DAY TRIP TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK FROM ARUSHA
TARANGIRE DAY TRIP
Limited on time, or looking to experience some lush landscape after your Kilimanjaro Climb? No trip to Tanzania is complete without experiencing one of the fabulous parks. You will truly you inspired to come back and experience more of the natural wonders of Tanzania and the Northern Circuit. Lake Manyara National Park Tarangire National Park
Non-game-viewing travel time: 3½ hours
Distance: 210 km from Moshi Town
After breakfast you are met by our tour guide/driver, who will deliver a short safari briefing. After briefing you will be transferred to Tarangire National Park with your picnic lunch. Tarangire derived its name from the Tarangire River which crosses along the center of the park and which provide permanent water for the wildlife and birdlife of the park round the year.
It is here where a large group of different species of animal concentrate during the dry season and the best place to take many pictures.
Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. Also it is in Tarangire by chance you can see the tree climbing African pythons.
Tarangire National Park accommodated migratory and resident birdlife and believed to be a paradise of birdwatchers as more that 350 different species have been recorded to date. Other wildlife that Tarangire accommodates includes the rare Oryx, impala, giraffe, zebra, lion, leopard and different types of gazelles.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park and do two exciting morning and afternoon game drives, along the Tarangire River. Late afternoon we depart for Arusha where we will end our safari adventure.
Tarangire National Park Tour
Tarangire National Park Days trip Safari
Tarangire National Park is primarily famous for the abundance of age-old baobabs and big families of elephants gathering in the vicinity of the main water source – the Tarangire River.
Besides baby elephants and their parents, the Tarangire is home to zebras, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs, buffalos and many other predators and ungulates.
The park will also be a treat for bird enthusiasts. More than 550 bird species abiding in the Tarangire National Park present ample opportunity for bird watching: brightly plumaged yellow necked spurfowls, white crowned shrikes and black necked weavers are among the most frequent sightings here.
Vast rolling grasslands, thick acacia bush, baobab and palm trees featuring the unique Tarangire landscape will leave a lasting imprint on your memory.