Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park is southeast of Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania. The 1,100-square-mile (2,850-square-kilometer) national park is part of the Manyara Region.

The national park gets its name from the Tarangire River. Wildlife drinks mostly from the river. The dry season Serengeti Migration of wildebeest and zebras passes through this area.

Tarangire has grasslands, granite rock formations, the lush Tarangire River valley, swamps, and Acacia and Combretum woodlands. Baobab trees cover the area and enhance the scenery.

The park is famous for its elephants. African wild dogs, cheetahs, and caracal are predators. Lion, leopard, honey badger. Tanzania’s Lion Conservation Unit is Tarangire.

The park also has baboon, cape buffalo, dik-dik, eland, gazelle, giraffe, impala, mongoose, vervet monkey, wildebeest, and zebra. Over 550 bird species make it a great birdwatching spot.

African termite mounds are common. The park is known for its termite mounds.

Tanzanian safaris do not include Tarangire. It is less crowded and offers a more authentic African safari experience. The park is less visited than Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area because its wildlife is more seasonal.

During the dry season, the Tarangire River attracts animals from all over. Ngorongoro wildlife competes with river wildlife during dry seasons. Oryx and gerenuk sightings are rare.

Tarangire is a wildlife paradise during the dry season but a bust during the rainy season. As part of Tarangire’s wildebeest-zebra migration. The dry season wildlife frenzy makes the park a top safari destination.