Activities

Detailed 3 Day Lake Manyara Safari in Tanzania

Day 1: ARRIVE IN ARUSHA

Our Tanzania safari rep will be at JRO for meet and greet. Upon meeting you will be briefed on the 3 days Lake Manyara Safari. You will leave Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).  This will be on a transfer basis headed to Arusha. 

This is Tanzania’s tourism capital. It is also the launching pad for all Northern circuit safaris. It is in Arusha that the rest of the day is spent at leisure. Your overnight stay will be at the Ilboru Safari Lodge.  

This Tanzania safari lodge is on the slope of Mt. Meru. What a perfect place to prepare for your adventure! Your accommodation at this lodge will be on bed and breakfast basis.

About Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara National Park well known for the tree climbing lions. This Tanzania National Park is also famous for the soda ash lake and its flamingos, we are talking about breathtaking scenery! 

Lake Manyara has a big number of elephants and so many giraffes. Here you will also find zebras, wildebeest, impala, waterbuck, and warthog, small known shy Kik’s dik dik as well as Klipspringer along the ramps of the escarpment. 

Leopards are hosted within the broken forests and escarpment. There are healthy lions that are well known for their tree climbing pranks. This used to be a special character of the park which is not the case today. Regarded as Africa’s largest, huge herds of baboons are expected here.

Lake Manyara National Park is in the northern part of Tanzania. This Tanzania National Park is 126 kilometers west of Arusha Town. The park is sized 330 square kilometers of which 220 sq kilometers

Day 2: SAFARI TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

You will wake up to a no pressure 3 days Lake Manyara safari breakfast. After checking out of your lodge, leavefor Lake Manyara. This drive goes through Arusha Town as you head to Lake Manyara National Park. 

This park is one of the most diverse reserves in Tanzania. This is despite the fact that it is one of the smallest Tanzania parks. Lake Manyara which is a salty lake covers two thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley. 

Between the wall and the lake lies the ground water forest. These are areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore and the Soda Lake. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in this area. The area consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise. 

The park has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions. You will have a wonderful time searching for the tree climbing lions and other wildlife. In the evening you will return to your Lake Manyara lodge. You will dine and sleep at the Lake Manyara Hotel.

Day 3: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK - ARUSHA TOWN

Enjoy an early morning game drive in Lake Manyara. This is to be followed by breakfast at your lodge. Expect to see unspoiled paradise with ground water forest. 

The area is laced with underground springs. The springs team up with wildlife.  They include elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes and the largest baboon troops in Africa.  There are also some of the antelopes. 

You will leave for Arusha proceeding onward to JRO. End the 3 days Lake Manyara safari with a drop off in time for your departure flight.

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What is included in the 3 Day Lake Manyara Safari in Tanzania cost?

• Accommodation as per the itinerary
• Transport in a 4 X 4 Safari vehicle with pop up roof
• Meals on full board basis while on Tanzania Safari
• All park entrance fee
• All Government tax

3 Day Lake Manyara Safari in Tanzania cost excludes:

• Visa
• Items of personal use
• Deviation from the above program
• Drinks and beverages
• Tips and porterage

What to Carry on the 3 Day Lake Manyara Safari in Tanzania

• Sun glasses
• Light and some few heavy clothing
• Sun screen
• Insect repellant
• Hat
• Comfortable shoes

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