位于坦桑尼亚北部、大裂谷(Great Rift Valley)底部的曼雅拉湖国家公园,是一处兼具生态多样性与旅行便利性的野生动物目的地。无论是作为初入东非野外的“暖身站”,还是野生动物爱好者的必到一站,这里都能带来别样体验。
曼雅拉湖国家公园位于坦桑尼亚阿鲁沙区(Arusha)与马尼亚拉区(Manyara)之间,湖泊及其岸边地貌铺展开来,是北部野生动物环线中重要的一站。
公园总面积约 330 平方公里,其中包括曼雅拉湖本身(约 230 平方公里)为主要部分。地形丰富,从裂谷悬崖、高地森林、湿地到草原一应俱全。
从阿鲁沙出发,驾车约一至两小时即可抵达,交通相对便捷,适合将其作为前往更远国家公园(如塞伦盖蒂国家公园或恩戈罗戈罗火山口)的第一站。
• 树上狮子:曼雅拉湖国家公园最具代表性的景象之一就是能看到狮子在大树(通常是无花果树)上休息或晒太阳,这在非洲极为罕见。
• 火烈鸟与观鸟天堂:湖泊的碱性水质吸引成千上万只火烈鸟及其他水鸟,鸟类数量超过 350 至 400 种,是观鸟者梦寐以求的目的地。
• 象群与其他哺乳动物:公园拥有坦桑尼亚最高密度之一的大象群,同时还有长颈鹿、斑马、河马、狒狒、水羚等常见动物。
• 壮丽景观:从裂谷悬崖壁到碱性湖泊,再到地下水森林、温泉(如 Maji Moto 热泉)——地貌丰富,视觉冲击强。
• 最佳访期:整体来看,旱季(6 月至10 月)适合寻找动物聚集、水源稀少时更易观察。若以观鸟或看火烈鸟为主,旱季与湿季交替时段(如11 月至4 月)也很值得。
• 交通方式:从阿鲁沙出发驾车是最常见方式;园区有北门与南门入口,北门使用更普遍。
• 推荐活动:
• 住宿建议:园区及周边设有豪华营地、旅馆、帐篷营,多样选择可根据预算与行程选定。
• 贴士:
Sonia Menghani Lake Manyara in Tanzania is home to animals like the zebra, bushbuck, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, impala, Thomson's gazelle, Cape buffalo, giraffe, hippopotamus, baboon, warthog, elephant, and about 350 species of birds.
PINAK DUTTA Eye soothing place in Arusa. The gigantic lake Manyara itself is the BOSS of the region, dictating the entire ecosystem. For the past few years due to heavy rainfall the size of the lake has grown to a large extent leading to the decrease in alkalinity of the lake. Due to permanent flooding of the banks, the concentration of flora and fauna of this area is slowly changing. Still the bird life, the mammal concentration, the veggies of the park is excellent. Enjoy the whole day driving inside the park with a cool breeze of the lake and the greenery throughout. Make sure to visit the place just after monsoon to get it's full charm.
raja sekar Right now the park is pretty much empty because of the rain and floods the park is not accessible to the full length because of the floods and rains if you are going to Serengeti better its should be a sure skip off
Paul Muthui Very great park with lots of wildlife to see. The park goes around the lake. The roads are impressive and the drive is quite enjoyable. Due to the tall vegetation, it's easy to miss some of the animals, better to drive slowly while looking for the animals. However as you move closer to the lake, there's less vegetation and great views. There are several camping sites inside the part and also a picnic area next to the lake.
Zeno Lee This park was okay for seeing a few animals. Definitely a lot of baboons and monkeys. But that was the majority of what we saw. We did see 1 group of giraffes, elephants and hippos. But it was a lot of just forest. What is nice is that it's not a huge park so you can end early.