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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (286 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

3.9720 / 5 4 /5
3.8723 / 5 4.2218 / 5 3.9377 / 5 4.0909 / 5

Rating Breakdown

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4 star 89 / 10 89
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
1 star 2 / 10 2
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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 Mike Briley France flag FR       Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Oct 4, 2015

Email Mike Briley  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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

We were not there at the best season - lake very dried up. In addition it was the last we visited so we were already blasé seeing elephants again. A good number of different monkeys.

Female avatar icon ssilberman United States flag US       Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

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

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

The hippo park was the highlight of this park... And, boy, did we see hippos! There were also storks and buzzards. No climbing lions, despite signs.

Female avatar icon Linda Hatfield United States flag US       Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2016

Email Linda Hatfield  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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

Probably because of the time of year, not many birds were evident. It was only a superficial stop between Tarangire and the Crater.

Male avatar icon ramunaskr Lithuania flag LT       Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Dec 26, 2016

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

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

This park is called "Home of tree climbing lions" - never saw any lion in 3 hours trip inside this park.
I've been in mount Kilimanjaro national park. This park is not in the list here.

Avatar icon Erik United States flag US       Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Mar 3, 2017

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The review below is the personal opinion of Erik and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 4 / 5

Lake Manyara was my first safari location, and I think it was great as a "beginner's safari". The wildlife is not amazing, but it was enough to get a nice taste of the experience. The birds were pretty spectacular, and it was definitely a good experience overall, but after traveling to Nairobi Natl Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Masai Mara, the experience at Lake Manyara paled a bit in comparison.

Male avatar icon Leandro Rosa Novo Vita Brazil flag BR       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2018

Email Leandro Rosa Novo Vita  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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

Beautiful scenery. Lush vegetation and mountains. It lacks diversity of animals and predators tough.

Male avatar icon AyBee France flag FR       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Jan 8, 2018

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

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

Going to manyara at the end is not really worth it, too much bush, more difficult to spot animals, there are apparently climbing tigers, but difficult to find.
there were thousands of flamingos, but they are too far to really understand how many they are.

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.

Female avatar icon Belle Chang Taiwan flag TW       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 14, 2018

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

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

You stand far away from the lake and flamingos , can’t take nice photos as those on Internet