Lake Manyara National Park is one of the absolute and most popular sanctuaries in East Africa. It is found about 125Km west of Arusha town. The park has a variety of habitats making it possible to support a wealth of wildlife in its small area. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its abundance of bird. There are also different varieties of trees which includes sausage trees, umbrella trees, baobabs yellow fever trees and doum palms. There are over 400 species of birds. Some examples are pink flamingos, yellow-billed storks, herons and cocks crews. Mto wa Mbu is the most popular mosquito creek that you will ever see. It is a small park with mammals including zebras, lions, baboons, impalas, wild beasts, hippos, elephants, and buffalos.

It is a perfect place for rest and tranquility because it guarantees you a relaxing ambiance to enjoy. Tree-climbing lions are also a thrill to see, because they're the only ones in the world. They are sometimes the only reason why people actually come and pay to visit. There are also rare mahoganies and acacias, which are the only places where lions could find themselves at home. Lake Manyara has a big number of elephants, so many giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impala, waterbuck, and warthog, small known shy kik's dik dik as well as Klipspringer along the ramps of the escarpment. Leopard are hostel within the broken forests and escarpment, healthy lions that are widely known for their tree climbing pranks. This used to be a special character of the park which is not the case today.

Why should you visit Lake Manyara National Park

In addition to its tree-climbing lions, Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania's bird life. More than 400 species of bird have been recorded and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants, and storks.

Lake Manyara National Park Facts

Size:

The park has an area of 649 km2 (402 sq miles) of which 262.7 km2 (163 sq miles) is covered by lake and 386 mk2 (240 sq miles) is dry land.

Location:

The park is Located in northern Tanzania. The entrance gate lies 1.5 hours (126km/80 min) west of Arusha along a newly surfaced road, close to the ethnically diverse market town of Mto wa Mbu.

Getting to:

30minute flight or two hour drive from Arusha.

Best time to visit:

Dry season (July-October) for large mammals; wet season (November-June) is ideal time for bird watching, the waterfalls and canoeing.