Overview
Small but extraordinarily diverse — Lake Manyara packs remarkable wildlife into just 325 km². Famous for its unique tree-climbing lions, massive flocks of pink flamingos on the alkaline lake shore.
Tucked beneath the sheer, 600-metre high cliffs of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic gem offering a diverse ecological experience in a compact area. The park's terrain ranges from a dense groundwater forest—where troops of baboons and blue monkeys thrive—to the expansive alkaline lake that dominates the landscape. Manyara is famously home to the elusive tree-climbing lions, a rare behavioral adaptation seen in only a few places in Africa. The shallow lake attracts thousands of pink flamingos and over 400 other bird species, while the floodplains are favored by large herds of elephants, buffalo, and giraffes.