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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (313 Reviews)

Great Park Lake Manyara Safaris Tanzania
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Average User Rating

3.9712 / 5 4 /5
3.8533 / 5 4.2100 / 5 3.9433 / 5 4.0959 / 5

Rating Breakdown

5 star 114 / 10 114
4 star 99 / 10 99
3 star 79 / 10 79
2 star 19 / 10 19
1 star 2 / 10 2
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Female avatar icon Laura Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Sep 12, 2023

Email Laura  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Laura and not that of SafariBookings.
1 / 5 1 /5
2 / 5 0 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

The least interesting of all the parks, not much wildlife and not much to see. The lake is nice but in my opinion is not worth it.

Male avatar icon Aidan Uganda flag UG       Visited: August 2020 Reviewed: Aug 31, 2020

Email Aidan  |  under20 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Aidan and not that of SafariBookings.

the worst trip

1 / 5 1 /5
1 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5

i really didnt like it. i saw a very small amount of animals and no lions

Female avatar icon Tatiana Russia flag RU       Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Mar 8, 2026

Email Tatiana  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Tatiana and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
1 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 5

Unfortunately, I think the park is dying due to the recent floods. It's sad, but it's instructive to see how cruel and merciless nature itself can be at times.

Female avatar icon Francesca Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2025

Email Francesca  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Francesca and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

The dense vegetation makes it difficult to spot many animals. After visiting the other parks, this is definitely the one we would recommend skipping.

Male avatar icon Antonio Alves Portugal flag PT       Visited: August 2024 Reviewed: Aug 27, 2024

Email Antonio Alves  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Antonio Alves and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
1 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 5

Very few fauna and few specimen of animal. Time lost. May be a place to beguin a safari, baut not to finish after Serengueti or ngorongoro

Female avatar icon Debra & Angi Italy flag IT       Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2024

Email Debra & Angi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Debra & Angi and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
3 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 5

Because of the increasing salt water is everything destroyed!
More over we didn’t have time to se much because our plan was in the afternoon at 3 from Arusha…

Female avatar icon Elize South Africa flag ZA       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Dec 1, 2023

Email Elize  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Elize and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
1 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 1 / 5

We hardly saw anything that entire trip.

Male avatar icon Leo United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Oct 1, 2023

Email Leo  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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2 / 5 2 /5
2 / 5 1 / 5 1 / 5 2 / 5

Little to see, expensive and repetitive

Female avatar icon Vanee Sivasamy Malaysia flag MY       Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2023

Email Vanee Sivasamy  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Vanee Sivasamy and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
2 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

It was very hard to see any wildlife with so many trees and the lake had also caused damage to some of the forest area.

Male avatar icon Bob Lyle United States flag US       Visited: June 2023 Reviewed: Aug 14, 2023

Email Bob Lyle  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Bob Lyle and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
5 / 5 1 / 5 4 / 5 0 / 5

I would skip Lake Manyara and spend your time elsewhere.