, which are supported by open savannah grassland with rocky
outcrops, mashes and acacia woodland.
Attraction: This park is famous for tree-climbing lions and huge
variety of birds especially flamingos. Wild animals include elephants and
giraffes that have darker color compared to giraffes in other parts of
Tanzania. At the entrance, there heavy forest
that will capture your attention if you enter the park for the
first time.
Bird watching: Lake Manyara
National Park
(the Map)
is considered to be one among the best places for bird watching:
more than 380 bird species have been recorded here, among them;
bee-eater, forest-dwelling crowned eagle, heron, water fowl, crowned
crane, snipes and pratincoles.
The park is also close to the
Ngorongoro
Conservation Area
and
Tarangire National Park and is always combined with other
parks in the safari. Day trip is also available.
There is even an introduction of night game drive in Lake
Manyara National Park.
See Safari
Itineraries with Lake Manyara Click Here
2 hours from
Arusha, 1
hour to
Ngorongoro Crater, 45 min. to
Tarangire and 3 hours to
Serengeti National Park
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