Lake Manyara National Park Day Trip

OVERVIEW

Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoilt paradise particularly famous for its abundance of birds and tree-climbing lions. The dramatic western escarpment of the Rift Valley forms the Park’s western border. To the east is the shallow, alkaline Lake Manyara.

The lake covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons. Moreover, it is home to thousands of flamingos during the rains. The name Manyara comes from the Maasai word ‘emanyara’, a popular plant which is used to build the protective enclosure around a family homestead (boma).

Undeniably the Park’s vegetation is diverse, ranging from savannah to evergreen forest. On your exploration of the park you may see giraffe, zebra, wildebeest as well as buffalo and elephant. If you are particularly lucky, you may spot lions lounging in the trees.

Detailed Lake Manyara National Park Day Trip Itinerary

Early morning after breakfast, you will depart from Arusha which is almost 2 hours away straight to Lake Manyara National Park.

Your driver guide will take to different locations that are especially interesting in the park such as the hotsprings, hippo pool and the lake. You can witness a number of different birds at the lake specially the pink flamingo and many other birds like the yellow billed stock, white stock, pelicans and many more families of birds as Lake Manyara is well known for its richness in birds.

After lunch and an extensive game drive, you will drive back to Arusha which marks the end of your epic adventure.

Location: Lake Manyara National Park

Duration: unlimited game drive

Difficulty: Medium

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