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| MANYARA RANCH CONSERVANCY - LAKE MANYARA - TANZANIA |
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Manyara Ranch Conservancy is an enterprise operating in partnership with the Maasai communities in partnership with the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust and the African Wildlife Foundation.
The Conservancy exists to protect the migration corridors that run between Lake Natron, Ngorongoro, Manyara, Tarangire and the Maasai-lands to the South.
History
Manyara Ranch Conservancy was originally established as a cattle ranch during Tanzania's colonial period, Manyara Ranch remains an operating ranch with a relatively small herd of beef cattle and black-headed sheep. It is located in the middle of the crucial Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor connecting Lake Natron, Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife areas to the Tarangire ecosystem and the Maasailands to the South. During 2000, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) obtained management and conservation rights to the ranch to protect these wildlife corridors. In so doing, they established a working relationship with the Maasai, developing their community conservation projects and rehabilitating the ranch itself. The ranch is held in Trust by the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust (TLCT) for the benefit of the local communities and Tanzania.
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To help sustain Manyara Ranch, a tourism development program was initiated which now offers facilities for visitors to experience the wildlife and culture in and around this vital wilderness area. Guests can enjoy a range of activities, some of which are rarely offered elsewhere in Tanzania.
There are several large dams on the ranch that attract and retain the wildlife within the conservancy area. There is a significant resident population of wildlife including groups of large bull elephants, breeding herds of giraffe, many lesser kudu, wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, oryx and eland. There are also predators, including lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena, jackal and bat-eared foxes. For many years, wild dogs have denned on the ranch.
The resident game population is continually being increased by wildlife moving through the migratory corridors. There is a large number of species of birds including many raptors on the ranch. Manyara Ranch has a variety of habitats, which include open savannah, acacia woodland, bush and riverine forest. These habitats support a large diversity of wildlife and birdlife.
Manyara Ranch Conservancy can be visited throughout the year. The green season occurs in April, May and June and again in November and December and brings with it a lush environment very different from the golden grass and reduced foliage that characterizes the dry season. Throughout the year, the Conservancy remains a haven for wildlife moving between the parks and protected game areas surrounding the Conservancy.
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Location
Manyara Ranch Conservancy is situated between Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park within Tanzania’s northern circuit.
GPS Coordinates
03º 35.173S // 36º 00.102'' E // Altitude: 1010 m
Getting there by road
• 85km from Arusha to Manyara Ranch – a 1 hour drive
• 24km from Manyara Ranch Tented Camp to Tarangire National Park, 30 minutes drive.
• 27km from Manyara Ranch Tented Camp to Lake Manyara National Park a 40 minute drive
• 95km from Manyara Ranch to Ngorongoro Crater decent road a 1½ hour drive
Getting there by air
• The closest airstrip is Lake Manyara 30km away a 45 minute drive
• Arusha airstrip is 85km away a 1 hour drive
• A flight from Arusha airstrip to Manyara airstrip takes 25 minutes
Accommodation
There are 6 deluxe tents that are spacious insect proof in design. All tents have en suite bathrooms, Flush toilets, hot and cold running water Generator and inverter fed electricity supply. The tents are well spaced out for privacy.
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Public facilities
• Central charging area for cameras (230V)
• Dining tent with inside and outside dining area.
Activities
• Off‐road game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles
• Night game drives
• Escorted walking with game
• Horse riding safaris
• Maasai cultural visits
• Local school visit
• Day trips to Tarangire, Manyara and Ngorongoro
• Fly camping
• Visits to the Manyara Ranch cattle operations
• Bush breakfasts, lunches, sundowners and dinners under the stars
• Game viewing from hides
• Bush walks accompanied by traditional healer
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