Hemingway described Lake Manyara National Park’s magnificent hunting country in “The Green Hills of Africa”. Mahogany, sausage tree and croton are alive with blue monkeys and vervets. Elephants feed off fallen fruit while bushbuck, waterbuck, baboons, aardvark, civet, the shy pangolin and leopard as well as the black rhino, all make their home in the forest.

Manyara is sanctuary to elusive buffalo and hippo, giraffe, impala, zebra and the famous residents – tree climbing lions. Lake Manyara itself is a magnet for birdlife and a kaleidoscope of different species can be found around its shores, including huge flocks of flamingoes.

Excellent for photographic safaris, night game drives, walking safaris outside the park boundaries, cultural safaris. Exciting night drives!

Follow hippo from the safety of your safari vehicle, experience the milky-way with the song of the night chorus…

Features

Lake Manyara, impressive views of the Great Rift valley, acacia woodland, baobabs, mud flats, resident elephant, buffalo, lion, hyena, leopard, zebra, waterbuck, bushbuck, warthog, wild pig, giraffe, dik dik, very large primate numbers sykes ( blue) monkey, vervet monkey, baboon, excellent birding.

Best time to visit

Year round