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Tarangire offers unparalleled game viewing, and during the dry season elephants abound. Families of
the pachyderms play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from the thorn
trees for their afternoon meal. Breathtaking views of the Maasai Steppe and the mountains to the
south make a stop at Tarangire a memorable experience. With day trips to Maasai and Barbaig villag-
es, as well as to the hundreds of ancient rock paintings in the vicinity of Kolo on the Dodoma Road, the
Tarangire offers a memory to treasure.
Lake Manyara National Park:
Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara
National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Located on the
way to Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, Lake Manyara National Park is worth a stop in its own
right. Its ground water forests, bush plains, baobab strewn cliffs, and algae-streaked hot springs offer
incredible ecological variety in a small area, rich in wildlife and incredible numbers of birds.
The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara is home to an incredible array of bird life that thrives on its brackish
waters. Pink flamingo stoop and graze by the thousands colourful specks against the grey minerals of
the lake shore. Yellow-billed storks swoop and corkscrew on thermal winds rising up from the escarp-
ment, and herons flap their wings against the sun-drenched sky. Even reluctant bird-watchers will find
something to watch and marvel at within the national park.
The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian sa-
fari experience. Lake Manyara offers visitors Game drives, night game drives, canoeing when the water
levels is sufficiently high. Cultural tours, picnics, bush lunch/dinner, mountain bike tours, abseiling and
forest walks on the escarpment outside the park also makes a visit a worthy investment.
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