Lake Manyara Park Day Trip

From $ 390 pp

Duration: 1 Days

Tour Type: Day Trips

Trip Overview

This day trip to Lake Manyara National Park offers a rewarding safari experience packed with wildlife, scenic beauty, and adventure. Traveling in a comfortable 4WD Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, you will enjoy excellent game viewing as you explore one of Tanzania’s most diverse national parks. The park is home to a wide range of animals, including elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, hippos, baboons, and monkeys, with the exciting chance of spotting the famous tree-climbing lions resting in acacia trees.

Lake Manyara itself is a major highlight, especially during the wet season when its alkaline waters attract large flocks of flamingos and other migratory birds, creating a spectacular pink shoreline. After a picnic lunch, the safari continues with an afternoon game drive to discover more wildlife before returning to Arusha, making this an ideal one-day safari for nature lovers and first-time visitors.

Comfortable safari experience in a 4WD Land Cruiser with pop-up roof

Beautiful lake views and diverse landscapes in one compact park

Chance to see flamingos, hippos, giraffes, and tree-climbing lions

Full-day game drive in a scenic and wildlife-rich national park

Itinerary In Details

Day 1 : Lake Manyara National Park

You’ll be driving in a spacious 4WD Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof. During your day trip in Lake Manyara National Park, you might encounter animals such as hippos, flamingos, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, warthogs, impalas, buffalos, baboons, and blue vervet monkeys. And if you’re lucky, you might even spot a lion lounging in a tree! Of course, there’s plenty more wildlife waiting to be discovered. Driving through the park is an exciting and adventurous experience. Here, you might get surprisingly close to the animal sometimes without even realizing it! So, keep your eyes and ears open. During the wet seasons (November – December and March – May), the lake can expand to cover up to 60% of the park’s total area – an impressive 231 km². During these months, its high-alkaline waters attract a variety of migratory waterbirds, including the iconic pink flamingos. After our lunch break, we’ll head out for another game drive to search for any animals we may have missed, making sure to check off as many incredible wildlife encounters as possible. At the end of the day, we’ll prepare for the drive back to Arusha

Includes

Day trip according to the itinerary
Transportation
Professional, English-speaking guide
Lunch
Mineral water
All mentioned activities
All Required Fees

Excludes

International or Local Flights
Optional Activities
Alcoholic and soft drinks
Visa fees
Tips
Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
Travel Insurance

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What our customers say

At Sweet Memory Adventure, we are honored to receive wonderful feedback from our guests, with many praising our exceptional service, unforgettable experiences, and dedication to creating memorable journeys.

    
 
 
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   Zoe 
 
 
 
 Verified Great first Safari experience!!
We did 3 different game drives and saw every animal in abundance except for a lion-- although we did see vultures but couldn't pin point it. Moses was super helpful in communicating all of the prices and plans in advance and our guide, Hassan, was amazing. It was sad leaving him at the end of the trip but we will for sure stay in contact. The lodging both inside the camp and the nicer one outside for the 2nd night were both nice. All of the food was so so good and visiting the Maasai village on the 2nd day was a huge highlight of our trip. 100% would recommend to anyone.
  
 
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   Artix 
 
 
 
 Verified Unforgettable Adventure!
We had an amazing four-day safari in Mikumi and Selous with unforgettable memories. The start was great, the communication was easy and Moses was very flexible to our needs. From the first moment Zack was the perfect guide with an impressive knowledge about animals, their behaviour and the ecosystem. He knows the huge biodiversity of Tanzania very well and identifies animals easily by voices and tracks. It was a breathtaking feeling to see elephants close enough to touch. Besides nature and wildlife, Zack takes us on a journey through the impressive culture and daily life of people in Tanzania. We are very thankful. Zack was not just a top tour guide but also a very kind and friendly company. Moreover, accommodations were wonderful and the food was really good. It was an adventure of a lifetime. Next safari is safe! We are very thankful and highly recommend Sweet Memory Adventure. Asante sana!
  
 
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   Kristina K 
 
 
 
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3days 2nights Safari at Mikumi NP with our super friendly and profesional guide/driver Nico was over our expectations!!! We saw hundreds of animals, we saw them really all🦓🐘🦛🦒🦁🐊🦌🐃 Highly recommend this company! Thank you Moses for organizing all this for us 🙏 and as you don't need much staff to bring with you please fill your luggage with some toys, pencils,exercise books, dresses. Local kids will fill your heart with the gratitude 💝💝💝
  
 
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   Bonnie 
 
 
 
 Verified Explendid adventure for the whole family!
Had the most exciting trip with Sweet Memories Adventures with my family and enjoyed the holidays to the maximum.Keep up with the good work guys👌
  
 
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The owner is courteous and very very helpful from the beginning organizing our trip to Tanzania, always available. Professional, organized, simply superb. I highly recommend it. Sweet memories Adventures will make your dreams come true. thanks for the awesome unforgettable experience
  
 
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I must say that i was extremely satisfied with Sweet Memories Adventures. The owner is courteous and very very helpful from the beginning organizing our trip to Tanzania, always available. Professional, organized, simply superb. I highly recommend it. Sweet memories Adventures will make your dreams come true. thanks for the awesome unforgettable experience

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