This piece of information should help you as a novice or an experienced traveler yet new to Tarangire national park a brief concept of the location of the park, the different activities offered, best time to visit the park, and accommodation facilities to use while on a safari to Tarangire national park.
The world is a traveler’s house; the sky his roof, and the people his family to have fun, fly, explore, connect or glance at the natural beauty of the universe; Unique and special destinations like Tarangire national park; the 5th largest conservation area in Tanzania, East Africa’s largest country and an amazing Tourist destination.
The park sprawls through a 2,600sq.km of land, dominated by flourishing vegetations, undulating Hills, mammals, birds, and the Famous Tarangire Lake which crosses it, drinking pot for the park residents, and the origin of the parks name. It is situated in the northern safari circuit of Tanzania, Manyara area, around the fascinating Great Rift Valley to the northwestern direction, and the Maasai grassland to the southeast.
At the heart of the park, we find a pot; Lake Tarangire, feeding all the residents during the dry season as they seek to quench their thirst and find fresh pasture. Dots of swamps, lakes, and granitic ridges among others form a perfect landscape for photography, birding, game viewing, and guided nature walk among others.
Some facts you need to know about this amazing destination that set it apart from the rest are; It has the highest concentration of huge elephants in the wild, of which one the oldest to give birth to Twins resides here; there is larger concentration of boabab trees; Lake Tarangire is permanent and rescues hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebras, impalas, giraffes, elephants among others that flock for water to quench their thirst during the dry season and the annual wildebeest migration season, and it is a haven to over 550 rare bird species.
This park has very conducive weather, day and night. Favoring chilling as well as enjoying the different activities at whatsoever time of the day. Also although the parking area ranks among the driest in the country, it has a wide range of flourishing vegetations around and far from the Lake, notably acacia woodland, baobab trees, inundated grassland, and combretum woodland among others.
The park has both prey and predators, rare and common in its vast grassland and shoreline. Some coming during the annual wildebeest migration to scratch the small remaining pasture. Cool their thirst before proceeding with the journey to Masai Mara reserve in Kenya. Whereas others enjoying the abundance. A few of the prey, predators, primates. Primates present here include; coke’s hartebeest, fringe-eared Oryx, black rhinos, elephants, giraffes, Thomson gazelles, zebras, lions, leopards, Buffaloes, Bohor reedbuck, gerenuk, the wild dog, wildebeest, elands, impalas, and the greater and lesser kudu among others.
From Arusha city, it takes about 4-5 hour drive to the park. Whereas from Lake Manyara, its nearest neighbor, 3-4 hour drive is enough to catch-up to the land of wonder. A co-host of the annual wildebeest migration, and home to a wide range of wildlife species in Africa.
The park’s rich biodiversity leaves guest who has come for a honeymoon, group vacation, solo, camping, family holiday, wildlife safari, for whatever number of days with no option but to engage in any of the many activities offered in this amazing wilderness, shy of noise and open to diversity and wonders.
Birding
Is it the size of the bird, color, sound, or the species on the block? Tarangire national park is a haven to Over 550 rare bird species, residing in its swamps, lakeshores, and valleys. There are expert tour guides who will take you to all the different corners to show. Explain to you all the distinctive features of the different birds for approximately 2-3hours.
Game Drive and Guided nature walk
The game drive is the main activity at the park. With over 2000 individual mammals; prey and predators, huge and small, roaming, grazing, and hunting around the vast pasture. Game viewing can be done during the day to encounter the grazers such as the elephants, giraffes, zebras, and the elephants among others, and the night to spot the night hunters, notably the hippos, lions, leopards, and hyenas among others.
Camping
A night under the African moon is with a trial while at Tarangire national park, no stress and noise. But only the cool breeze, awakening roars, and the whispers from the tree branches. All the day’s events are shared around the fire point during campfire, before eventually diving for a nap.
Hot air balloon safari
Available, and fully operational, a hot air balloon. It offers a chance to the visitors to have a lovely aerial view the vast park in just about 1-3 hours. Spotting the different animals in their hideouts. Notably the cats such as the lions, and leopards plus, the buffaloes, elephants, zebras and warthogs among others.
Best Time to visit Tarangire national park
Best Time to travel to Tarangire national park is towards the end of the Dry season. June to October, with several mammals to look out for. As well as an interesting collision with the migrating hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, impalas, gazelles, and many more.
Accommodation options
The park’s accommodation types range from budget to luxury lodges. With amazing cuisine, comfortable beddings, and apple space for relaxing among other things.
Tarangire national park; one of the most famous destinations in Tanzania. Fifth Largest with the highest concentration of elephants. Baobab tree species is a very unique destination, that won’t disappoint your adventure.