 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
    |
Situated just south of Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park covers an area of just over 1,000 square miles of beautifully unspoilt grassland, floodplain and tall acacia woodland overseen by the purpled formations of distant volcanic mountain ranges. It is one of the principal areas in Africa to view elephant, with herds of 300 or more bull elephants an often common sight. One of the other park attractions is the numerous baobab trees including the majestic Poacher’s Baobab, which has a diameter in the region of thirty three feet and is believed to be more than three thousand years old.
Because of the high proportion of trees, tree-climbing is a necessity for some of the park’s creatures, including lions, leopards and pythons. During the dry season (July to October), as the Tarangire river is the only permanent source of water in southern Maasailand, it attracts large concentrations of wildlife. Just a small selection of regular sightings include; buffalo, gazelle, giraffe, impala, wildebeest and zebra. It is equally a birding paradise, boasting the endemic ashy starling, rufous-tailed weaver and black-collared lovebird amongst over 550 other species of birds that frequent the area.
Tarangire is an ideal safari destination that offers visitors the chance to savour a real slice of Africa’s wilderness and solitude in surroundings that are less busy than other parks in the north of Tanzania.
