Lake Manyara National Park is located in Northern Tanzania, west of Arusha. The lake stretches for 50km along the base of the 600 metre high Great Rift Valley escarpment.
Lake Manyara National Park is 330 square kilometres and when the water is high the lake stretches to 200 square kilometres of water attracting beautiful pink flamingos, pelicans and storks.
A highlight of staying at a Lake Manyara National Park safari lodge is the chance to immerse yourself in the park’s unique wildlife and scenery right from your doorstep, including views of the Rift Valley escarpment and encounters with the Lake Manyara's famous tree‑climbing lions.
Getting to Lake Manyara National Park
Getting to Lake Manyara National Park is by air or road. There are daily charters and scheduled flights. The flights connect onto the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
The drive is 1.5 hours from Arusha on a tarred road. If driving, the ethnically diverse market town of Mto Bu Mbu is worth a visit.
Stay at the Best Lake Manyara Safari Lodges
Lake Manyara National Park safari lodges offer day and night guided game drives, canoeing (when water levels are sufficiently high), cultural tours, mountain bike tours, abseiling and forest walks on the escarpment outside the park.
The dry season - July to October - is good for large mammals. June to November are excellent for bird watching, canoeing and walking.
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