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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

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3 star 78 / 10 78
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Male avatar icon Chapojules United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Aug 20, 2011

50-65 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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Lions in trees stunning to park underneath loads of bird life.

Female avatar icon AfricaontheNile United States flag US       Visited: July 2010 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2011

Email AfricaontheNile  |  50-65 years of age

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

I loved the wildlife we saw, the accommodations we stayed in - everything. All combined to give you a wonderful Africa experience.

Female avatar icon Roxanne Canada flag CA       Visited: July 2010 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2011

Email Roxanne  |  35-50 years of age

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

The birds were amazing in the waters edge.

Avatar icon Cookiebabe2 Visited: January 2011 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2011

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

Great for elephants, baboons and hippos!

Avatar icon Courtney Visited: May 2011 Reviewed: Aug 10, 2011

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

This was our first park. It seemed a little smaller than the others we visited but, it was much more lush. We observed a variety of baboon and monkeys here that we did not see elsewhere. Convenient to lodging and was not crowded at all. Great introduction. We stayed at Kirimuru Tents which was awesome!

Male avatar icon Gary Strand United States flag US       Visited: July 2005 Reviewed: Aug 9, 2011

50-65 years of age

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

The flamingos and tree climbing lions!

Male avatar icon gavathome New Zealand flag NZ       Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Aug 8, 2011

Email gavathome  |  35-50 years of age

The review below is the personal opinion of gavathome and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
2 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5

Very dry and dusty, also was very hot and uncomfortable. Would recommend going at a different time of year, we went in February.

Male avatar icon mpotechin Canada flag CA       Visited: June 2011 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2011

20-35 years of age

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

Lake Manyara is an interesting location that is very different from what one expects in East Africa. The lake provides year-round water, which makes Lake Manyara green and lush, and this location is one of the best for monkeys and baboons. We found, however, that the game drive here was a bit lacking compared to the other three locations we visited. The lake is full of flamingos, but there are no roads passing nearby (at least there were not when we did our game drive), so all we saw was a pink haze in the distance. We also saw small numbers of elephants, lions, giraffes... but after being spoiled by the amount of wildlife in the other parks, we were a wee bit disappointed. It is interesting to see this location, due to its dissimilarity from the other parks, but if you want to save money by cutting a day from the safari, this is the one to skip.

Male avatar icon billt4sf United States flag US       Visited: June 2011 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2011

Email billt4sf  |  50-65 years of age

The review below is the personal opinion of billt4sf and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
2 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 5

Few animals, hard to see the flamongoes

Female avatar icon Rita Gazdag Hungary flag HU       Visited: January 2009 Reviewed: Aug 4, 2011

Email Rita Gazdag  |  35-50 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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I enjoyed meeting with the Maasai people and talking to them in Swahili about their customs. They were so friendly that they took me to one of their very traditional programs.