Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley, it covers an area of 325 km2 (125 sq mi) including about 230 km2 (89 sq mi) lake surface. The Park is located 126 km (78 mi) south west of Arusha.

Lake Manyara National Park is part of the Park and is also listed as Biosphere Reserve. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake ie the Park is known for flocks of thousands flamingos that feed along the edge of the lake in the wet season, Great white pelican can also be present in large numbers and in all there has been an estimated 1,000,000-2,499,999 individual water birds, the National Park, is a well-known breeding site for thousands of pink-backed pelican and yellow-billed stork along with smaller numbers of Marabou stork and Grey heron

Populations of large migratory mammals that are concentrated primarily in Tarangire National Park, but also move through Lake Manyara National Park include wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and Grant’s gazelle.
Predators of Lake Manyara National Park include lion, leopard, African wild cat, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, serval, honey badger, African civet, genet (Genetta) species and several mongoose species. Cheetah and African golden cat are sighted occasionally.