Tarangire

Tarangire, with many African Elephants per square kilometers than any other national park in the country, lies about 120Km southwest of Arusha City.
The Park got its name from Tarangire River that flows through the centre of the Park and form the dry season refuge for wildlife especially elephants!
It is in this Park that visitors will be able to see threatened as well as endangered species ofsuch as ebony trees, Python, cheetah, elephants, African wild dogs, lesser and greater Kudu, Beisa Oryx, Gerenuk and others
Birdlife in Tarangire is just Amazing ! About 550 species of birds have been-

recorded in the park, which is larger number of bird species than the famous Serengeti.
Most wildlife gathers in the central and northern areas of the park. The sight of thousands upon thousands of zebra en wildebeest
is something you won’t easily forget. It provides a feeding frenzy for lions – the park’s most abundant residents – , leopards and spotted hyenas, which eagerly await their next chance to hunt.
In fact, all five of Africa’s greatest wild animals are present.
Although the cheetah number varies with the occurrence of gazelles, you stand a high change of seeing it.

Park info:

  • The park is easily accessible by road or air. By road: 114 km from Arusha town on a good tarmac road, last 7 km on dirt roads (less than 2 hours in total). By air: private flights maybe organized by Esere Safaris if you request
  • The main roads are drivable throughout the year, but roads in the river valley and on the flood plains are hard to pass in the wet season.
  • The park knows seasonal variation: the dry season lasts from
  • June to October (with risk of bushfires). The wet period lasts from November to May (less rainy December – February). August – October is best for seeing migratory wildlife, but there is abundant resident wildlife all year round.
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