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Lake Manyara
This small national park on the road from
Arusha to Ngorongoro is famous for the tree
climbing lions.
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 metres above the ground, and
trees climbing pythons. Nesting at the base of the
Great Rift Valley escarpment the park is noted for
its incredible beauty. As visitors enter the gate
they pass into the lush forest,home to troops of
baboons and blue monkeys.
Further along, the forest opens up into
woodlands, grassland, swamps and beyond, the soda
lake itself, covering 390 sq km and sanctuary to
over 400 species of bird including flamingo,
pelican, storks, sacred ibis, cormorants and
Egyptian geese. The park is particularly noted for
its huge herds of buffalo and elephant.
Also giraffe, impala, hippo and a great variety
of smaller animals.
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