TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
The Park is one of the bigger ecosystems with variety of wildlife located between the meadows of Masai Steppe to the southern east and surrounded by lakes of the Great Rift Valley bigger ecoto in the northern and western part of the park. It occupies an area of 2,600 square kilometres, the perennial Tarangire River takes over the northern part of the park. Through the cut ditches, the River flows upwards up to when it leaves the corner of the park, in the North West flowing into Lake Burungi. There are a number of wide swamps which dry into green plains during the dry season in the south.
SAFARIS IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
The wild animals in this park differ depending on the season.. Many of the animals leave the park during the months of November to May. The zebras as well as large herds of wildebeests move into the north-western direction towards the Rift Valley floor amongst the large numbers of animals that spread across the large open areas of the Masaai Steppe. The game goes back to the Tarangire swamps during the dry season around the months of June to October most especially, the river system.
This is noted as the best season hence enjoy the best of animal viewing during your Tanzania tour visit to Tarangire around this time. You will obviously see big numbers of elephants gather here as well as the wildebeests and zebras.
WILDLIFE
The presence of large numbers of creatures of different kinds has made this park to be the home of unforgettable safaris in Africa, animals like the impala, eland, buffalo and giraffes. Bohor reedbuck, Thompson’s gazelle, greater and lesser kudu and the Coke’s hartebeest are very common. On really some rare occasions, the common usual gerenuk and fringe –eared Oryx are also seen.
A few black rhinos are also thought to be still present in this park which gives you the opportunity to get a real feel of the back country while on your visit to the Tarangire.
