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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (288 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

3.9722 / 5 4 /5
3.8696 / 5 4.2202 / 5 3.9344 / 5 4.0900 / 5

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4 star 91 / 10 91
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
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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

The review below is the personal opinion of Leandro Rosa Novo Vita and not that of SafariBookings.
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

The review below is the personal opinion of AyBee and not that of SafariBookings.
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.

Male avatar icon Robert United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Apr 6, 2018

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

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

Wrong time of year for the flamingos, wild life was poor.

Female avatar icon Beth United States flag US       Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: May 29, 2018

Email Beth  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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

It was rainin and one of the rivers flooded so we were unable to access a large portion of the park it seemed. It is heavily forested which made it difficult to spot wildlife, but still very beautiful.

Male avatar icon Polwach Wudhikulprapan Thailand flag TH       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 8, 2018

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

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

Lake Manyara is pretty small comparing to other national parks we visited. What we like about this place is that we saw lions resting on the trees which was quite spectacular, thanks to the springwater that has an influence on their behaviors. There were not so many kinds of wild animals to see here although olive baboons were notably abundant. The lanscape is a mix of plain and forest and not so scenic as Serengeti or Ngorongoro.

Female avatar icon Ava United States flag US       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2019

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

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

We went to Lake Manyara after visiting the other places, and it's just not as exciting as the Serengeti, or as beautiful as the Ngorongoro crater. They have a lot of cool birds there, a variety of monkeys, and the lake is beautiful with some nice vistas, but you just don't see as many animals here. It may have been a better place to go first, as it felt lackluster when we visited as our last destination. I would have rather spent another day in the Serengeti rather than stopping here.

Male avatar icon Haavard Norway flag NO       Visited: December 2019 Reviewed: Feb 10, 2020

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

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

A lot of elephants. This is the place where you come clostest to the elephants. There is some gaselles and monkeys here, but not that many other animals.

Female avatar icon Paula Finland flag FI       Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 11, 2023

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

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

We sadly did not see much wildlife at Lake Manyara but we loved the nature and landscapes.

Male avatar icon Frank Switzerland flag CH       Visited: November 2023 Reviewed: Nov 28, 2023

Email Frank  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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

We have seen just one elefant and a few other animals. Bird watching was better. Scenery at the lake side nice. Djungle forest beautiful.