12 reasons why you should visit the Lake Manyara National Park

If you’re heading on a Tanzania safari, a visit to the Lake Manyara National Park is the perfect way to start.

Just under a two hours drive from Arusha, the Lake Manyara National Park is a great pit-stop as you head towards the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park.

To give you an idea of what you may see, here are 12 reasons why you should visit the Lake Manyara National Park.

African spoonbill spreading its wings. #africa #africanature #africanamazing #africanspoonbill #birdsofafrica #lakemanyara #lakemanyaranationalpark #tanzania #wildlife #wildlifeplanet #wildlifephotography #wildlifeimageoftheday #natgeo #natureaddicts #naturelovers #naturephotography #nature #natureportraits

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На заднем плане небольшая песчаная буря. #tanzania #safari #lakemanyara #lakemanyaranationalpark #танзания #сафари #озероманьяра #yury_snowman_tanzania #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildanimals

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It’s pretty rare to see lions climbing trees, but the lions of Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania 🇹🇿 are quite fond of trees. It’s the best place in Africa to see #treelions – 📷 via @Tanzania.255 #lakemanyaranationalpark

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More from the elephant pool in Lake Manyara. 🐘🇹🇿December 2006. #elephants #tembo #tanzania #africa #lakemanyaranationalpark #getlost #explorer #optoutside #createexplore #exploretocreate #travelworld #keepexploring #globe_travel #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #wildlifelovers #earthfocus #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeaddicts #natgeowild #natgeo #natgeohub #natgeowildlife #natgeowild_hd #natgeopix #wildlifeperfection #animalelite

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#lakemanyaranationalpark #tanzania #safari #lakemanyara #africa #танзания #сафари #озероманьяра #африка #yury_snowman_tanzania #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildanimals #wildanimal

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Young male lion. #lion #bigcats #bigcat #bigfive #malelion #manes #lovebigcats #bigcatsofinstagram #africanamazing #africa #africanature #tanzania #serengeti #lakemanyara #lakemanyaranationalpark #naturephotography #naturelovers #natgeo #nature_perfection #natureaddicts #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet

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Pelicans above Lake Manyara. #naturephotography #nature #natureaddicts #naturelovers #natgeo #natgeowild #wildlife #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth #wildlifephotography #pelican #pelicans #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #lakemanyara #lakemanyaranationalpark #tanzania #africa #africanature #africanamazing

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#tanzania #safari #lakemanyara #lakemanyaranationalpark #wildlife #wildanimal #wildlifephotography #wildanimals #yury_snowman_tanzania #танзания #сафари #озероманьяра

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1991 – Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park. #africa#tanzania #park #lakemanyaranationalpark #safari#safaripark #wildword#travellingtotanzania #lakemanyara#lakemanyarapark

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Written by Tiffany Bowers

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