Safari to Tarangire National Park
L ocated slightly off the main safari route, Tarangire National Park isa lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for itselephant migration, birding and quietauthentic safari atmosphere. With a game viewing area that is roughly ten times the size of nearby
Manyara and a concentration of game that is exceptional from July throughto October, this seasonal Tanzania safari park is a little gem on the Northernsafari circuit, especially if you love elephants.The game viewing here from July through to October is superb and the atmosphere and habitat is completely different from the other parks.
Tarangire is surprisingly large giving visitors the quietest game viewingenvironment of all the parks in the region. The South of Tarangire, isespecially quiet, and lodges such as Swala and Olivers Camp are the perfectplace to explore this remote area, and to really get away from any othertravellers. Overall, a superb little park that offers great value compared
to its neighbours and a seriously good option for getting away from it all. During the dry months the concentration of animals around the Tarangire river is almost as diverse and reliable as in the Ngorongoro Crater. However,the ecosystem here is balanced by a localised migration pattern that isfollowed by the majority of game that resides in and around the park. As aresult, Tarangire is a park which is superb in season but questionable out of its good months. Elephants are the main attraction with up to 3,000 in the park during the peak season months. Peak season also sees good numbers of wildebeest and zebra as well as giraffe, buffalo, Thompson’s gazelle, greater and lesser kudu, eland, leopard and cheetah. The real prizes in the park are dwarf mongoose, oryx and generuk but viewings are very rare. Tarangire is one of Tanzania’s finest birding destinations.