Park Overview
Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km² including about 230 km² lake surface
The name Manyara come from the Maasai word “emanyara”, which is the spiky, protective enclosure around a family homestead (boma). Possibly the 600 m high rift escarpment hems in the lake, like the enclosure around a Maasai boma.
The Uniqueness
Lake Manyara National Park is famous and well known for:
- Tree Climbing Lions in Lake Manyara
- Birds in Lake Manyara
- The Vegetation in Lake Manyara
- The large numbers of elephants
- The Tree-top Canopy Walk
Day game drive
Game drive one of the popular activities in the park where visitors get an opportunity to explore the park in a 4 WD pop up safari vehicle with a professional driver guide. During the game drive you will follow different game tracks in the thick forests and tracks to the lake which offer you with spectacular views of animals like elephants, waterbucks, gazelle, bushbucks, buffaloes, zebras, leopards primates like blue monkeys, baboons, different bird species like flamingos, pelicans, view different plant and tree species, beautiful views of the sunrise or sunset across the horizon, take great photos among others.
- Bird watching
Lake Manyara national park is one of the top birding destinations in Tanzania because it’s a home of more than 400 recorded bird species including migratory birds from Europe, water birds, endemic species and near endemic birds.
- Night game drives
Lake Manyara national park is one of the few national parks in Tanzania that offer the exciting night game drive and activity where visitors will be able to explore the park at night with an armed park ranger and spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals.
- Night game drives
Lake Manyara national park is one of the few national parks in Tanzania that offer the exciting night game drive and activity where visitors will be able to explore the park at night with an armed park ranger and spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals.
- Night game drives
Lake Manyara national park is one of the few national parks in Tanzania that offer the exciting night game drive and activity where visitors will be able to explore the park at night with an armed park ranger and spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals.
- Canoeing on Lake Manyara
Enjoy a guided canoe ride on Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake covering two-thirds of the park. Paddle quietly along the shores as you spot hippos, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, and a variety of water birds including flamingos, fish eagles, and cormorants, all set against stunning scenery.
