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! Inside this park you will have the opportunity to see wildebeests, zebras as well as cape buffaloes, in additional of other amazing types of antelopes. Consider, for instance, the oryx. The oryx is a very large elegant type of antelope that is recognized by its long straight horns, as well as exceptional black markings on its face. On the other hand, the Eland are the largest antelope in the world weighing a remarkable 400 kg to1000 kg (which is about 880-2200 lb)
Price $ 3600 Per Person
Arusha - Serengeti - Ngorongoro (Fly in Drive Out)
Price $ 7600 Per Person
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, NGORONGORO CRATER, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, AND ZANZIBAR BEACH SAFARI
Price $ 3996 Per Person
Serengeti (Flight In and Fly Out)July to November is the best time for wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park. This coincides more or less with the middle and end of the Dry season. Many animals migrate out of the park during the Wet season (November to May), when wildlife viewing is considerably less productive.
We’d recommend that June to October is the best time to visit Tarangire National Park. The region experiences its dry season during this month, which creates the ideal conditions for optimal game viewing. But this is not to say that any other months outside this period are a no-go – far from it!
This national park is a great destination to enjoy year-round. When to visit Tarangire National Park depends on what activities and experiences you’d like to enjoy during your travels
Enjoy spotting a large batch of colorful and exclusive bird species. Over 550 different bird species are housed within the swamps that are spread all over Tarangire. For bird lovers, who find themselves taken up for a long period of time, this makes Tarangire a famous safari destination for you. Some off the popular species here include: the crested francolins, hoopoes, yellow necked spurfow, hornbills, guinea fowl, steppe eagles, brown parrots, the gigantic lappet-faced vulture, white-bellied go away bird, bateleur eagles, mousebirds, Kori bustards, yellow-collared lovebirds, bee-eaters, lilac breasted rollers, swifts, hammerkops, striped swallows and starlings.
Another unique feature that can prevalently be seen in Tarangire National Park is the baobab tree also referred to as the Tree of Life. It is ‘gigantic’ in nature and can store within its trunk 300 litres and 1000 litres of water. They have a long life span and can survive up to six hundred (300) years. This tree is a significant source of food to various animals which normally feed on its edible seed. On the other hand, elephants sharpen their huge tusks on the bark of these trees. According to the local tales it is said that these trees would easily move around the African continent, however their aimless movement annoyed God and he decided to plant them upside down to limit them from moving ever again.
The park comprises of an extensive network of swamps that are mainly found in the southern and eastern parts of Tarangire. These swamps offer habitat to a variety of birds and animals such as tree-climbing pythons, silale-swamp lions, African wild dogs, cape buffaloes, and even elephants. the Vulturine Guinea fowl, Donaldson-Smith’s nightjar, Yellow-collared lovebird, Great white pelican, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Mouse-colored penduline tit, Rufous-tailed weaver, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Northern pied babbler, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Northern white-crowned shrike, Pink-breasted lark, Ostrich and Slate-colored boubou are some of the bird species that can be seen in such area.
covering a 2,850 square kilometers of surface area, this park offers habitat to plenty of wildlife like zebras, searching for underground streams in the dry river beds and herds of up to about 300 elephants can be found. The shrinking lagoons are gathered around by migratory wildebeest, eland, gazelle, impala, zebras, kudu, rhino, hartebeest buffalo and other smaller mammals. Also regularly spotted are the dry country antelopes like the long necked gerenuk and fringe eared Oryx. Mongoose colonies are often hosted by abandoned drifts (anthills).The thick vegetation usually hides the main predators that are always there but cannot easily be seen just like any other parks in northern Tanzania.
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