Need to get out of town or want to have a taste of a Tanzania safari? This Tarangire national park day trip offers a chance to visit an incredible national park and get some amazing wildlife viewing from open-top safari vehicles.
A day trip to Tarangire national park that works best for most travellers who are limited on time but would wish to go on a short Tanzania safari. This safari day trip to Tarangire is best experienced in the dry season between June and October when the park has a high concentration of wildlife, second only to Ngorongoro Crater.
Tarangire national park located a few hours drive (approx 2 hours) from Arusha town is known for its high population of elephants. Its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and special location. Tarangire is a popular stop in the northern circuit.
Before the rains, droves of gazelle, wildebeest, zebra, and giraffes migrate to Tarangire National Park’s scrub plains where the last grazing land still remains.
Animals found during your day trip to Tarangire, include lion, leopard, oryx, gnu and greater and lesser kudu. Also included are wildebeest, zebras, Thompson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, buffalo, elephant, impala, and eland, and 0ver 300 species of birds are recorded in the park.
What to Expect on this Tarangire National Park Day Trip
At 7:00 am in the morning, your driver will meet you at your hotel in Arusha town for your day trip to Tarangire national park, located 110kms south of Arusha (2 hour drive); Tarangire can be accessed on a good tarmac road for most of the journey.
You will spend the rest of the day on a game drive exploring the different parts of the park.
At 2,600km², Tarangire is far from being the biggest of the Tanzanian parks, but its unrivalled landscape of open plains, dotted with thousands of baobabs, is unforgettable.
This is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness and solitude.
The game numbers are staggering: 30,000 zebra, 25,000 wildebeest, 5,000 buffalo, 3,000 elephant, 2,500 Maasai giraffe and over 1,000 fringe-eared oryx (gemsbok).
Predators include lion, cheetah, and leopard and birders will want to look out for the endemic ashy starling, Rufous-tailed weaver, and Black-collared lovebird.
The park can easily be seen in a day. Most visitors will tailor a day visit to Tarangire to fit in with a trip to one of the Big Three parks (Serengeti, Manyara, and Ngorongoro).
Lunch is included during this tour. Your day trip to Tarangire ends with a return to Arusha town, arriving at around 6:00 pm.
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