Covering an area of 330 square kilometers, Lake Manyara National Park is a breathtaking scenery well known for the tree climbing lions, the soda ash lake and its flamingos, lying in the shadow of the Great Rift Valley.
Lake Manyara has a big number of elephants, giraffes, zebras, baboons, wildebeest, impala, waterbuck, warthog, small known shy Kik’s dik dik as well as Klipspringer along the ramps of the escarpment. Predators include Leopards, lions widely known for their tree climbing pranks.
Lake Manyara National Park attracts considerable bird life, and its surrounding terrain contains such a rich mosaic of different habitats that it supports a large number of animals. Fish-eating birds inhabiting the lake include pelicans, storks, cormorants and Egyptian geese. Flamingoes colour the lake pink as they arrive to feed at the lake during their migration. One unforgettable sight is a giant flock of red billed queleas who gather in their thousands and waft over the water like a giant swarm of insects.
Park Highlights
- Lake Manyara Serena Active Forest Hike
- Canoe Trip on Lake Manyara
- Diverse scenery and animals
- An abundance of elephants
- Water birds in abundance
- Tree-climbing lions
- Night game drives
