LAKE MANYARA'S TREE CLIMBING LIONS

This unusual park lies in the shadow of the Great Rift Valley whose reddish brown escarpment wall looms 1,950 feet high (600 metres) on the eastern horizon. Waterfalls spill over the cliff and hot springs bubble to the surface in the south. The park is 78 miles (125 km) west of Arusha town,It attained National Park status in 1960. The park is 127 miles² (330 km²) of which 89 miles² (230 km²) is Lake Manyara. Apart from its uniqueness on tree climbing lions this park has diverse scenery and animals, large number of Elephants and Water birds.

Lions on tree branches in Lake Manyara Natioinal Park

Lions on Tree brances

Lake manyara national park in Tanzania is one of very few parks in the World where you can find lions on tree branches. This national park is well known all over the world for its uniqueness of tree climbing lions.