Lake Manyara
Safari
Lake Manyara in Tanzania - Lake Manyara
Safaris
Lake Manyara is a beautiful park is at the base
of the Great Rift
Valley escarpment and comprises of forest,
woodland, grasslands, and swamps. Lake manyara
long thin park only about 330 sq km in size. Two
thirds of Lake Manyara National park comprises
of water, with the Great Rift Valley Escarpment
rising sharply and dramatically along the
western side.
Lake Manyara is well known for its tree climbing
lions and there are also plenty of leopards.
You'll need some luck to see them though, so
don't be disappointed if they elude you.
Lake Manyara is a great safari spot for bird
viewing and also has a
healthy population of ungulates such as buffalo
and wildebeest. Many animals in lake Manyara can
be seen grazing the new shoots on the floodplain
and wallowing in the shallows of the lake, while
further out pods of hippos bob.
Activities and Special Interests Lake
Manyara
Bird watching in Lake Manyara Tanzania
Lake Manyara
photographic safari
Lake Manyara
walking safaris.
Wildlife in Lake Manyara National Park
Gazelles; impala; buffalo; wildebeest; the
famous tree climbing lion; hyaena; baboon;
giraffe; hippopotamus; and a great number of
smaller mammals; 350 species of bird, storks and
flamingoes.
