Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania's  Arusha  and  Manyara Regions , situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km 2  (125 sq mi) including about 230 km 2  (89 sq mi) lake surface. More than 400 bird species have been observed on the lake.

Manyara is also home to another forest: an evergreen, jungle-like area full of monkeys enjoying the many, remarkably high trees. The most dominant of them all is the spectacular sycamore fig, hardly to be missed thanks to its creamy yellow and brown bark. Other stunning specimens typical for Lake Manyara National Park are the huge baobabs that you will find all over the Rift Wall.

The lushness of the forest derives from groundwater seeping down from the extinct Ngorongoro volcano. This undergroundlife artery can be experienced directly in the hot springs in the south of the park where sulphurous water bubbles out, steaming.

Lake Manyara National Park offers a wilderness experience in diverse habitats, from its Rift Valley soda lake to dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Apart from a spectacular setting, the park is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds it was established to protect. The shores of the lake, encrusted with pink flamingo, attract more than 400 species of birds, many of them waterfowl or migrants. Large herds of buffalo, cheetah, Masai giraffe and impala roam the lake shores and the forested valley slopes.

A Lake Manyara safari is a fascinating experience, as the park also features a ground-water forest, acacia tortilis woodland and hot springs called Maji Moto.

Troops of several hundred olive baboon appear alongside Sykes monkey and short-eared galago. Cape clawless otter, Egyptian mongoose, hippo and klipspringer are other park residents and the famous tree climbing lions of Manyara.