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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (287 Reviews)

Lake Manyara Safaris Lake Manyara National Park
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Average User Rating

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

Rating Breakdown

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4 star 90 / 10 90
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
1 star 2 / 10 2
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Avatar icon JC Visited: March 2005 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2012

4 / 5 4 /5
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Compared to other safari sites in Africa, this Park is really worth going.

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

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

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.

Female avatar icon seltzca United States flag US       Visited: October 2011 Reviewed: Jun 21, 2012

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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We had spectacular elephant encounters at Lake Manyara and didn't leave the park until we absolutely had to. That said, it's very popular so you often see other tourists.

Male avatar icon Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar Tanzania flag TZ       Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: May 14, 2012

Email Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
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Nice park for the animals and birds lovers.

Avatar icon DaktariPaula Visited: November 2006 Reviewed: May 13, 2012

4 / 5 4 /5
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You feel the Rift Valley

Male avatar icon Dick Hermann Canada flag CA       Visited: January 2005 Reviewed: May 6, 2012

Email Dick Hermann  |  65+ years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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This was particularly thrilling because it was our first safari

Female avatar icon Marie United States flag US       Visited: August 2007 Reviewed: May 3, 2012

35-50 years of age

Amazing experience with my 8-year-old son

4 / 5 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,

Avatar icon peter the safari maniac Visited: March 2009 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012

The review below is the personal opinion of peter the safari maniac and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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May be in Jan to July when it rains but this park has been drying up for last few years its sickening to go after nov when the heat is on .Deforestation catchin up or shall we say desertification. Its usually joined in with tarangire and ngorongoro to make a better package.

Avatar icon davisww Visited: March 2005 Reviewed: Apr 4, 2012

The review below is the personal opinion of davisww and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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More of a stopover than a destination.

Female avatar icon ShamaJaffer Tanzania flag TZ       Visited: August 2009 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2012

20-35 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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I have been 6 times.