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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (286 Reviews)

Lake Manyara Safaris Lake Manyara National Park
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Average User Rating

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

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3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
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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
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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.

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.

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

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

Spend more time at Tarangire or Ngorongoro instead.

Male avatar icon Subra United States flag US       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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

Seemed to have to stay on the path and so even though there was a lot of wildlife, it was difficult to get close. Great place to stop and have lunch.

Avatar icon Don Petersen Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015

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

Accommodations overlooking the great rift valley wonderful views. The park has the chance to see a lot of wildlife, and from a scenery standpoint is average. This was were we started our game drives. Worth visiting, but not my favorite location.

Male avatar icon Bruce Finocchio United States flag US       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: May 12, 2015

Email Bruce Finocchio  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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

Maybe, at other times of year Lake Manyara National Park might be better with more wildlife, we did see some unique and endemic bird species here, and Klipspringer antelope that we didn't see elsewhere.

Avatar icon Ludwig Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

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

After visiting both Serengeti and Ngorongoro this park was not as exciting anymore, however it is a good park and you can spot a lot of animals and a few species that did not exist in the other parks.

Male avatar icon Andre Gilden Netherlands flag NL       Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: May 2, 2015

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

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 1 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5

Good birding in the park, wildlife is less, but still some herbivores in the park. There are lots of waterfowls in the park and good flamingo's in the lake in the right season .

Male avatar icon Justin Canada flag CA       Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Apr 28, 2015

Email Justin  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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

I'm not really a fan of Manyara, as the tourist circuit in the North tends to get very clumped up around these parks in my opinion. The game sighting is nothing to write home about, other than maybe flamingos. There are much better parks in Tanzania.

Avatar icon Vivek Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Apr 19, 2015

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

Thick vegetation makes it hard to see wildlife well. Only a few areas where lots of wild life can be seen.