{"id":42,"date":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/lake-manyara\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","slug":"lake-manyara","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/lake-manyara\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Manyara National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Manyara National Park sits below the Rift Valley escarpment and packs a surprising variety into a compact area: groundwater forest, acacia woodland, open floodplain and an alkaline lake. It is known for its birdlife and for lions that are sometimes seen resting in trees.<\/p>\n<h2>What to expect<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Large troops of baboons and blue monkeys in the forest<\/li>\n<li>Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, hippo and wildebeest<\/li>\n<li>Flamingos and other waterbirds, depending on the season and water level<\/li>\n<li>Dramatic views from the escarpment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best time to visit<\/h2>\n<p>The dry season (June to October) makes wildlife easier to find, and the wetter months bring migrant birds.<\/p>\n<h2>Where it fits<\/h2>\n<p>Manyara fits between <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/tarangire\/\">Tarangire<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/ngorongoro-crater\/\">Ngorongoro<\/a> on the northern Tanzania circuit, as on our <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/7-day-discover-tanzania-wildlife-lodge-safari\/\">7-Day Discover Tanzania Wildlife Lodge Safari<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/plan-your-trip\/\">Request a quote<\/a> for a custom route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania: groundwater forest, hippos, flamingos and tree-climbing lions. Plan a stop between Tarangire and Ngorongoro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":90,"template":"","class_list":["post-42","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}