Lake Manyara 4WD safari

LAKE MAYARA IS A SCENIC GEM - ENJOY A 4WD SAFARI ALONG THE LAKE -
WITH COMPACT GAME VIEWING ON FLOODPLAIN & IN GROUNDWATER FORESTS

Lake Manyara 4WD private safari

The park is located in northern Tanzania. The entrance gate lies 1.5 hours (126km/80 miles) west of Arusha. Close to the ethnically diverse market town of Mto wa Mbu.

Lake Manyara is a scenic gem. Stretching for 50km along the base of the gold colored 600-metre high slope. According to Ernest Hemingway “the loveliest setting I had seen in Africa”. The diversity of landscape offers a compact game-viewing

jungle-like groundwater forest

From the entrance gate, the road winds through a  jungle-like groundwater forest. We follow the road with our 4WD, where hundred-strong baboon troops lounge along the roadside. Blue monkeys scamper between the ancient mahogany trees. Bushbuck tread warily through the shadows. And big forest hornbills honk loudly in the high canopy.

grassy floodplain

Contrasting with the intimacy of the forest is the grassy floodplain and its open views eastward. You can see across the alkaline lake, to the blue volcanic peaks that rise from the endless steppes. Large buffalo, wildebeest and zebra herds congregate on these grassy plains. As do giraffes – some so dark in coloration that they appear to be black from a distance.

Inland of the floodplain is a narrow belt of acacia woodland. This is the favored place of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Groups of banded mongoose dart between the acacias. While the dik-dik forages in their shade.

hot springs

A field of hot springs steams and bubbles nearby the lakeshore in the far south of the park. Where pairs of klipspringer are often seen silhouetted on the rocks above.

introduction to Tanzania's birdlife

Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks.

HOW TO GET THERE

By road, charter or scheduled flight from Arusha, en route to Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. 

WHAT TO DO

Game drives, canoeing when the water levels is sufficiently high. Cultural tours, mountain bike tours, abseiling and forest walks on the escarpment outside the park.

WHEN TO GO

Dry season (July-October) for large mammals; wet season (November-June) for bird watching, the waterfalls and canoeing. 

SIZE

330 sq km (127 sq miles), of which up to 200 sq km (77 sq miles) is lake when water levels are high.

ACCOMMODATION

One luxury treehouse-style camp, public bandas and campsites inside the park. One luxury tented camp and two lodges perched on the Rift Wall overlooking the lake. There are several guesthouses and campsites in nearby Mto wa Mbu.

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