Manyara is a magical and scenic park with a horseshoe-shaped driving route through wooded pathways that wend between the banks of the alkaline soda water lake and the impressive rise of the Great Rift escarpment. At the northernmost aspect, close to the park gates, the forest and woodlands are fed by streams of fresh water, flowing through the porous volcanic rock. Further south, around Msasa River, the volcanic rock gives way to ancient, crystalline rock, creating impressive waterfalls down the Rift Valley escarpment.
Sited deep in the heart of a mahogany forest, this is the only lodge in Lake Manyara National Park. The game-rich surroundings include large herds of elephant and buffalo, along with soaring trees...
Plantation Lodge emerges like a green oasis in the soft, red-brown hills amid the vastness and silence of East Africa. To stay here is to sink thankfully into a world of rest and relaxation.