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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (304 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

3.9671 / 5 4 /5
3.8557 / 5 4.2096 / 5 3.9451 / 5 4.1043 / 5

Rating Breakdown

5 star 110 / 10 110
4 star 96 / 10 96
3 star 78 / 10 78
2 star 18 / 10 18
1 star 2 / 10 2
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Female avatar icon Lynne United States flag US       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Sep 12, 2015

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

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

Much wildlife was seen in this park as well as many birds. Not real crowded with other tourists.

Female avatar icon Diana Moss South Africa flag ZA       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Sep 3, 2015

Email Diana Moss  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

It's a beautiful & scenic park with varied landscapes (dense forests, and the wide open expanses around the lake) and more giraffe than we have ever seen in one place. We did not, however, see the fabled "tree climbing lions" - which we saw plenty of in the Serengeti National Park.

Male avatar icon StoufferLSU United States flag US       Visited: May 2015 Reviewed: Aug 21, 2015

Email StoufferLSU  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of StoufferLSU and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

Spend more time at Tarangire or Ngorongoro instead.

Male avatar icon Simone Italy flag IT       Visited: July 2015 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2015

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

4 / 5 4 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 / 5

We did not see any cats .. the least actractive parks of the northern circuit!! you can skip it but for the marvellous Hippo Pool

Male avatar icon SRIDHAR Egypt flag EG       Visited: July 2015 Reviewed: Jul 31, 2015

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

4 / 5 4 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 / 5

Limited wildlife but quite scenic

Female avatar icon Diana023 Canada flag CA       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Jul 24, 2015

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

Lush !

5 / 5 5 /5
4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

It is a refreshing new vista which you would not expect in Africa.Gorgeous scenery and we saw elephants up close .We were not lucky to see the tree climbing lions but saw wildlife in plenty.Lots of birds and trees and little rivulets which made it so pretty.Park facilities were excellent though we just visited for a day.

Male avatar icon kerteenk Italy flag IT       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 16, 2015

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

Wonderful piece of Tanzania. Must see!

4 / 5 4 /5
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During our safari, Lake Manyara NP was our 1st destination. We heard about lions on trees, thousands flamingos over the lake, but nobody told us that it contains wonderful landscapes! We were sad we cannot visit the lake from near, our guide said it is forbidden to go outside streets and go closer to the lake.
We were happy there weren't too many tourits around there, it was really quiet and peaceful.
Absolutely recommended!

Male avatar icon Davide Manicardi Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2012 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2015

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

Evocative sunset

4 / 5 4 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5

We visited Lake Manyara National Park only in the afternoon because our plane was in late so we weren't able to visit all the park (organization of the guides is the most important requirement for this travels).
The park is very large and offer a good opportunity for the birdwatching. We were able to see storks, hornbills, flamingos, ibis, baboons, zebras, gnu, buffalo, hippos, gazelles, antelopes.
I know the park is a good place to see the leopards activity not only in the night but we unfortunately weren't able to see them. We visited the park until the sunset, the light is so warm and weak and all the photo we took have so nice colours. At the end of the day we covered the near hills so we could admire the Lake from the top of the hills...it is so long and suggestive.

Male avatar icon Subra United States flag US       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Subra and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5

Seemed to have to stay on the path and so even though there was a lot of wildlife, it was difficult to get close. Great place to stop and have lunch.

Male avatar icon JD~PHOTOGRAPHY Canada flag CA       Visited: May 2015 Reviewed: Jun 28, 2015

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

4 / 5 4 /5
3 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

A beautiful park but a bit difficult to find wildlife such as lions and elephants.