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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (288 Reviews)

Lake Manyara Safaris Lake Manyara National Park
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Average User Rating

3.9722 / 5 4 /5
3.8696 / 5 4.2202 / 5 3.9344 / 5 4.0900 / 5

Rating Breakdown

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4 star 91 / 10 91
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
1 star 2 / 10 2
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Male avatar icon Polwach Wudhikulprapan Thailand flag TH       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 8, 2018

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Polwach Wudhikulprapan and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Lake Manyara is pretty small comparing to other national parks we visited. What we like about this place is that we saw lions resting on the trees which was quite spectacular, thanks to the springwater that has an influence on their behaviors. There were not so many kinds of wild animals to see here although olive baboons were notably abundant. The lanscape is a mix of plain and forest and not so scenic as Serengeti or Ngorongoro.

Female avatar icon Jennifer Henderson United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2018

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

A great place to start your safari. Great assortment of animals in a beautiful setting.

Female avatar icon Diane United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 26, 2018

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5

Baboons, hippos and leopards.

Female avatar icon Beth United States flag US       Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: May 29, 2018

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

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

It was rainin and one of the rivers flooded so we were unable to access a large portion of the park it seemed. It is heavily forested which made it difficult to spot wildlife, but still very beautiful.

Male avatar icon Robert United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Apr 6, 2018

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

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

Wrong time of year for the flamingos, wild life was poor.

Female avatar icon Catherine United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: Apr 3, 2018

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

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

We didn't visit in the best season so wildlife wasn't the best but it was beautiful and I will definitely go back in a better season!

Female avatar icon nicole_reigelman United States flag US       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Feb 27, 2018

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

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

Lake Manyara seemed smaller to me than other parks, but had a wealth of birds and other wildlife, especially monkeys and baboons. I was there on an overcast and windy day which made for a different and fantastic experience.

Male avatar icon Gordon Magee United States flag US       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Feb 27, 2018

Email Gordon Magee  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Excellent area with such a diverse ecology

Male avatar icon John C. United States flag US       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2018

Email John C.  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Not as good wildlife sighting as the other parks we saw but still very good. Many more monkeys and baboons than other places. We saw some elephants in the dense forest as well

Male avatar icon Matrishva Vyas India flag IN       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Feb 11, 2018

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

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

Manyarra can be considered as an opener, a soft introduction to exciting safari ahead in Serengeti and Ndutu area.
For bird lovers it is good, and the fact that it is on the way and breaks the journey time, it must be explored.