Entrance fees for Lake Manyara national park
Entrance fees for Lake Manyara national park are fees required to be paid by a traveler to be able to access the national park for wildlife tours. Lake Manyara national park is located in the northern part of Tanzania and is known for its tree-climbing lions and scenic views of the scenery and soda ash lake. Tourists visiting this national park pay entrance fees to see the different attractions and engage in different activities.
Entrance fees are also known as park fees and is defined as payments made by tourists or visitors at the entrance of the national park or area of conservation for tourism activities conducted within the national park.
Forms of payment at Lake Manyara national park include the use of credit cards or master card payments and use of TANAPA cards which are prepaid cards that can be got and used for payments for the tourists who wish to visit the national parks in Tanzania.
Lake Manyara national park has viewing points where tourists can view the different attractions out of the comfort of the tourist vehicles. There is a hippo viewpoint where tourists can see the rift valley wall and a variety of wildlife species.
This national park can be accessed by air and by road and it has two main entrances in the northern and southern parts of the national park. The northern part has many accommodation facilities and is usually very busy.
The most favorable way to travel without any inconveniences to Lake Manyara national park is by using a tour operator such as Focus East Africa tours to organize for the trip which includes all the necessary payments such as entrance fees to access the national park.
The fees paid are valid for a single entry into Lake Manyara national park and proof of identification is mandatory at the entry gate. The entrance fees for this national park is nonrefundable when it is paid at the entrance of the national park.
Properly registered and licensed tour operators who are also members of an association of tour operators with exceptions of those who are granted permission in writing by the warden in charge of the national park are allowed to take tourists on trips through Lake Manyara national park.
The park fees also vary from one national park to another depending on factors such as the nationality of the person who wishes to visit the national park, the age of the person who is visiting Lake Manyara national park that is the entrance fees for children are different from those of the adults.
Rules and regulations apply to Lake Manyara national park as well as other parks of Tanzania and are formulated by Tanzania national parks authority for efficient tourism activity in the different national parks and some of the rules include;
- Avoiding going off the authorized roads or trucks
- All visitors to Lake Manyara national park must be accompanied by a licensed guide.
- Campfires must not damage vegetation and must not be allowed to spread. It must be extinguished after use.
- Avoid littering in the national park
- No dogs and other personal pets are allowed in the crater
- Avoid making noise when viewing animals in close proximity.
- Do not remove anything of biological interest in the park
- Avoid feeding the animals
- Picnics and camping are allowed in the designated places
- All animals have a right of way.
- Avoid driving to close to the animals
The best time for wildlife viewing in Lake Manyara national park is from the months of June to October. Bird watching in this national park is best done in the months of June to November.
Concession fees are paid by visitors who are touring Lake Manyara national park and staying at any of the accommodation facilities within the national park.
Foreigners visiting Lake Manyara national park make payments for entry in US dollars and East Africans pay for entrance fees in Tanzania shillings.
The benefits of the entrance fees paid to enter Lake Manyara national park is used to improve tourist facilities in the national park and also to promote conservation. The local communities living around the national parks also benefit from payments made by tourists.
Visit Tanzania for a relaxing and memorable safari as you enjoy the beauty of nature and engage in different activities in Lake Manyara national park.
