TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
ACTIVITIES
ABOUT
Located 118km(75) miles southwest of Arusha. Tarangire National Park has an area of 2,850 sq km, and lies to the south of the large, open grass plains of southern Masailand. The park derives its name from the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter the park. The countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them.
Tarangire is spectacular in the dry season when herds of elephant, gazelle, wildebeest, zebra, eland, Oryx and giraffe migrate to the scrub plains where the last grazing land still remains. Here, the elephants play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from the thorn trees for their afternoon meal.
At the beginning of the short rainy season in October/November the migratory animals which includes wildebeest, zebra, followed by Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, buffalo, eland, elephant, Oryx and hartebeest leave the area near the Tarangire River leaving behind resident animals like waterbuck, impalas, warthogs, giraffe, rhino and lesser kudus stay behind.
At the beginning of June, the rains end. The Maasai Steppe dries up rapidly, this is one of the spectacular seasons in Tarangire as many of the parks migratory wildlife species seek out the permanent waters of the Tarangire River
The second, longer rainy season begins in March. This season provides plenty of succulent green shoots and the animals disperse far outside the park.
CLIMATE
The maximum temperature reached is 27 degrees Celsius between December to February, while the minimum of 16 degrees Celsius occurs in June and July.
WHEN TO VISIT
This is a year-round park with distinct seasons offering different experiences, from dusty, dry and baking with animals clustered around the rapidly reducing river, to the green season full of new-born animals and chattering birds.
- Greatest concentration of Elephants in the world
- The Tarangire River which attracts more than 1000 animals during the dry season
- Majestic baobab trees
ACTIVITIES
- Game drives
- Balloon Safari
- Bush dinners
- Night Game drives
ABOUT
Located 118km(75) miles southwest of Arusha. Tarangire National Park has an area of 2,850 sq km, and lies to the south of the large, open grass plains of southern Masailand. The park derives its name from the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter the park. The countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them.
Tarangire is spectacular in the dry season when herds of elephant, gazelle, wildebeest, zebra, eland, Oryx and giraffe migrate to the scrub plains where the last grazing land still remains. Here, the elephants play around the ancient trunks of baobab trees and strip acacia bark from the thorn trees for their afternoon meal.
At the beginning of the short rainy season in October/November the migratory animals which includes wildebeest, zebra, followed by Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, buffalo, eland, elephant, Oryx and hartebeest leave the area near the Tarangire River leaving behind resident animals like waterbuck, impalas, warthogs, giraffe, rhino and lesser kudus stay behind.
At the beginning of June, the rains end. The Maasai Steppe dries up rapidly, this is one of the spectacular seasons in Tarangire as many of the parks migratory wildlife species seek out the permanent waters of the Tarangire River
The second, longer rainy season begins in March. This season provides plenty of succulent green shoots and the animals disperse far outside the park.
CLIMATE
The maximum temperature reached is 27 degrees Celsius between December to February, while the minimum of 16 degrees Celsius occurs in June and July.
WHEN TO VISIT
This is a year-round park with distinct seasons offering different experiences, from dusty, dry and baking with animals clustered around the rapidly reducing river, to the green season full of new-born animals and chattering birds.
