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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (287 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

3.9721 / 5 4 /5
3.8727 / 5 4.2246 / 5 3.9380 / 5 4.0905 / 5

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3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
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Female avatar icon Tania Daniels Australia flag AU       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Apr 13, 2019

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Tania Daniels and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
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I don’t think March was the right time to go. We didn’t see many animals or flamingo but it was a beautiful place.

Female avatar icon Erika United States flag US       Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: May 5, 2019

Email Erika  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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First stop on the safari, really enjoyed it, but after comparing to Serengeti and ngorogoro, it did not have as much to see.

Female avatar icon Sandra K United States flag US       Visited: May 2019 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2019

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

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Lake Manyara was amazing. We saw 2 lions in the trees, had an up close view of elephants and enjoyed the baboons. Birds were also very plentiful and beautiful.

Male avatar icon Gabriel Estrada Colombia flag CO       Visited: May 2019 Reviewed: Jun 10, 2019

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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We saw hippos out of the water there. Bathrooms were very clean.

Female avatar icon Ishani United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: May 2019 Reviewed: Jun 17, 2019

Email Ishani  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Amazing place to see the animals up close. Has lots of giraffes, zebras and elephants.

Female avatar icon Shannon United States flag US       Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jun 29, 2019

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Shannon and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
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Limited wildlife viewing. If you are only in Tanzania one day, this might be ok for a day trip, but as far as a safari destination, I’d go for the bigger parks.

Female avatar icon Angela Templeton United States flag US       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 13, 2019

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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We were able to see, up close, a multitude of wildlife.

Female avatar icon Sharon Inamoto United States flag US       Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jul 20, 2019

Email Sharon Inamoto  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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The last day in Lake Manyara was sort of anticlimactic as we didn’t see too much up close. There were more animals and variety at the other game parks.

Female avatar icon Kirsten United States flag US       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2019

Email Kirsten  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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Great place to see birds in their natural environment- especially flamingos and pelicans. Also can see lots of herd animals drinking at the watering hole. Wasn't lucky enough to see the climbing lions- hopefully next time.

Female avatar icon Ava United States flag US       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2019

Email Ava  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
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We went to Lake Manyara after visiting the other places, and it's just not as exciting as the Serengeti, or as beautiful as the Ngorongoro crater. They have a lot of cool birds there, a variety of monkeys, and the lake is beautiful with some nice vistas, but you just don't see as many animals here. It may have been a better place to go first, as it felt lackluster when we visited as our last destination. I would have rather spent another day in the Serengeti rather than stopping here.