1 Day Safaris Tarangire National Park

A Full Day Adventure

Tarangire National Park is one of the national parks found in the northern safari circuit in Tanzania. The name Tarangire originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south of the park. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. This park is well known as the elephant paradise due to high densities of elephants.

Location

Tarangire national park is located in Manyara region where it is 243 km from Moshi town and 139 km from Arusha. The park covers 2850 km2 . the entrance gate to Tarangire national park is 7 km away from the tarmac road.

Attractions

Tarangire national park has large number of species of migratory birds, large herds of elephants, various tree species including the baobab also other wildlife are there such as impala, zebras, leopards, lions, wildebeest and hartebeest. The wild dogs are only seen once in a while.

Activities

There are lot of activities to be done at Tarangire national park; such as bird watching, game drive, guided walking safaris and visiting Maasai villages.

Time

The activity shall take not more than 12 hours from 0600 hours in the morning to 1800 hours in the evening.