Lake Manyara

National Park

 

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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