Activities at Lake Manyara

Lake Manyara national park is renowned for its diverse vegetation, good wildlife sightings including flamingoes and acquatic birds, beautiful scenary with ground water forests and also due its easy access from Arusha city, the starting point for safaris in Northern Tanzania.

Along with usual safari in Lake Manyara National park, there are several add-on tours you can do in this park as you can find below.

Hiking in forest

Hike down the Great Rift Valley, through a dense ground water forest. View birds, monkeys, bush buck and other forest animals.

• Location: Outside the park
• Duration: 2.5 hrs
• Difficulty: Moderate/Hard
• Age Limit: 8 yrs+
• Park Fees Required?: No
• Departure time: 08:00 hrs, 10:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs
• Price: USD 37 Per person

Village walk in Mto Wa Mbu

Visit Mto Wa Mbu village for a great cultural experience with an experienced English speaking guide who grew up in the village. Visit local farms, schools, a kindergarten, local homes, the market, milling machines, rice paddies, Banana Beer Bar and local activities.

• Location: Outside the park
• Duration: 2.5 hrs
• Difficulty: Easy
• Age Limit: N/A
• Park Fees Required?: No
• Departure time: 08:00 hrs, 10:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs
• Price: USD 40 Per person

Canoeing in Lake Manyara

Lake Manyara is home to an incredible array of bird life, including thousands of pink-hued flamingos. You can get very close to giraffes, elephants, buffalos and other animals grazing on the shoreline.

• Location: Inside the park
• Duration: 2.5 hrs
• Difficulty: Easy
• Age Limit: 8 yrs
• Departure time: 10:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 12:30 hrs and 15:00 hrs
• Activity price: USD 50 Per person
• Park Fee: USD59 per adult/ USD30 per child (This is covered if your tour includes visit to Manyara national park on same day. Otherwise, it needs to paid additionally)
• Canoeing permit Fee: USD 24 per adult/ USD12 per child
• Total Price including canoeing permit and excluding park fees: USD 74 per person

Note: If you are not visiting Manyara NP on the same day, park fees needs to be paid along with night game drives permit fees for entering Lake Manyara and overall price for caneoing would be USD 133 per person

Mountain Biking through farms in Mto Wa Mbu

Mountain biking ride through the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu. On this ride you visit local farms, schools, church, milling machine a local bar and enjoy the sights and sounds of this vibrant village. Ideal to do on the way in or out of Manyara National Park.

• Location: Outside the park
• Duration: 2hrs
• Difficulty: Easy
• Age Limit: 8yrs (Confident rider)
• Park Fees Required?: No
• Departure time: 08:00 hrs, 10:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs
• Price: USD 40 Per person

Mountain Biking to Lake Manyara Shore

Experience local cultures from your bike on a 3-hour mountain bike ride through the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu. You visit local farms, schools, church, milling machine, a local bar and enjoy the sights and sounds of this vibrant village. Cycle to the lake shore where there are stunning vistas of the lake, the Rift Valley Wall and small herds of wildlife. The ride is on fairly flat single tracks outside of the National Park. Ideal to do on the way in or out of Manyara National Park.

• Location: Outside the park
• Duration: 3hrs
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Age Limit: 8yrs (Confident rider)
• Park Fees Required?: No
• Departure time: 08:00 hrs, 10:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs
• Price: USD 65 Per person

Night game drives in Lake Manyara

Game drive through Manyara National Park after dark to experience a whole new level of safari. The less seen animals are generally active at night and Lake Manyara National Park are full of them! Porcupines, genets and civet cats are frequent visitors to the forest. Hippos are nocturnal animals (active by night) and it is highly likely to see many of these beasts grazing on the side of the road. Lion sightings are more common and where lions are mostly sleeping in day time at night they are almost always active.

• Location: Inside the park
• Duration: 2.5 hrs
• Difficulty: N/A
• Age Limit: 8yrs+
• Park Fees Required?: Yes
• Departure time: 19:45 hrs
• Activity price: USD 55 Per person
• Park Fee: USD 59 per adult/ USD 30 per child (This is covered if your tour includes visit to Manyara national park on same day. Otherwise, it needs to paid additionally)
• Night game drives permit Fee: USD 59 per adult/ USD 30 per child
• Total Price including activity fees and Night game drive permit: USD 114 per person

Note: If you are not visiting Manyara NP on the same day, park fees needs to be paid along with activity fees and night game drives permit fees for entering Lake Manyara and overall price for night safari would be USD 173 per person

TreeTop walkway Lake Manyara

Manyara Treetop Walkway takes you on a sky-high adventure through the beautiful forest of Lake Manyara. Walk among the treetops and experience untouched nature and wildlife from a unique perspective. During this walk, guides will point out interesting facts about the Lake Manyara flora and fauna, while you can enjoy a unique birds-eye view of the world around you. This is Tanzania's first Treetop Walkway and one of the longest in Africa. A great outdoor activity for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Families, couples, individuals and groups are all welcome. Ideal to do on the way in or out of Manyara National Park.

• Location: Inside the park
• Duration: 30-45 Min
• Difficulty: N/A
• Age Limit: N/A
• Park Fees Required?: Yes
• Open timings: 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• Activity price: USD 30 Per person
• Park Fee: USD 59 per adult/ USD 30 per child (This is covered if your tour includes visit to Manyara national park on same day. Otherwise, it needs to paid additionally)
• Canopy walk permit Fee: USD 24 per adult/ USD 12 per child
• Total Price including permit and excluding park fees: USD 54 per person

Note: If you are not visiting Manyara NP on the same day, park fees needs to be paid along with Treetop walk way fees for entering Lake Manyara and overall price for night safari would be USD 113 per person

When to book these activities?

Best time to book these activities would be when you book your safari so that we can plan your itinerary keeping these activities in mind. But you can also book these activities 2 days prior to the day of visiting Manyara. If you plan to book at last moment (between 24 to 0 hours ahead of visiting Manyara), we can still try and arrange these activities but its possible there might not be slots or guides available to arrange these tours.

You can discuss and plan with your sales consultant in advance or with your briefing manager or guide(if you are already on safari) and we will arrange these tours for you.

To get a detailed view of Lake Manyara National Park, click here