Serengeti National Park
One of Tanzania’s iconic parks, Tarangire National Park is a great place to start or end your visit.
The park is famous for it’s large population of elephants and the abundance of the emblematic Baobab tree. Cats are common in Tarangire and are often seen stalking the huge herds of plains game that wonder through this open landscape.
Immense Game Experiance without a Traffic
Located just a 2-hours’ drive from the town of Arusha, Tarangire is a popular stop for people travelling through the northern safari circuit on their way to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. The park extends into two game controlled areas and the wildlife is allowed to move freely throughout. The park’s dominant feature is the Tarangire River. Although it gets very dry, the park is relatively thickly vegetated with acacia shrubs and mixed woodland. Most memorable are the huge baobab trees dotted around in big numbers. The south and east of the park has a big seasonal swamp network, which is an important water catchment area.
Wildlife Highlights:
Tarangire National Park is outstanding seasonally for wildlife. In the Dry season, the Tarangire River is a magnet for migratory animals such as wildebeest, zebra, common eland, hartebeest, gazelle, buffalo and elephant – of which there are more than you can imagine. Lion, Leopards, wilddog, Gerenuk, Oryx, Pythons, Gazelle, Buffalo and big herd of Elephants are quite easily spotted.
Birdlife Highlights:
Tarangire National Park is a great bird-watching site with more than 500 species recorded. The park harbors several dry-country bird species at the extremity of their range, such as the northern pied babbler and vulturine guineafowl. Serious bird-lovers should also keep an eye open for flocks of the dazzlingly colorful yellow-collared lovebird, and the somewhat drabber rufous-tailed weaver and ashy starling – all restricted to the dry savannah of north-central Tanzania. Migratory birds are present from November to April.
Best Time to Visit:
The middle and end of the Dry season, from late June to October, is the best time for wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park. Most of the animals migrate out of the park during the Wet season, and wildlife viewing is considerably less productive.
Best Thing to Do In Tarangire National park
Walking Safari
Set Off On Foot Towards One Of The Most Secluded Parts Of The Tarangire National Park, Accompanied By A Trained And Experienced Field Guide. Guides Will Expertly Teach You How To Recognise And Follow Various Wildlife Tracks.
Experience The Excitement Of Encountering And Tracking Animals On Foot. Awaken Every Sense, Fully Embracing A World Where Each Sound, Scent And Bent Blade Of Grass Is Significant.
Tours Are Operated In A Manner That Won’t Disturb The Natural Field, As Such Animals Remain Unaware, And Thus Unthreatened To Human Presence. All Parties Remain Safe And Can Enjoy The Adventure Among Breathtaking Scenery.
Tarangire Balloon Safari
Rise before the sun and prepare to take off on an exciting hot air balloon flight in the early light of dawn.
Ascend to the heavens as the sun rises, painting the dim sky with bright orange and blue hues, as you glide over the amazing landscape.
Delight in a scenic flight in the comfort of a massive, weaved basket, securely attached to a billowing, colour lined balloon. Float across the open African sky, past plump clouds and above green bushlands.
Pass over the Tarangire River, surrounded by granitic rock, dense swamps, and the deep river valley, all within Tarangire National Park. The Park stretches across a vast area of 2 850 square kilometres (1 100 square miles).
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