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Lake Manyara National Park Safari
Lake Manyara tree-climbing lions, flamingos and the soda-ash lake in the centre make this park the best to visit while moving to Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Park. Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views.
Lake Manyara National Park is an unspoiled nature of ground water forest fed by underground springs and teeming with wildlife such as elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, baboons etc.
Lake Manyara National Park Location
Lake Manyara National Park is located in the northern Tanzania 126km (80miles) with 1.5 hours’ drive west of Arusha along the way to Norongoro National Park.
Lake Manyara National Park is Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley.
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“Ernest Hemingway once called Lake Manyara National Park "the loveliest" in Africa.”
CNN Travel
“The leopard saw us coming. As we edged toward the Yellow Fever tree where he had draped himself across the branches, keeping a close eye on the antelope feeding nearby, he started to twitch. After eyeing our open-topped jeep, he made a nervous split-second decision to pounce, scattering the prey below, and vanished into the thick camouflage-scrub of the riverbank.”
BBC Travel
“Lake Manyara is the only permanent lodge within Lake Manyara National Park. It comprises 10 stilted tree house suites in the boughs of ancient mahogany trees.”
CNN Travel
Lake Manyara National Park Attraction
Lake Manyara National Park is consistently good as a soft game viewing park at any time of the year. Lake Manyara National Park has a lot of wildlife attractions and an excellent bird-watching destination.
Hot Water Springs: famous by its Swahili name “Maji Moto” means hot water is a natural spring surrounded by palm and fig trees, an isolated paradise of crystal clear waters, sun-dappled shady picnic spots, and unmatched beauty. Not so much a hot springs as it is a warm springs, Maji Moto is a perfect place for a swim and a picnic lunch.
Termite Mounds: are the towering termite mounds that dot the landscape. Termites works in huge colonies to construct remarkable, strong and sophisticated mounds to act as homes, to protect their queen which seems to be very amazing.
Lake Manyara National Park Activities
Lake Manyara National Park Activities mainly includes
- Game drives
- Canoeing
- Cultural tours
- Picnics
- Bush lunch & dinner
- Mountain bike tours
- Abseiling
- Forest walks on the escarpment outside the park
- Village trips and hiking.
Lake Manyara National Park Animals
Lake Manyara National Park is famous with its tree-climbing lions, flamingos, elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, various species of birds, .baboon troops, blue monkeys, wildebeest, zebra herds, mongoose, adorable Kirk’s dik-dik, gazelles, Pairs of klipspringer, pelicans, cormorants, storks, Ruppel’s Griffon, Verreaux’s Eagle, the Augur Buzzard and the Peregrine Falcon.
Lake Manyara National Park provides the perfect image to Tanzania’s birdlife where there are more than 400 species in the park.
Lake Manyara National Park Safari Costs
How much it cost for a Lake Manyara National Park Safari? Here are the truths about Lake Manyara National Park Safari Costs.
First and foremost, do not select your Travel Agency/Tour Operator based on price alone. Price should be only one factor of your overall decision. Remarkable adventure is not a thing to shop for a cheap "deal", nor is it a thing to overpay needlessly. What you are looking for is high quality and remarkable service at a reasonable price.
Many people look for a cheap Lake Manyara National Park Safari. However, “Sometimes low cost means not good”
But it is not good to assume high priced operators are better simply because they charge more. Ask yourself some important questions and get the answers.
- Who knows the Lake Manyara National Park better? An international company operating across the world including Kilimanjaro climbs, safaris, Mediterranean cruises, European wine tasting tours, tropical getaways, bike rides through country sides, scuba diving trips, cultural city tours, etc or a local destination management company in the same country?
- Do you want a game drive with a foreign guide who was flown in for a couple trips per year, or a local guide who has encountered and handled various situations, with hundreds of clients, during his many years of service?
- Who can tell you better about the Lake Manyara National Park, the wildlife, the fauna, and the culture of the place?
Lake Manyara National Park Access
There are several International flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you can drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Your guide will pick you at the Airport. You can also opt to fly to Manyara Airstrip directly.
Generally, there are easy accesses to drive from Arusha, Moshi, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.to Lake Manyara National Park.
Lake Manyara National Park Accommodation
There are lodges, public bandas and camp sites for accommodation, but the most famous lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park is luxurious Lake Manyara Tree Lodge.
Best Time to Visit Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park best time for game-viewing is at its best between July and October, while bird-watchers will find the best conditions between November and June.
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