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Marie
US
Visited:
August 2007
Reviewed: May 3, 2012
35-50 years of age
Amazing experience with my 8-year-old son
It's the first time my husband and son had been to Africa. I went there before but for business - only for three days. It's not like we saw on TV (tragedies etc.). We went through Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania's business city. We visited the spice island of Zanzibar first before flying to Arusha and then Lake Manyara National Park - where my son had a blast.
Coming from Minnesota - it felt hot even though it's supposed to be one of their cooler months. But it gets hotter even in Minnesota. We loved the weather.
You can't expect to get the first world service in a third world country but I would say - we're really impressed with what we paid for. Plenty of wildlife, beautiful uncontaminated air, exotic food, very good and kind African people.
It's our best trip ever!! Going again in the next two years,
This was particularly thrilling because it was our first safari
DaktariPaula
Visited:
November 2006
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar
TZ
Visited:
July 2011
Reviewed: May 14, 2012
Email Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
seltzca
US
Visited:
October 2011
Reviewed: Jun 21, 2012
Email seltzca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had spectacular elephant encounters at Lake Manyara and didn't leave the park until we absolutely had to. That said, it's very popular so you often see other tourists.
Alistair Tough
Visited:
August 2005
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2012
The park is quite small but has an unusual rain forest environment. The hotel overlooking Manyara has one of the most exciting swimming pools in the world - there is a thousand foot drop from one side.
JC
Visited:
February 2005
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2012
Compared to other safari sites in Africa, this Park is really worth going.
petuschok
Visited:
October 2008
Reviewed: Aug 17, 2012
JerseyMolly
US
Visited:
August 2012
Reviewed: Sep 5, 2012
Email JerseyMolly | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We visited several safari parks on this trip, but at Lake Manyara the animals were amazingly close, like nothing I've ever seen before. There were lots of pelicans and storks on the lake, what a great sight!
An Droid
DE
Visited:
April 2011
Reviewed: Sep 8, 2012
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lake Manyara is the smallest of the 4 national parks we visited on our safari (the others were Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire). This is probably the only 'bad' thing about it (although that is 'spoiled me' talking). The alkaline lake is a unique ecosystem with loads of rare things to witness in and around it.