FULL DAY – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK SAFARI FROM ARUSHA, Want to go to a park that a lot of people love? Well-known for having a lot of wildlife, that is. But guests don’t know about it as much… yet. Find out about the amazing animal groups in Tarangire National Park, which has the second-highest number of animals per square mile in Tanzania.

What do more than 3,000 elephants sound like? Or more than 700 lions? Did you know that over 250,000 animals move through Tarangire every year? Or that it is thought to be a great place to watch birds?

Even the plants in this unique park are beautiful to look at. For example, the baobab tree with its huge trunk and top of branches that reach to the sky is a stunning example.

Not many people visit this off-the-beaten-path area, but it has everything you could want. This unique environment won’t be as crowded as the big-name parks, so you’ll have it all to yourself. Does today sound like fun? Keep reading.

The Second Great Migration

The park gets its name from the Tarangire River, which flows through the area and brings life to everything in it. During the dry season, which lasts from June to October, huge groups of wildebeests, hartebeests, gazelles, zebras, giraffes, lions, leopards, and African wild dogs are drawn to the water for food. This makes for great animal watching.

Elephant herds of up to 300 animals meet at the river to eat and look for more water in underground streams.

Bird watching in Tarangire

Tarangire isn’t completely dry, though. The park has wetlands and green marshes that are home to over 550 kinds of birds. Crows, guinea fowl, steppe eagles, brown parrots, crested francolins, vultures, Kori bustards, love birds, bee-eaters, and the white-bellied go-away bird are some of the birds you might see.

The hills and forests of Tarangire are also home to plovers, eagles, ostriches, and ashy starlings, which all need places to nest. There are a lot of birds all year, but the best time to see them is during their migration, which lasts from November to April.

The One of a Kind and Strange

We’ve already talked about the park’s impressively large baobab tree, which is also known as “The Tree of Life” because its huge trunk can hold hundreds of gallons of water and these trees can live up to 600 years. Its seeds are tasty, and the elephants in the park use the rough tips of its tough bark to sharpen their tusks.

Strange things that happen in Tarangire have also caused the big hills that rise from the park’s fields. As you might guess, these are huge termite mounds. They were built by some of the tiniest animals in the area and fit right in with the natural order here. When the termites leave the mounds, the dwarf mongoose takes them over and fixes them up the way they like it. This is one of nature’s most harmonious shows.

The person who leads you on safari is the most important person there. Our driver/guides at AKS are the nicest and most knowledgeable. They will show you around, feed you, and treat you like the important guest you are. That’s what we promise.

Your own private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep will take you on adventure in style to the parks. This is the best way to see Africa because the seats are higher and the vehicle has rugged all-wheel drive.

Please call Safari Trips to Kenya to set up a private, one-on-one tour of these fun parks that are close by.

Time Capsule: Safari in Tarangire Park

70 km, or 1 hour and a half drive
7:00 am – Are you ready for your trip to Tarangire? Your driver/guide from Safari Trips to Kenya will pick you up at the airport or at your hotel to start your trip.

It only takes a short drive to get to the park, where you’ll be greeted by the tall, strange baobab trees whose arms reach for the sky.

With more than 3,000 great elephants living in Tarangire, we can expect to see them along with impala, zebra, buffalo, monkeys, and giraffes. A lion, a leopard, a cheetah, and an African wild dog are also here.

There aren’t many people in this park, so take it easy and spend the day with the animals.

We’ll eat lunch while looking at the grazers and the lovely fields and wetlands in the park.

We’ll be full of safari memories and sights when we get back to Arusha in the late afternoon.

The laid-back vibe and abundance of wildlife in Tarangire will stay with you. We hope you took pictures and memories and now have some great stories to share. Thank you from everyone at Safari Trips to Kenya for letting us share this day with you. We look forward to seeing you soon!