Deep in the forest next to a waterfall and surrounded by wildlife
Set beneath the crashing cascades of the Endabash Waterfall, this breath-taking camp sits on the edge of a dry river bed. Set away from Game Drive tracks and one of only a handful of camps in this park, our Manyara Camp benefits from both privacy and tranquility. The aspect looks out onto the towering rift and forested, peaceful peaks. This camp redefines Lake Manyara National Park. The Wayo Manyara Camp, its surroundings and wildlife make it one of the best bush camps in the region.
Wayo Manyara Green Camp is positioned deep inside Manyara National Park in a stunning location which capitalises on both wildlife and an impressive topography. The towering rift, calling of bush babies and evening calls of both elephants, lions and hyena make this camp a must at the beginning or end of a Safari circuit.
The camp is made up of 8 spacious tents each enjoying attached bathrooms. Set on decks, the arrangement provides guests with a raised view and solid wooden floors underfoot.
Each tent benefits from a king-sized bed which can be arranged as a twin as required. The structure and interiors have all been locally crafted linking to our commitment to empowering local people. The roof is gauze; revealing the stars via an automatic retractable roof and much of the wooden features have been reclaimed from our previous camp.
Wayo’s Manyara Story
I’m often asked which wild place is my personal favourite. Without fail, my mind drifts back to the beach of the Endabash River. The rocks and the waterfall, the forest and the escarpment towering above it all. The river slowly snaking around its southern bend. Early morning light catching the escarpment as clouds spill out of the Marang Forest.
Elephants are never far away – often already standing in the river. There’s usually a handful of old buffalo tucked into the shade, troops of baboons moving through the trees, and the lazy flight of hamerkop overhead, mixed with the calls of turacos and orioles. It’s a place that stays with you.
Jean du Plessis, Founder of Wayo Africa
Out of Camp Experiences
Often known as our ‘family adventure camp’, this location offers night Game Drives, Canoe Safaris and a Treetop Walkway within the park. Walks can also be arranged whether it is a leisurely amble along the lake shore or a full day extreme hike up the Rift Valley. More activities are available on the approach to this park whether you would like to mountain bike to the park gate or enjoy village tours on foot or by Tuk Tuk.
Exploring out of the vehicle
There is no better way to get under the skin of Manyara National Park than from Wayo Manyara Green Camp.
Guests can enjoy Canoe Safaris on Lake Manyara, walks up into the Marang Forest and onto the top of the rift valley. There is a lake shore walk where the Guide unpicks the events from the night before by exploring tracks. The camp team can take guests up into the waterfalls and guests can leave after supper for a night Game Drive with our experienced guiding team. We suggest at least 2 nights in Wayo Manyara Green Camp to make the most of everything that is on offer. Activities can be booked separately but canoeing and night Game Drives are included in our Game Package rate.
Wayo Manyara Green Camp
How does Wayo Manyara Green Camp fit into a Tanzanian Safari?
Day 1
Leave Arusha (or Tarangire) at around 9:00 am and enter Lake Manyara National Park through the southern Yambi Gate. At this time of the morning, none of the day visitors have reached the southern section of the park, meaning you’ll have this spectacular area almost entirely to yourselves.
Guests staying at Wayo Manyara Green Camp can pre-book a mountain biking excursion from Magara Waterfalls, 12 km from the southern park gate. The ride winds past beautiful waterfalls, through quiet villages and beneath leafy forest canopies, offering a wonderful way to break up the drive while connecting with the landscape and local communities.
Once through the park gate, your game drive begins immediately as you travel through open acacia woodland, home to playful blue monkeys, before the landscape opens onto the lakeshore plains. Along the way you may encounter zebra, hippos, crowned cranes and a wealth of other wildlife before arriving at camp in time for a relaxed late lunch.
Spend the afternoon unwinding beside the Endabash Waterfalls. Climb the rocks, take a refreshing swim in the pools or simply enjoy the peaceful surroundings as the sounds of the waterfalls replace the bustle of everyday life.
As the afternoon light softens, enjoy sundowners overlooking the waterfalls while elephants often wander quietly through the riverbed in the distance.
For those looking for something different, a night game drive can be pre-booked before returning to your beautifully handcrafted tent. As night falls, open the electrically retractable roof and fall asleep beneath a sky filled with stars.
Day 2
Wake up with a tea-tray as requested the night before, breakfast on the beach and then head out on a Game Drive.
You’ll return to camp for lunch, a relax in the afternoon and then late afternoon head out for a game drive to the canoeing launching point. Here you will glide across the lake with your canoeing guides taking in a different perspective of the park from the water. Sundowners will be provided on your landing to the shore, with a dusk game drive back to camp to return for dinner on the river bank.
Day 3
Wake up and enjoy a slow breakfast in camp, watching the baboons on the waterfalls and taking in the birds soaring over the rift. Enjoy a slow game drive out of the park and up to Ngorongoro, then afterwards onto Wayo Serengeti Green Camp.
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