Lake Manyara National Park picture gallery

Lake Manyara covers about 330km², of which two-thirds is usually underwater…

… this makes it a small national park by African Standards.

Adjacent to the lake are wide grassy floodplains and massive woodland.

The small springs are sometimes home to smaller animals like terrapins…

…and larger pockets of water to hippos, which are less friendly than they appear.

Explore Lake Manyara with an expert safari guide and 4WD.

Lake Manyara is well known for its troops of baboons, which are mostly very relaxed around vehicles.

You might even run across an elephant, which will often let your vehicle get very close.

Manyara is renowned for its tree-climbing lions, though they are more usually seen on the ground.

On the wide open plains by the lake, which lies at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment...

…you usually can see herds of buffalo…

…and plenty of Zebra.

Giraffes are lucky to get at the goodies other browsers can&#39;t reach.

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is the only permanent lodge within the park.

The ten spacious suites are set on raised decks in the forest.

At Kirurumu Tented Camp you can enjoy a cold drink whilst having a great view of the park.

The rooms at Lake Manyara Serena Hotel are very spacious - all having access to the pool.

Manyara, despite its small size, is a great birding reserve with almost 400 species recorded…

…though its populations of big game won’t disappoint either.