Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Northern Circuit

Tarangire National Park

Ancient baobabs and Tanzania's greatest concentration of elephants.

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Overview

About Tarangire National Park

Ancient baobabs and Tanzania's greatest concentration of elephants.

Famous for its baobabs and for the dry-season elephant concentrations along the Tarangire river, at their best from July to October.

Best time to visit

June to October

Getting there

Two hours by road from Arusha; usually the first stop on a northern circuit route.

Highlights

  • •Elephant herds
  • •Baobab landscapes
  • •Tree-climbing pythons

Wildlife

Wildlife to look for

  • African elephant
  • Baobab-climbing lion
  • Giraffe
  • Eland
  • Fringe-eared oryx
  • Kori bustard

Activities

Things to do

  • Game Drives

    Full and half-day drives in a 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a private guide.

  • Walking Safari

    Guided bush walks with an armed ranger, tracking the small details the vehicle misses.

  • Night Game Drive

    Spotlit drives in private concessions where nocturnal wildlife comes out.

  • Birdwatching

    Over 1,100 recorded species across Tanzania, from flamingos to Fischer's lovebirds.

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