Lake Manyara located 126km west of Arusha town along a newly surfaced road, close to the ethnically diverse market town of Mto wa Mbu. It covers an area of 330 sq km.
The park is famous for its population of flamingos. Also blue monkey, dainty bushbuck, wildebeest, herds of zebra, baboon, tree climbing lion, mongoose, elephant, and klipspringer. More than 400 species of birds have been recorded, flamingos, pelicans, cormorants and stocks.