Welcome to Lake Manyara National Park

The lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the ground water forest, the tree climbing lions, the soda lake inhabited with thousands of pink-hued flamingos, large water birds, the troops of baboons and blue monkeys and the rift valley escarpment are only some of the things that make this area an unforgettable safari experience.

The park derives its name from a plant called Euphorbia tirucalli, known as “Emanyara” in Maasai language.
Lake Manyara national park covers an area of 648.7 sq km.

Climate

The Park experiences bi-modal rainfall season with short rains starting from November to December and long rains from February to May. The dry season is from late June to October.

It is located at an altitude between 850 and 2000 meters with annual average rainfall ranging from 650 to 760mm.