Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara national park located in the northern part of Tanzania known for its tree climbing lions, whose unique character can only be found in just two populations across the world the other being in queen Elizabeth national park in Uganda.

Lake Manyara national park hosts animals like zebras, bushbucks, waterbucks, impalas, buffalos, hippos, baboons, warthogs and elephants. The Park hosts Lake manyara itself which is a shallow alkaline lake formed in the rift valley depression system and hosts a number of pink flamingos and hippos that dwell in the shallow parts of the lake. When full, lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park. The lake has no outflow but is fed by underground springs and several streams. There are also a large number of birds recorded in the park.