ARUSHA TO LAKE MANYARA NP

Overview

Lake Manyara National Park is located 126 km (78 mi) south west of Arusha and can be reached by car in an hour and a half. The park can also be reached from Babati the capital of Manyara Region. To the east is the Kwa Kuchinja Wildlife Migration corridor, which allows wildlife to migrate between the near-by Tarangire to the southeast, Lake Manyara to the west, and the Engaruka Basin to the north. Within the Kwa Kuchinja corridor are several villages. Further from the lake and outside of village land is the 45,000-acre Manyara Ranch, a former livestock ranch, managed by the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust since 2001 and an important part of the corridor allowing wildlife movement between Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks.

Lake Manyara National Park is part of the Lake Manyara Biosphere Reserve. Lake Manyara, including the areas within and outside the national park, along with the Marang Forest Reserve on the adjacent uplands are included in the Lake Manyara Important Bird Area.

Highlights

  • Duration: 3 days
  • Path: Off Road and paved road
  • Difficulty: moderate ride
  • Distance: 112 km

EXPECTED:

1. Beautiful scenery.

2. Cycling through Maasai villages.

3. Mt. Meru view.

4. Wildlife.

ITINERARY

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DAY 1

DAY 1: ARUSHA TO MAKUYUNI 77kms

In the morning at 08 we will start our ride to the west of arusha heading to makuyuni, you will ride throu maasai villages, towns and open plains, on the ride we will visit some maasai boma and meserani snake park, a home of to a variety of snakes common in Eastern and Southern Africa , this ride is mainly on tarmac road but the view is authentic and worth the ride, on the way you might encounter the herd of cows,goats and sheeps led by maasai kids with the great view of mt. Meru, this might be the longest ride but since we have our support jeep you are allowed to hop in the vehicle anytime you feel like, after riding for hours we will reach at our camp site to spend a night with bonfire ready for the next day ride.

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DAY 2

Day 2: MAKUYUNI TO MTO WA MBU 36kms

Early morning we hop on our bikes, this is an easy ride, we will ride to the northern heading to mto wa mbu, you might spot some wild animals like zebras since this this area is reach in wildlife, with a stunning view of the Great rift valley and some maasai settlements next to the road, we will arrive before the noon, we will take a rest at our campsite for luch then wewill take a ride around just to exlpore the area heading to the beautiful miwaleni waterfalls headen under great rift valley, on the way back we will ride to the view of lake manyara and then back to our camp site.

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DAY 3

Day 3: GAME DRIVE IN LAKE MANYARA NP

This is the last day of your adventure and since you been on your saddle on your saddle for two days, now its time to enjoy your jeep for a game drive in Lake Manyara np, Lake Manyara np is famous for its tree-climbing lions. The park's lions tend to climb trees far more often than lions in the Serengeti National Park or Tarangire National Park. This phenomenon has baffled scientists and seeing tree climbing lions on a game drive is an unforgettable experience which you do not want to miss, after a game drive we will ride back to Arusha.

ARUSHA TO LAKE MANYARA NP
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