Lake Manyara national park is an iconic national park of the country. This is a protected area sandwiched between Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara Regions.

The national park is administrated by the Tanzania National Parks Authority. Lake Manyara National park is a small park that covers 325 km2.

The national park is located 126km to the south-west to Arusha. You can reach the national park between one and a half or two hours. If you can reach Babati which is the capital of the Manyara region you can travelled to the national park. Lake Manyara airport is next to the capital city of the Manyara Region. You can get a charted flight too to reach the national park.

In the wet season Lake Manyara is home to almost 300 different species of migratory birds, including thousands of flamingos. In the dry season, alkaline mud-flats take the place of the waters. This is the best time to see large mammals such as hippos, elephants, wildebeest and giraffe. A number of safari lodges provide tourists with lodging and day and night safaris to see the wildlife.

You can spot following birds more widely;
Pied avocet
Pied kingfisher
Pink-backed pelican
Sacred ibis
Saddle-billed stork
Silvery-cheeked hornbill
Southern ground hornbill
Spur-winged goose
Von der Decken’s hornbill
Yellow-billed stork
Abdim’s stork
African fish eagle
African grey hornbill
African hawk eagle
African jacana
African spoonbill
Baglafecht weaver
Comb duck
Crowned eagle
Great white pelican
Greater flamingo
Grey crowned crane
Hamerkop

What to explore: Game drive safari, Tree Top Walkway Leopard Sightings At Night, Canoeing Safari, Day trip