Lake Manyara National Park
User Reviews (277)
Tanzania Parks
go and have a half-day excursion (hunting, "smoking") to the Hadzabe people!!
CA
20-35 years of age
Lake Manyara is an interesting location that is very different from what one expects in East Africa. The lake provides year-round water, which makes Lake Manyara green and lush, and this location is one of the best for monkeys and baboons. We found, however, that the game drive here was a bit lacking compared to the other three locations we visited. The lake is full of flamingos, but there are no roads passing nearby (at least there were not when we did our game drive), so all we saw was a pink haze in the distance. We also saw small numbers of elephants, lions, giraffes... but after being spoiled by the amount of wildlife in the other parks, we were a wee bit disappointed. It is interesting to see this location, due to its dissimilarity from the other parks, but if you want to save money by cutting a day from the safari, this is the one to skip.
Very dry and dusty, also was very hot and uncomfortable. Would recommend going at a different time of year, we went in February.
Crowded, not much time allowed by guide
Email Allan Kaitila | 20-35 years of age
Animals are very small and didn't attract me anymore
US
Email ~lustedtowander~ | 35-50 years of age
Arrive early to avoid the crowds, and you can watch a lovely sunrise over the alkaline plains of Lake Manyara. And go soon - unfortunately, the borders of the park are slowly being pinched by development.
More of a stopover than a destination.
May be in Jan to July when it rains but this park has been drying up for last few years its sickening to go after nov when the heat is on .Deforestation catchin up or shall we say desertification. Its usually joined in with tarangire and ngorongoro to make a better package.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
small park and too busy but seen tree climbing lions over there
We saw lots of baboons and some birds, not much else though.
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