Day tour to Lake Manyara National Park from Arusha

Driving west from Arusha, you reach Lake Manyara after only two hours and set off to explore this wonderful wildlife setting.

Enjoy a spectacular one-day trip that includes wildlife-viewing and an opportunity to learn about the everyday lives of Tanzanian villagers. On the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is small, but its diverse eco-systems pack in a huge variety of animal and bird life. It is rightly famous for its tree-climbing lions, but also for its boisterous baboons! A riot of color is provided by the bird life here, and your day trip also includes a village tour of Mto wa Mbu.

Set amidst phenomenal landscape, you search out the wildlife on the plains and in the acacia woodlands, not forgetting the shores of the shallow alkaline lake itself. Although this is a small park, with much of it underwater, it is a varied environment with characteristic fig and mahogany trees prevalent here. You might spot Lake Manyara’s renowned tree-climbing lions, but you could easily find elephant, hippo, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe, plus many other species. A splash of color will be added by the pink-hued flamingos, one of 400 bird species recorded here. Also present are spoonbills, stilts, egrets, pelicans, cormorants and yellow-billed storks.

COST:

• USD 335 for 1 person
• USD 260 per person for 2 people
• USD 230 per person for 3 people
• USD 215 per person for 4-6 people

INCLUSIONS

• 4X4 luxury safari vehicle
• Lunch incl. drinking water, soft drinks
• Professional driver-guide
• Round-trip airport transfer
• Park fees & all government imposed taxes (VAT 18%)

EXCLUSIONS

• International flights
• Tips
• Overnight accommodations
• Drinks e.g alcohol