- Location: Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha, Tanzania
- Length: 50 km
- Width: 16 km
- Maximum depth: 3.7 m
Manyara is a large (50 km long and 16 wide) alkaline lake in the north of Tanzania . In the period of flood, its area is 230 km 2 , and during a prolonged drought it almost completely dries up. More about one of the most beautiful lakes of the country and our story will go.
What is interesting about the lake?
The name of its lake Manyara was received in honor of rubber milkweed, which in large numbers grows on its shores - in the Masai language, living here, the plant is called emanyara. The lake is about three million years old - it is believed that the water filled the lowlands that formed during the formation of the Great Rift Valley.
Lake Manyara is a part of the reserve of the National Park of Manyara and takes up most of it. On the lake itself there are more than four hundred species of birds - cormorants, herons, snakes, pelicans, marabus, ibises, cranes, storks, famous for their unique shape of the beak, and, of course, pink flamingos, which are one of the lake's attractions. Many of the species live only here.
How to get to the lake and when is it best to come here?
The lake is located 125 kilometers from Arusha ; It is possible to overcome this distance by car in about an hour and a half. The route connects Manyara with the airport Kilimanjaro - from there the road will take about two hours.
Watching birds is best in the rainy season , which lasts from November to June. Pink flamingos arrive almost all year round, but the largest number of them can be seen from June to September. At the same time, when the water level of the lake rises, it can be crossed by canoe.
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