Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania:

Lesser Flamingos at Lake Manyara

From the shores of Lake Natron, I travelled south to Lake Manyara National Park.

Lake Manyara National Park is particularly famous for its tree-climbing lions, nevertheless these big cats stayed out of sight during my visit. Instead I was happy to finally get close views of Blue Monkeys and a large number of birds – especially the magnificent Silvery-cheeked Hornbill! I was really impressed by the beautiful landscape with dense forests and open wetlands.

entrance to Lake Manyara National Park

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

male Crowned Hornbill

road in Lake Manyara National Park

African Elephant

African Elephant

European Bee-eaters

Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara National Park

Kittlitz’s Plover

Kittlitz’s Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Egyptian Goose

Red-billed Teal

White-winged Terns?

Lake Manyara National Park

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

African Jacana

African Jacana

immature African Jacana

African Spoonbill

Blue Wildebeests

Common Squacco Heron

Common Squacco Heron

buffaloes and wildebeests

Sacred Ibis

Sacred Ibis

immature Glossy Ibis

immature Glossy Ibis

Hippos

Hippos

Hippos

Hippos and a Yellow-billed Stork

Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara National Park

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

African Buffalo

Egyptian Geese

Grey Heron and Blacksmith Lapwing

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Northern White-crowned Shrike

flamingos in the Lake Manyara

Olive Baboon

Olive Baboon

Hot Springs boardwalk

hot springs

Hot Springs boardwalk

Common Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Little Stint

Three-banded Plover

Three-banded Plover

Three-banded Plover and Chestnut-banded Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Lesser Flamingos at the hot springs

Lesser Flamingos

Lesser Flamingos

Lesser Flamingos

Lesser Flamingos

Lesser Flamingos

Lesser Flamingos

hippos at the hot springs

Black-winged Stilt

Impala

African Elephant

Olive Baboon with baby

After the afternoon safari in the national park, I stayed overnight in a near-by hostel and continued my journey with a visit to the Kilimanjaro National Park on the following day.