Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara sits at the foot of the Great Rift Valley wall. In a single game drive you pass through lush forest with baboons and blue monkeys, open floodplain with buffalo and giraffe, and the lake shore where flamingos and pelicans gather.

The village of Mto wa Mbu at the park gate is a good place for a cultural walk, a bicycle ride through the banana plantations or lunch with a local family.