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Patricia Bates
CH
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 30, 2015
Email Patricia Bates | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lake Manyara is a beautiful place to stop by for a visit. It is located in a populated area so the feeling of wilderness and isolation is not there. It is however, a very beautiful destination and worth a visit.
rwcm47
NL
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: May 5, 2015
Email rwcm47 | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
It's different if you compare it with the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We have seen a lot of monkey's and less bigger animals. But a visit, oh yes it is worthwhile.
Rontswan
Visited:
August 2014
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
An amazing place to experience safari
With the Ngorogoro crater being the star attraction, it would be easy to overlook Lake Manyara for a safari. However, thankfully, we didn't and had an amazing time there.
We saw a wide range of wildlife such as Elephants, Babboons, Sea Eagles, Kingfishers as well as Flamingo's which the park is famous for.
The scenery in the park varies. When you enter, you travel through forest but once you reach the viewpoints over the lake, the land stretches on for miles over open plains.
We were there in August and the temperature was moderate (mid 20's) so pleasant enough without being unbearable.
The park is less crowded than Ngorogoro which means that it feels a little more personal.
If you only had one day to do a safari, would I pick Lake Manyara?.....well probably not because Ngorogoro is deservedly one of the most incredible places I've visited. However, don't overlook Manyara; you'll have a different but amazing time there too.
JD~PHOTOGRAPHY
CA
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A beautiful park but a bit difficult to find wildlife such as lions and elephants.
Davide Manicardi
IT
Visited:
August 2012
Reviewed: Jul 12, 2015
Email Davide Manicardi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Evocative sunset
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.
kerteenk
IT
Visited:
June 2015
Reviewed: Jul 16, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful piece of Tanzania. Must see!
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!
SRIDHAR
EG
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2015
Email SRIDHAR | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simone
IT
Visited:
July 2015
Reviewed: Aug 7, 2015
Email Simone | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We did not see any cats .. the least actractive parks of the northern circuit!! you can skip it but for the marvellous Hippo Pool
Lynne
US
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Sep 12, 2015
Email Lynne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Much wildlife was seen in this park as well as many birds. Not real crowded with other tourists.
sixthofdecember
DE
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Sep 29, 2015
Email sixthofdecember | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I'm basing this on my first visit to Manyara in 2012 because we inexplicably didn't see a single animal this year. The wildlife in Manyara doesn't seem as varied to me as it is in other national parks, but the elephant population is a joy. I also love all the trees, which Lake Manyara NP seems to have more of than any other national park out there. This makes it a lush, green space even during the dry season. It's fairly touristy, but not too much so.