Tarangire National Park

 

TarangireNP map

 

Size: 2850 km²

Founded: 1970

Distance from Arusha ca.120 km

From Arusha you can visit the Tarangire NP as a day trip or start a multi-day safari with the Tarangire NP.

Safari example starting with Tarangire NP: 6 Days Camping Safari

 

The landscape of the Tarangire National Park is different from the other northern parks due to large seasonal swamps and endless tree savannahs. The wildlife in the rough and partially lonely-looking park is very rich in species.
The heart of the park is the Tarangire River, whose sources are located in the Mkonga Hills and runs through the park from south to north and flows west into the seasonal Burunge Lake.

Tarangire NP Tarangire riverTarangire NP Tarangire riverTarangire NP River TarangireTarangire NP River Tarangire

In the northeastern sector of the park, the dense Baobabs dominate the landscape. Tarangire has the largest elephant population in the north.

Tarangire NP BaobabTarangire NP BaobabTarangire NP ElephantsTarangire NP Elephants

 

Due the Tarangire River flows throughout the year, the park is a wild animal collection area in the dry months. When the brooks and waterholes in the Maasai dry savannah are silted up, and the grass savannahs dry up in the Rift Valley in the area of the Manyara National Park, the Tarangire attracts the herds of animals. The Tarangire migration is an immigration and emigration movement in contrast to the Serengeti migration, which remains largely in its own ecosystem and more like a circular cycle.

Tarangire NP WaterholeTarangire NP WaterholeTarangire NP GnusTarangire NP Gnus

Some further impressions of the park.

Tarangire NP Lions cubTarangire NP Lions cubTarangire NP OstrichsTarangire NP Ostrichs

 Tarangire NP WaterbuckTarangire NP WaterbuckTarangire NP StorksTarangire NP Storks

 

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