The lush green
vegetation consisting of tall trees of the ground water forest, the tree
climbing lions, the soda lake inhabited with thousands of pink-hued flamingos,
large water birds and the troops of baboons and blue monkeys and the rift
valley escarpment make your safari to this area unforgettable.
The park derives
its name from a plant called Euphorbia
tirucalli, known as Emanyara in Maasai language and covers an area
of 648.7 km2
Tourism Activities
Lake Manyara
National Park offers a range of exciting activities including day game drives,
walking safaris, night game drive, canoeing, canopy tour, bird watching and hot
bush meals that gives someone a reason to smile!
Game Drives
Game drives along the lower slopes of the
great rift valley inhabited with variety of wildlife species like Elephants,
Buffalo, Antelopes, Lions, Leopards and Giraffe give unforgettable sightings
all the day.
Night
Game drive
The night game
drive through various ecosystems gives you the chance to see nocturnal animals
and birds. Seeing the park come to life at night makes you feel like you've
entered a whole new world!
Walking
safari
The present
natural walking trails take you up and down the hills. The trails pass in areas
with higher concentration of wildlife and varied habitats providing a chance of
exploring the wilderness and getting closer to nature.
Canoeing
This activity will expose visitors to
view the steep escarpment patched with ever green forests as well as getting
close to dozens of aquatic and bird species.
Bird
Watching
Lake Manyara
National Park is a birding spot. Visitors can see up to 100 different species
of bird in a day.
Canopy Tree Walk
Manyara has one of the longest tree
canopy walkways in Africa with intermittent viewing decks positioned around the
trees on the walk. This canopy offers a unique view of birds, butterflies and
Monkeys.
Filming
and Photography
Lake Manyara
National Park is an ideal place for filming and photography thanks to its good
scenery and beautiful attractions. Visitors are welcome to create life time
memories by filming and photography within Lake Manyara National Park.