Tarangire National Park by SafarEase

     This park is the sixth largest of Tanzania's national parks measuring 2,850 square kilometres. Its name originates from the Tarangire River which runs through it.  As the only source of water during the dry season, it attracts thousands of animals during this time including migratory wilderbeest, elephants, zebras, buffalo, greater and lesser kudu, eland, leopard, cheetahs and gazelle,   making it the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem.  Consequently it is a smorgasbord for predators - and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed.

     However it is best known for being a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population, it has more elephants per square kilometre than any other area in the world.  Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed in search for underground streams.

    During the rainy season, the seasonal visitors cover over a 20,000 square kilometre area, including Tarangire, exhausting the green plains as the river calls once more.

   Tarangire is also a focus for 550 bird varieties with the most breeding species in the one habitat anywhere in the world.  Yellow-collared lovebirds are a common sighting in the trees along the Tarangire River.

     Majestic baobab trees are also an interesting feature of the park as are the tall termite mounds that dot the landscape.

Sample Itinerary:

Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater, 

(two days one night)

The Mighty Baobab Tree