Lake Manyara National Park
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Lake Manyara was once a famous hunting ground, now it is one of Tanzania’s most attractive sanctuaries. Nestling into the steep Rift Valley wall, this shallow alkaline lake is surrounded by ancient Baobab trees, ground water forest of fig and mahogany and open grasslands. A wealth of surprisingly varied vegetation sustains a wealth of wildlife, nourished by chattering streams bubbling out of the escarpment base and waterfalls spilling over the cliff
Deep in the south of the park, hot springs bubble to the surface in the shadow of the escarpment. Hippo wallows near the lake’s borders of sedge. Two famous spectacles in Lake Manyara National Park are the tree-climbing lions, which spend most of the day spread out along the branches of acacia trees six to seven meters above ground, and tree climbing pythons. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment the park is noted for its incredible beauty.
The alkaline lake is the lifeline for more than 390 species of birds. Out of which the vast range of pink flamingos is enough to capture the senses of the visitors. As estimation, there is more than 1,900,000 non-breeding Lesser Flamingo and 40,000 Greater Flamingos are residing. Apart from this, there have been more than 1,000,000-2,499,999 individual water birds that can be spotted. You can spot following birds more widely but.
Lake Manyara is located 126 kilometres from Arusha town, and covers a total of 330 square kilometres. The Park is set in a natural Crater, creating a beautiful environment for Safari. Manyara National park is famous in Tanzania for many reasons, including the lions that climb the trees. The park attracts a lot of visitors due to it being the natural habitat of many different species of beautiful bird, who spend their days searching the lake for food. In total there are over 400 species of bird living in the park. There are also many animals that inhabit the park, such as; Elephants, Lions, Buffalo’s, Leopards, Baboons, Zebra’s, and many other herbivores. Adding to the beauty of the park is a hot spring. Water comes up from the ground bubbling, and they flow all year round in all seasons
