Lake Manyara National Park Day Tour

Lake Manyara National Park Day Tour

Our driver will meet you at your Arusha or Moshi hotel, as we travel travel west to the Great Rift Valley and the Lake Manyara National Park. We will travel through the agricultural market town of Mto Wa Mbu, which is situated next to the entrance of the Lake Manyara National Park. The town is a souvenir hunters paradise, harboring thousands souvenir salesmen – ready to pounce at your slightest invitation.

While Manyara lacks the raw drama of other northern circuit destinations, its vegetation is diverse, ranging from savannah to marshes to evergreen forest (11 different ecosystems in all) and it supports one of the highest biomass densities of large mammals in the world. Elephants, hippos, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes and wildebeest are often spotted. Leopards and hyenas are also here. Lake Manyara is also home to a famous population of tree-climbing lions.

Late in the afternoon we will depart from Lake Manyara and take you to your hotel, where our adventure ends.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania

The main activity for visitor is day time game driving, although the park has recently started to offer night safaris and the camps deep inside the park offer abseiling and forest short walks on the escarpment outside the park. Staying in the Rift Valley outside the park however does open up a wealth of possibilities, with activities such as walking, Cultural tours, village trips, hiking and mountain biking available at some lodges in Mto wambu culture center.



Duration: 1 hour