Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive
Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Arusha early in the morning and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park encompasses the northwest bank and part of the alkaline Lake Manyara, which rests in the Great Rift Valley.
Start the game drive as your naturalist explains the ecosystem of the park. The park is perhaps best known for its flamingos, pelicans, and cormorants, but it is also home to a few hundred other species of birds; it is, therefore, a paradise for ornithologists. Alongside this great variety of birds, the "Big Game" can also be seen. With a bit of luck, you might see elephants in the wooded regions and, with even more fortune, the tree-climbing lions. Lake Manyara National Park is the only place where lions can be found with this atypical behaviour of climbing trees. Baboons and vervet monkeys are also found in forested areas. In the more open spaces, spot giraffes nibbling at the fresh leaves while the various types of antelopes common to the region browse for tasty shoots.
Take a break from the safari and enjoy a picnic lunch amidst the jungle.
Spend some more time on a game safari and wildlife watching before it is time to return to Arusha.
