Lake Manyara Treetop Walkway
Lake Manyara treetop walkway is one of the best experiences and activities in Lake Manyara National Park that travellers can enjoy while on a Lake Manyara National Park safari. Lake Manyara treetop walkway is one of its kind in Tanzania, giving travellers an amazing canopy walk experience in Lake Manyara National Park. The lake Manyara treetop walkway is an adventure that sees travellers walking on a sky-high canopy through the forest of Lake Manyara, experiencing untouched nature and see wildlife from a unique point of view.
The Lake Manyara treetop walkway is a 370m walkway with a short board-walk that gradually rises from the ground up the canopy of the forest in Lake Manyara. Travellers get to walk over a series of suspension bridges with very thick netting on the sides, reaching a height of 18m off the ground. The Lake Manyara treetop walkway ends on a viewing deck situated around the tree trunks in Lake Manyara National Park.
The Lake Manyara treetop walkway is located in the beginning of Lake Manyara National Park at the old gate, usually open for tourists from 6:30am to 5pm. A Lake Manyara treetop walkway gives travellers a bird’s eye view of the forest. During the Lake Manyara treetop walkway adventure experience, your guides shall point out interesting facts about Lake Manyara National Park, its flora and fauna, enjoying a bird’s eye view of the park. A Lake Manyara treetop walkway is a great outdoor activity in Lake Manyara National Park, perfect for all travellers, especially nature lovers. Get to lose yourself among the beautiful treetops of Lake Manyara while on a canopy walk in Lake Manyara National Park.
Enjoy an eye-to-eye with monkeys, birds and butterflies whilst accompanied by a guide. Get to spend up to one hour up on a suspended canopy walkway. Boasting of a magnificent bird’s eye view of the forest Lake Manyara National Park, you get to spot a variety of animals in Lake Manyara National Park spotting amazing wildlife species in the lush foliage. Herds of grey elephants barrel their way through shrubs and trees, with wise looking buffaloes brushing through the forest floor. Blue monkeys can be seen dangling through the forest trees and playing catch tag and jump playfully on the suspension bridges. Listen closely to the symphony of birds chartering away in the park, especially the silvery-cheeked hornbills.
Walking on the Lake Manyara treetop walkway is one of the various activities in Lake Manyara National Park that tourists can do while on a Lake Manyara National Park safari. Below are the other activities in Lake Manyara National Park that travellers can enjoy;
Game drives
Game drives in Lake Manyara National Park are one of the best activities in Lake Manyara National Park that travellers get to do, any time of the year. Lake Manyara National Park rewards travellers with some of the most amazing game drives, giving them opportunities to spot various Lake Manyara National Park animals like huge elephant herds, buffaloes, waterbuck, warthogs, wildebeests, impala, gazelles, among so many other animals. Game drives in Lake Manyara National Park are best done in the dry season, when the grass is thin and short for easy animal viewing, but can otherwise be done all throughout the year.
Night game drives
Night game drives in Lake Manyara National Park are possible, and give travellers an opportunity to sight the nocturnal animals which could otherwise have been missed during the day, especially cats like leopards, lions, and other animals like genets, civet cats, hippos, among so many others.
Bird watching
With over 400 birds in Lake Manyara National park, bird watching is one of the various activities in Lake Manyara National Park that you can enjoy. There are Eurasian, migrant and acacia birds in Lake Manyara National Park that travellers can see, including three Tanzania species.
Boat rides and canoeing
Lake Manyara National Park activities include canoeing, which is one of the few national parks of Tanzania to avail boat safaris. Canoeing or boat rides in Lake Manyara National Park can be done in Lake Manyara, giving you an opportunity to spot various aquatic animals like hippos and birds like the over 2 million pink flamingos.
Lake Manyara National Park is one of the best family destinations in the northern safari circuit of Tanzania perfect for children that they can also enjoy walking safaris to get up close with animals like giraffes, impalas, among so many others. Walking safaris are done in guidance of ranger guides.
Interested in a Lake Manyara National Park safari, for an opportunity to enjoy the Lake Manyara treetop walkway, get in touch with your trusted tour operator to help you pitch together an amazing Tanzania safari tour, or do get in touch with us. You could consider combining a Lake Manyara National Park safari with other destinations like Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania, and Tarangire National Park, among so many others.
