Tourist Attractions of Tarangire National Park Tanzania

Tourist Attractions of Tarangire National Park, Tanzania: Tarangire National Park is the second national park to host the highest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania and boasts remarkable tourist attractions, as highlighted below;

Wildlife species

The park’s northern tourist circuit offers the best game viewing all year round. There are different wildlife species to explore during safari in Tarangire National Park, include; large herds of elephant, buffalo’s zebra, gazelles, Kudu, hartebeests, wildebeests’, elands, giraffes, waterbucks, dik dik, olive baboons and predators to see; leopards, lions, cheetahs, caracals many more.

Birdlife

Tarangire National Park is a stopping birding haven with more than 550 species recorded.Bird list to see during your birding tour in the park ,include Yellow-collared lover bird ,Vulturine guineafowl ,Von der Decken’s hornbills ,Slate coloured boubou ,Rufous -tailed weaver ,Pink-breasted lark ,Northern white -crowned shrike ,Mouse-coloured penduline tit ,Great white pelican ,Donaldson Smith’s night jar ,Common Ostrich ,Bare-faced ho away bird ,Ashy starling ,African grey flycatcher mentioned few.

Local Community

Visit the local community and interact with the local community, which consists of Maasai people who are famous for their nomadic way of life.

Tarangire River

This is an important feature to visit during your safari in Tarangire National Park, acts as an animal water source for the park’s eco system and a rewarding place to watch wildlife as animals gather at the river’s banks to drink water, mostly during the dry season.

Tarangire river is a paradise for number of animals such as a significant concentration of elephants, who come to the river banks to drink water and cool off from too much sun. Elephant excavating on the sand near the Tarangire River in an attempt to get subsurface water, adventured. Animals to see quenching water for thirsty like leopards, lions, wildebeest, zebras, buffaloes and a gazelle among other species which can be observed along the Tarangire River’s banks.

Matete woodland

Matete provides perfect leopard viewing and great opportunity to glimpse the uncommon oryx antelope. The towering elephant grass and prickly reeds that grow along the river banks on the western side of the region give the place its name. It stands as a rewarding place to watch leopard on a regular basis. These secretive cats are frequently observed among the acacia tortilla tree’s branches.

Kitibong Hill

Kitibong Hill is a thrilling area, one wouldn’t miss visiting during a safari holiday in Tarangire National Park. The park is home to enormous herds of cape buffalo and wild dogs. You can also watch cape buffaloes tossing their huge bossed horns and surging across the acacia plains of the area.

The Swamp

The Silale swamp sounds as one of the Tarangire ecosystem’s features.  This water swamp attracts many animals within the park and water bird species. Animals like Silale swamp lions, African wild dogs, cape buffaloes, leopards, elephants among others.

The Giant Baobab Tree

This is famously known as the Tree of Life. Boa bob is another distinctive feature found in Tarangire National Park. It has adapted to its surroundings over time.

It is stunned by a ‘gigantic’ truck that can hold up to 300 liters of water. It has a lengthy life expectancy and can live for up to 600 years. The edible seeds of this tree are a significant source of food for a wide range of animals. Elephants, on the other hand, sharpen their massive tusks on the bark of these trees.

The Wildlife Migration in Tarangire

Tarangire National Park lies in northern Tanzania region, covering 120 kilometers from Arusha, near the southeast corner of Manyara National Park.

Dry season is the best season to see high concentration of animals around the water source in the park. We see vast herd of animals migrate into the park due to the Tarangire River’s water attracting them. There is massive wildlife migration yearly.

Wildebeest migration in Serengeti can watch herds of elephants, hartebeests, wildebeest, gazelles and zebras and predators like lions, leopards, they enter the park in huge numbers. Thus, making the northern Tanzania safari an excellent animal viewing.

Tanzania’s Elephant Population

Well, the park harbors with wide population of elephants, which are best spotted during the dry season starts from June to October, and the terrain becomes increasingly dryer. You will observe big number of elephants mining the dry riverbed of the Tarangire River in search of underground streams of water to link water for thirsty.

The arrival of the rain, provides plenty of pastures and water, causing the animals to disperse throughout the park.

Poacher’s Hide

This is renowned as old baobab tree with a slightly hidden entrance and an inside chamber that was formerly utilized by poachers as a hideaway.

Best Time to Visit Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park can be visited throughout the year, though the best time for game viewing the recommended time June to October. During this season, the region experiences its dry season, thus creating the ideal conditions for optimal game viewing.

Getting to Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park can be accessed through different means of transport, either by road or by air.

By road; Start your trip from Arusha to the park and the location is not far from Arusha.

By Air; For easily accessible journey to Tarangire National Park, is by use of air. You can access the park via Tarangire Airstrip or Kuro airstrip. There is availability of charter and scheduled flight that flies to Tarangire National Park.