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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (292 Reviews)

Lake Manyara Safaris Lake Manyara National Park
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Average User Rating

3.9795 / 5 4 /5
3.8750 / 5 4.2313 / 5 3.9430 / 5 4.0985 / 5

Rating Breakdown

5 star 107 / 10 107
4 star 93 / 10 93
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
1 star 2 / 10 2
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Male avatar icon Mario United States flag US       Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 21, 2024

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

5 / 5 5 /5
5 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5

Mix of jungle/rainforest and the lake and some of the Big 5, it was diverse and different than the plains of the Serengeti. Also - lots of monkey sightings.

Female avatar icon Noor Netherlands flag NL       Visited: April 2024 Reviewed: May 27, 2024

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

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3 / 5 3 /5
2 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

Not very exciting after visiting other parks, there are not many animals to spot. The water was very high so many roads were not accessible.

Female avatar icon Nicole Nigro Canada flag CA       Visited: April 2024 Reviewed: May 1, 2024

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

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

Roads were flooded and the flamingoes had migrated to the Ngorongoro crater and therefore, have not seen much there.

Female avatar icon Jeannette Germany flag DE       Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Apr 14, 2024

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

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5

Beautifully green and much vegetation, forest. There are very many Baboons alongside the road and in the trees. The other animals remain to bug extent hidden due to the dense vegetation .

Male avatar icon David L United States flag US       Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Apr 9, 2024

Email David L  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 5 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

There are some elephants. There are lots of monkeys. There are birds. The park itself is dying as the lake grows and kills the trees. The other part of the park seems overgrown. You really only see animals that are within 6ft of the road. If you have been on other safari’s, I would recommend skipping it.

The night safari is a waste as well.

Male avatar icon Benny Dijkhuis Netherlands flag NL       Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Apr 4, 2024

Email Benny Dijkhuis  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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

nice little park with lots of elephants up close. also lots of monkeys. lots of greenery and forests.

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Male avatar icon Richard S United States flag US       Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Apr 4, 2024

Email Richard S  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 0 / 5

relatively fewer wildlife and not as fulfilling.

Male avatar icon Matthias Austria flag AT       Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2024

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

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

More of a bush vibe where it's not easy to spot animals but you will still see plenty of baboons, elefants and even buffalos

Female avatar icon Debra & Angi Italy flag IT       Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2024

Email Debra & Angi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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2 / 5 2 /5
3 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 5

Because of the increasing salt water is everything destroyed!
More over we didn’t have time to se much because our plan was in the afternoon at 3 from Arusha…

Female avatar icon Elizabeth Goli Australia flag AU       Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 3, 2024

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

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 0 / 5 4 / 5 0 / 5

At the time i visited (early February 2024) it was not easy to see animals at Manyara as the grass was long. I saw quite a few baboons, gazelles and birds, but not much else during an afternoon safari. However, Manyara is one of the few places where you can do a night safari. It was a completely different experience and well worth it. We saw several elephants, a leopard, giraffes, white tailed and pygmy mongoose, a genet, dik diks and impala. For this reason I would recommend a stop at Manyara.