Located  125kilometers west of Arusha town, under the wall of the Great Rift valley, Lake Manyara National Park attained its status in 1960.The park is 330 square kilometers in size, of which 230 is covered by Lake Manyara.

The most famous spectacle in the  park is the tree-climbing lions, which are occasionally seen relaxing on the branches of this area include elephants ,leopards, impalas, hippos ,and millions of birds, especially pelicans and flamingos. The park has Tanzanians highest population of elephants per square kilometer.