Lake Manyara National Park is one of the smaller parks of the Northern Circuit in Tanzania. The foresty park is filled with colourful birds, curious monkeys and many other animals hidden amongst the trees. It’s most famous for its tree-climbing lions and large flocks of pink flamingos.

The National Park is named after the lake; Lake Manyara, which makes up the majority of the park. The lake covers an area of about 230 km2 (89 sq mi) of the total of 325 km2 (125 sq mi).

Even though the park is small, it has an interesting variety of diverse landscapes. From thick woodlands and groundwater forests to extensive swamps where hippo’s love to feast day and night. Compared to the other national parks in the area, Lake Manyara National Park is by far the greenest of them all.

The wildlife includes giraffes, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, tree climbing lions, zebras, antelopes and largest baboons in this region can be enjoyed on the shore of Lake Manyara.

The alkaline lake is mostly famous for birding. This is the perfect paradise for more than 400 bird species like flocks of pink flamingo birds, yellow-billed storks, herons, cockscrews, pelicans, cormorants, Ruppel’s Griffon, Verreaux’s eagle, Augar Buzzard, Peregrine falcons, etc.

Lake Manyara National Park is famous for tree climbing lions and birding safari. The park offers different activities like Game drives, canoe safaris, cultural tours, shore side picnics, mountain biking, abseiling, and walking in forests. You can also go for cultural tours in the Masai villages to add to your adventure tour.