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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (313 Reviews)

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3.9712 / 5 4 /5
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Male avatar icon Rick Johnson United States flag US       Visited: November 2008 Reviewed: Mar 21, 2012

35-50 years of age

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Lake Manyara NP was our first foray into the African wildlife scene and we were not disappointed. Lions, hippos, giraffes, flamingos, baboons, elephants, gazelle, impala, monkeys, and birds, birds, birds.

The best piece of advice I can offer for Lake Manyara or any other safari is to make sure you have a good guide/driver beforehand. You might have to pay a little more for a top guide, but it is well worth the cost. If you can afford a private guide/driver, even better. Ours was exceedingly knowledgeable about the environment and the wildlife. He was able to spot and point out animals that we would have never seen our own. A place like Lake Manyara is quite scenic to drive through, but when someone is able to point out and describe things you would not otherwise notice, it makes the experience truly memorable.

Female avatar icon Jennifer Henderson United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2018

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

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A great place to start your safari. Great assortment of animals in a beautiful setting.

Female avatar icon Diane United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 26, 2018

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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Baboons, hippos and leopards.

Male avatar icon Gordon Magee United States flag US       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Feb 27, 2018

Email Gordon Magee  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Excellent area with such a diverse ecology

Male avatar icon John C. United States flag US       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2018

Email John C.  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Not as good wildlife sighting as the other parks we saw but still very good. Many more monkeys and baboons than other places. We saw some elephants in the dense forest as well

Avatar icon Carolyn Widas Canada flag CA       Visited: October 2017 Reviewed: Nov 6, 2017

Email Carolyn Widas  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Beautiful in all aspects including the history, the sunrise and the game.

Female avatar icon Pole pole United States flag US       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 24, 2017

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

5 / 5 5 /5
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Lots of hippos and bands of baboons.

Female avatar icon Kathleen H. United States flag US       Visited: May 2026 Reviewed: May 20, 2026

Email Kathleen H.  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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absolutely gorgeous lake, Lodgings, lots of willdlife

Male avatar icon David John Collier United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: January 2026 Reviewed: Feb 20, 2026

Email David John Collier  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
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Simply the very very best!

Male avatar icon Jose Luis Perez Burkhardt Spain flag ES       Visited: January 2026 Reviewed: Feb 11, 2026

Email Jose Luis Perez Burkhardt  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Climbing lions were not visible the day of our visit. Slightly crowded of vehicles