Lake Manyara National Park

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Peter –

Visited: July 2013 Reviewed: Jul 31, 2013

50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari

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4/5

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Not as good as the other parks.

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Tamela –

Visited: June 2012 Reviewed: Jul 10, 2013

Email Tamela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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4/5

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Nice stop on your way to Ngorongoro area. The lions and elephants are great to see.

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JC Visited: February 2005 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2012

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4/5

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Compared to other safari sites in Africa, this Park is really worth going.

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Alistair Tough Visited: August 2005 Reviewed: Jul 31, 2012

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4/5

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The park is quite small but has an unusual rain forest environment. The hotel overlooking Manyara has one of the most exciting swimming pools in the world - there is a thousand foot drop from one side.

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DaktariPaula Visited: November 2006 Reviewed: May 13, 2012

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4/5

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You feel the Rift Valley

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Marie –

Visited: August 2007 Reviewed: May 3, 2012

35-50 years of age

Amazing experience with my 8-year-old son

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4/5

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It's the first time my husband and son had been to Africa. I went there before but for business - only for three days. It's not like we saw on TV (tragedies etc.). We went through Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania's business city. We visited the spice island of Zanzibar first before flying to Arusha and then Lake Manyara National Park - where my son had a blast.

Coming from Minnesota - it felt hot even though it's supposed to be one of their cooler months. But it gets hotter even in Minnesota. We loved the weather.

You can't expect to get the first world service in a third world country but I would say - we're really impressed with what we paid for. Plenty of wildlife, beautiful uncontaminated air, exotic food, very good and kind African people.

It's our best trip ever!! Going again in the next two years,

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Jordan –

Visited: September 2010 Reviewed: Mar 13, 2012

Email Jordan | 20-35 years of age

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4/5

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We spent one day in Lake Manyara. The elephant viewing is wonderful here and the landscape is beautiful. There aren't a lot of predatory animals around so that is lacking, and the park is somewhat small so it feels like there are a lot of tourists around.

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Sandi –

Visited: November 2009 Reviewed: Feb 29, 2012

Email Sandi | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

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Lake Manyara is worth a visit, to be sure. Probably my least favorite of all the parks visited, but not a bad place at all! One night here is plenty. The sunset/sunrise views over the Lake from the high location of Lake Manyara Hotel are worth the visit alone.

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Johan Gardelius –

Visited: November 2007 Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012

Email Johan Gardelius | 50-65 years of age

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4/5

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Our family did not have enough time to fully see and rate the park.

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Ron van de Leijgraaf –

Visited: June 2011 Reviewed: Oct 2, 2011

Email Ron van de Leijgraaf | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

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Lake Manyara feels slightly different from the other parks in northern Tanzania and that makes it a special place. And of course, you have tree climbing lions here, very special indeed.

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