Northern TanzaniaField Guide
Tarangire
A park of baobabs and river valleys, holding some of the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania.
- Region
- Northern Tanzania
- Best time
- Jun-Oct
- Wildlife
- Large elephant herds, baobabs, tree-climbing pythons
- Safaris here
- 11 itineraries
Tarangire National Park follows the course of the Tarangire River through open woodland studded with ancient baobabs. In the dry months from June to October the river is the only permanent water for miles, and it draws elephant herds in numbers matched almost nowhere else in Tanzania.
The park is comparatively quiet, and it rewards an unhurried pace. Alongside the elephants, expect buffalo, zebra, wildebeest and eland, with lion resident throughout and leopard occasionally seen in the riverine trees. It is usually the first stop on the northern circuit, an easy drive from Arusha.
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Safari Packages
Trips that visit Tarangire
Each is a fully costed starting point, and every one can be reshaped around your dates, pace and budget.
10-Day Kenya and Tanzania Savanna Safari
From $3,450 per person
7-Day Private Luxury Serengeti Migration Safari
From $4,290 per person
6-Day Great Migration Safari with Zanzibar
From $3,287 per person
12-Day Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach
From $4,059 per person
4-Day Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Camping Safari
From $751 per person
9-Day Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari
From $3,520 per person
8-Day Mara River Migration Safari
From $3,940 per person
7-Day Serengeti, Lake Natron and Ngorongoro
From $2,532 per person
6-Day Majestic Tanzania Luxury Safari
From $4,150 per person
5-Day Great Migration and Mara River Crossing
From $2,200 per person
4-Day Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Luxury Safari
From $1,802 per person