Africa
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries - History
- Ballooning over the Serengeti
- Katavi National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Mahale Mountains National Park
- Kilimanjaro Treks
- Private Camping Safaris
- Ruaha National Park
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Tarangire National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Walking Safaris
- Zanzibar & the Tanzanian Coast
- Dar es Salaam
- Arusha
- Riding Safaris
Lake Manyara National Park
Squeezed between the sheer cliffs of the Great Rift Valley wall and the calm waters of its own lake, Lake Manyara National Park is one of the most scenic and dramatically located of all Tanzania's parks.
It is very small in size, measuring a little over 300 sq. km of which two thirds is usually lake, but has a great variety of vegetation ranging from open grasslands to acacia woodland and ancient groundwater forest. As a result it therefore plays host to a significant number of animals including elephant, leopard, hippo and tree climbing lions.
The soda lake hums to the tune of thousands of pelicans and also flamingoes which descend upon its waters in search of the rich algae harvest within. A visit to Lake Manyara is well worthwhile and fits in well when on the way to Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti.
Our recommended camps and lodges include:
Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Kirurumu Tented Lodge
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
