Tour Details
Tarangire National Park is best known for its elephant viewing. A wide range of other grazers frequent the part’s red-dirt plains, which are studded with ancient baobabs and buttressed termite mounds, and bisected by the palm-lined Tarangire River. Meanwhile, a checklist of 550 bird species ensures that Tarangire is often rated as the top ornithological destination on the northern circuit.
The least celebrated of the quartet of reserves that comprise Tanzania’s peerless northern safari circuit, the 2,600 sq km Tarangire National Park stands at the epicentre of a semi-arid migratory ecosystem ten times as large. The park comes into its own when the dry season kicks in, and the nomadic herds of game that normally range across the vast Maasai Steppes congregate in the vicinity of the Tarangire River, the region’s only perennial water source.
For most visitors, the dense elephant population is the main attraction – especially during the dry season, when aggregations of several hundred can be observed at the river.
Others are Wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala and hartebeest all cramming into the area during the dry season.
Tarangire is the one place in Tanzania where the stately fringe-eared oryx and rubber-necked gerenuk are seen with any regularity. Large carnivores are less visible than in some national parks, but Tarangire’s lions and leopards are often seen lounging in trees, revealing their presence with a telltale tail twitch.
Tarangire’s impressive bird checklist is headed by the endemic ashy starling, rufous-tailed weaver and yellow-throated lovebird, and is also notable for a wide range of raptors.
Highlights
- Witness the greatest concentration of Tanzanian wildlife
- Home of the world’s most diverse bird population
- Visit the Tarangire river
- Possible for a private tour or shared.
LET'S Trip
TOGETHER
You will be picked up at your hotel in Moshi/Arusha at around 0700hrs and transferred to Tarangire National Park to begin your game viewing experience. After your tour around the park, you will be transferred back to Moshi/Arusha.
- All park/ Concession fees & Govt. taxes
- Accommodation – Standard Lodges/ Tented Lodge, with meal plan as stated on the itinerary
- Transport (4×4 Land Cruiser Safari vehicle) + English speaking driver guide
- Bottled Mineral water throughout the safari
- Airport drop off (ARK/ JRO)
- Tips – recommended minimum US$ 20 per person per day
- Pre and Post Safari Accommodation in Arusha/ Moshi/ Zanzibar
- Laundry Service
- Domestic flights
- Travel Insurance
- Night game drives and walking safaris
- Alcoholic drinks, beverages and other items of personal nature which are not mentioned in the above itinerary