The Budget Tanzania Safari Experience: Photos of Lake Manyara and More

An African travel update from the ground sent from two US clients (Chris and Kayla Anderson) who did our 12-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Holiday and loved it!

Highlights of this affordable Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday include; the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara on the northern Tanzania safari circuit and Zanzibar Island.

Despite the extra COVID protocols in place, we felt safe and were able to enjoy a fun and relaxing vacation.

- Chris Anderson

Here are their photos from the first part of their Budget Tanzania Safari, from Arusha, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and a nearby Maasai village.

• Check out Chris and Kayla's incredible Serengeti Safari & Great Migration photos.

Tanzania Safari Experience

Their Budget Tanzania Safari kicked off in Arusha taking them to Lake Manyara National Park on the famous northern Tanzania safari circuit first.

Arriving on their Tanzania Safari & Arusha Hotel

Drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara (rural Tanzania)

Lake Manyara Safari - Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit

First elephant sighting, scenery & monkey in Lake Manyara

Baboons in Lake Manyara Park 

Lake Mayara Park is said to host the largest concentration of baboons in the world, with large baboon troops numbering in the hundreds. 

More elephants & buck on Lake Manyara Safari

Lake Manyara Park is also renowned for its large population of elephants.

Tree-climbing Lions of Lake Manyara Park

Lake Manyara Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, and here they are...

More Lions on Lake Manyara Park Safari in Tanzania

Tree-climbing lions aren't a different sub-species, they are simply African lions that have adapted to climb trees. Here are the lions of Lake Manyara on the ground.

More Baboons in Lake Manyara

Other African Wildlife in Lake Manyara

 Lake Manyara Safari Lodge on Budget Tanzania Safari

Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Maasai Village

These are photos taken near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, not in the crater itself.

Chris's 5-Star Review of African Budget Safaris on Trustpilot

Here are some snippets of Chris's review of their affordable Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Holiday:

Our guide Mollel was FANTASTIC and taught us so much about the wildlife and ecosystems of Tanzania, as well as local culture and customs.

We cannot say enough great things about the staff, rooms, and grounds at these hotels.

Daniel has been such a huge help through booking, COVID concerns, rescheduling, and last-minute details. He knew the ins and outs of what we needed and was accommodating with a few special requests and changes we asked for.

Overall, the trip was amazing and we would highly recommend booking with Daniel at African Budget Safaris...

Check out Chris's review of African Budget Safaris for their Budget Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Holiday on Trustpilot.

To Chris and Kayla Anderson

Thank you for sharing your amazing photos with us and permitting us to share them with others. We're so happy you had a fantastic trip with tons of excellent wildlife sightings! 

We hope to welcome you back to Africa again one day.

All the best,
The team at African Budget Safaris

This is the affordable Tanzania Safari that Chris and Kayla took: Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar Beach Holiday

Browse our Budget Tanzania Safari Tours including Tanzania Family Safaris, Tanzania Camping Safaris, Tanzania Lodge Safaris & Private Tanzania Safaris.

To book a private safari in Tanzania or join a small group tour: contact African Budget Safaris

More Africa Travel Inspiration

• See Chris and Kayla's awesome Serengeti Safari photos (plenty of amazing great migration safari images)

• Photos and feedback from Jenny's Budget Tanzania Safari (including the great migration in Serengeti) travelling in a group of 3 women in May (2021): What’s an African Safari in Tanzania like now?

• Jenny's feedback and photos from the Rwanda Gorilla Trek she did (in a group of 3 women) this May (2021): What’s it like to go Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda now?

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Daniel De Lapelin Dumont African Travel Consultant

A native Capetonian, Daniel’s earliest explorations of South Africa were family camping trips to the then-small fishing villages of the Cape’s west and south coasts. After qualifying in travel and tourism, he soon discovered Southern Africa, like his uncle, TV Bulpin, and adventures such as a tandem skydive and Bloukrans bungee, which were captured on VHS! He headed over the pond where his ‘world tour’ took in Europe, North Africa, and Central America, before returning home to live in a suburb internationally renowned for senior citizens and shark attacks. When he’s not answering your calls and emails, you’ll probably find Daniel in the bush, with no reception or running water, but camera poised.

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