Getting to Lake Manyara

Getting to Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania : Lake Manyara National Park is one of the famous parks in Tanzania, East Africa, located just adjacent to other popular Tanzania national parks such as Ngorongoro conservational area and Tarangire national park. The soda lake, where thousands of flamingos and other water-loving species live, and the tree-climbing lions, are the two main draws of the lake Manyara National Park. In addition, the park is home to many other animal species, including elephants, gazelles, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, and many others. Both the southern and northern gates provide entry to the park. Due to the abundance of nearby lodging, the northern gate is used more frequently.

One of the few national parks in Tanzania that is easily accessible by both air travel and vehicle travel is Lake Manyara. The Kilimanjaro International Airport, which is only a few kilometers from Arusha city, the starting point of Tanzania’s northern circuit safaris, is the primary airport for foreign travelers who want to fly in to reach Lake Manyara National Park.

Getting to Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
Getting to Lake Manyara

Alternatively, for international visitors, another airport to fly into when you want to get to Lake Manyara national park, apart from landing at Kilimanjaro international airport, is to fly into and land at Julius Nyerere international airport located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. From there, you can take a domestic flight to either Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, or you can take a road trip up to Arusha City, which is where the Lake Manyara National Park safaris begins. In contrast to other safari locations on this circuit, Lake Manyara National Park is less well-known while being a part of Tanzania’s well-known northern safari circuit.

How to Get to Lake Manyara National Park? After you’ve arrived in Tanzania, where Lake Manyara National Park is located, you can use one of the following methods or modes of transportation to get there: There are two main ways to go to Lake Manyara National Park, and they are as follows:

GETTING TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK BY AIR TRANSPORT.

Although it may be expensive, this is one of the best ways to reach Lake Manyara National Park. It is also the simplest and fastest way to get there. You can get to Lake Manyara by taking local flights from Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro International Airport or Julius Nyerere International Airport after taking an international flight and landing there. Numerous charter flights connect Lake Manyara National Park with other well-known national parks in Tanzania, including Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire.

You can book local flights in Tanzania that travel to Lake Manyara National Park with a domestic airline. Additionally, charter flights between parks are typically reserved by your tour operator as part of your safari package, And when you book with Focus East Africa Tours, all domestic flights will be organized and reserved by us as part of your Lake Manyara safari package, allowing you to relax and not worry about the transportation. The following regional airlines that can be used to schedule domestic flights to Lake Manyara and other well-known national parks in Tanzania:

Getting to Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
Lake Manyara Wildlife
  • Coastal Aviation, flies to Lake Manyara national park.
  • Air Excel flies, flies to Lake Manyara National park.
  • Regional Air flies to Manyara, Arusha city, and Kilimanjaro international Airports.
  • Safari Air Link flies to Arusha city.
  • Auric Air flies to Manyara.
  • Air Tanzania flies to Kilimanjaro international Airport.
  • Precision Air flies to Arusha city and Kilimanjaro Airports.
  • ZanAir flies to Arusha city.

GETTING TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK BY ROAD TRANSPORT

If you don’t want to use air transport to get to Lake Manyara national park, road transport is another best option or alternative for you to use to get to Lake Manyara national park. When compared to air travel, road travel is not only more affordable, but it also guarantees that you will witness stunning landscapes as you travel to Lake Manyara National Park.

 Take a road trip up to Arusha city, where most Lake Manyara safaris begin, after landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Julius Nyerere International Airport. The distance from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park is 126 km (78 miles), and it is conveniently accessible by automobile. It is situated southwest of Arusha town. Additionally, Babati, the Manyara region’s capital, is a flexible route to take. Holidaymakers that travel the northern safari circuit and visit the park primarily use this mode of transportation.

It just takes one and a half to two hours to drive from Arusha to the entrance gate on the newly paved road connecting the two cities. Considering that Manyara Park is located between the other parks on the northern circuit, the Serengeti National Park and the more well-known Ngorongoro crater. If you don’t have private transportation, you can take a bus to Mto WA Mbu or Karatu villages and then rent a car from there to get to the park.

Ngorongoro National Park is only around 10 kilometers from Lake Manyara National Park, which makes it simple to combine a safari trip with these two additional nearby national parks. The distance between Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park is 37.4 kilometers.

Getting to Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
Mto WA Mbu

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK?

The Lake Manyara National Park is open all year round and has adequate road access. However, the dry season, which lasts from July to October and in January and February, is the ideal time to see large species. Rainfall that makes the inner roads slick and challenging to travel on characterizes the wet season, which starts from November to December and March to June. However, the best time to see birds in Lake Manyara is during the wet season.

There are numerous attractions at Lake Manyara, but the lake itself is the main draw. Ernest Hemingway named Lake Manyara as the most opulent location in the entire East African Rift, praising its stunning setting in a conversation with documentary filmmaker Collin Willock. On their way to Tanzania’s world-famous Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, enthusiastic safari travelers stop at Lake Manyara to explore the region’s diverse array of animals. It is easily accessible because it is the first stopover after leaving the popular tourist destination of Arusha.