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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.
DaktariPaula
Visited:
November 2006
Reviewed: May 13, 2012
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,
We spent one day in Lake Manyara. The elephant viewing is wonderful here and the landscape is beautiful. There aren't a lot of predatory animals around so that is lacking, and the park is somewhat small so it feels like there are a lot of tourists around.
Lake Manyara is worth a visit, to be sure. Probably my least favorite of all the parks visited, but not a bad place at all! One night here is plenty. The sunset/sunrise views over the Lake from the high location of Lake Manyara Hotel are worth the visit alone.
Johan Gardelius
SE
Visited:
November 2007
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Email Johan Gardelius | 50-65 years of age
Our family did not have enough time to fully see and rate the park.
Ron van de Leijgraaf
NL
Visited:
June 2011
Reviewed: Oct 2, 2011
Email Ron van de Leijgraaf | 35-50 years of age
Lake Manyara feels slightly different from the other parks in northern Tanzania and that makes it a special place. And of course, you have tree climbing lions here, very special indeed.
DennisK
US
Visited:
January 2011
Reviewed: Sep 22, 2011
65+ years of age
This is a small park near Arusha and had the most visitors we encountered. Because of the season, it has the least animals. However, we did see the flamingos!
Nile_Geordies
Visited:
December 2009
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2011
AfricaontheNile
US
Visited:
July 2010
Reviewed: Aug 19, 2011
Email AfricaontheNile | 50-65 years of age
I loved the wildlife we saw, the accommodations we stayed in - everything. All combined to give you a wonderful Africa experience.