Swain-selected stayLake Manyara National Park, East Africa&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree LodgeA distinctive base for a journey designed around you.Selected by our Destination ExpertsExploreThe storyGalleryExperiencesPlan your stayThe stayWhat to know about this stay.&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is the only permanent lodge inside Lake Manyara National Park, its ten treehouse suites elevated on stilts within an ancient mahogany grove in the Rift Valley. The park's mix of soda lake, groundwater forest and grassland supports an unusually wide range of habitats for its size, including Lake Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions.Birdlife here is especially dense, drawing keen birders alongside the more typical safari crowd. Game drives inside the park cover all of Manyara's habitat types in a single day, a rare range for a park this compact, making this a worthwhile short stop for travelers building a northern Tanzania circuit around the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. A closer look&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, in detail.View all 12 photosBeyond the stayExperiences nearbyGame drives inside the park cover soda lake, groundwater forest and grassland in a single day, a range of habitat unusual for a park this compact, with Lake Manyara's famously tree-climbing lions the sighting every guest hopes to spot draped across a branch. Birdlife here runs unusually dense even by East African standards, drawing serious birders alongside the safari crowd. Plan with SwainAdd &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge to your journey.Tell us where you want to go and how you like to travel. We will recommend the right route, length of stay, and experiences.Start planning →