After breakfast you’ll depart for Lake Manyara National Park, passing through African villages and coffee and banana plantations en route. The national park is located at the base of the Rift Valley Escarpment with a seasonal shallow soda lake that attracts numerous animals. A small but scenic park, it is richly populated, home to lions lazing in sausage trees, herds of elephant, large troops of baboons, pods of wallowing hippo and clouds of pink flamingo – although the number of birds here fluctuates depending on the water level, so it’s best to check if this is your main reason for visiting. After lunch at the Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, enjoy a game drive in the park and then return to the lodge for the night. Standing high on a bluff, the Serena has some of the best views around and offers easy access to the national park.