Tarangire National Park

As Africa’s Leading Elephant Paradise National Park 2025, the Tarangire National Park is the place to be for all fans of these gentle grey giants. In general, this park is all about greatness: great wildlife, great baobab trees and great cultures to explore.

Tarangire National Park is known for its majestic Baobab trees. These can grow to an enormous size and have a unique shape. The Park is also famous as it has the largest concentration of elephants in the world! You can see herds of up to 300 elephants around the Tarangire River. The River is the primary source of fresh water for the animals. In the dry season, they come here to drink or just to enjoy a bath to cool off from the hot sun. During the end of dry season, elephants dig into the riverbed to reveal underground water, or are looking for Baobab trees to slake their thirst.

Apart from elephants, Tarangire is a paradise for bird lovers. From parrots, hornbills, lovebirds and lilac breasted rollers to Kori bustards, eagles and vultures. The swamps in Tarangire National Park have one of the largest number of breeding bird species in the world. In the area around these swamps you can also see lions, leopards, cheetahs and even tree-climbing pythons.

Tarangire is one of the lesser known parks in Tanzania, but it still has an authentic safari atmosphere. The hilly landscape scattered with huge Baobab trees against the blue sky is breathtaking.

Walking safari (if you stay at Ang’ata Tarangire or Tarangire Safari Lodge)
Night game drive (if you stay at Ang’ata Tarangire or Tarangire Safari Lodge)
Visit Maasai village
Hot air balloon safari
Visit Hadzabe tribe
Cultural tour Mto wa Mbu
Mountainbike tour Lake Manyara

Arusha to Tarangire National Park: 2.5 hours
Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park: 1 hour
Tarangire to Ngorongoro Conservation Area: 2 hours
Tarangire to Serengeti National Park: 4 hours

Our guests love Tarangire mainly due to the abundance of elephants and huge Baobab trees. Tarangire is fairly huge and there is a lot to see. I would recommend spending one day in the north and one day in the remote south of the park

Tarangire is a great year round park for game viewing. Especially during the dry season (June – October) when animals gather around the main water source in the area, the Tarangire River. Lots of animals migrate out of the park during the rainy season (April-May) due to the black cotton soil that’s bad for their hoofs.

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