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Find your way into the wild.

Start with one of our carefully paced private safaris, then adapt it around your dates, interests and preferred comfort level.

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Cheetah mother and cubs watching the open plains
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EXPLORE TANZANIA

Landscapes that change everything.

Connect legendary wildlife areas, volcanic highlands, Africa's highest mountain and the Indian Ocean.

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Male lion resting on a granite kopje in the Serengeti
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Elephant family walking through Tarangire National Park
TANZANIA DESTINATION

Tarangire National Park

Elephant herds, baobab trees and seasonal wilderness.

WHY VISIT

A place that stays with you.

Famous for large elephant families, ancient baobabs and dry-season wildlife around the Tarangire River.

Tarangire is often the first park on a northern Tanzania safari and regularly becomes a favourite. Its ancient baobab trees, some many centuries old, give the landscape a character unlike anywhere else on the circuit.

During the dry season the Tarangire River is the only permanent water in the region, drawing some of the largest elephant concentrations in Tanzania, along with buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and the predators that follow them.

Tarangire is also excellent for birdlife, with more than 500 recorded species, and it is close enough to Arusha to enjoy a full game drive on your first safari day.

Elephant herdsBaobabsBirdlife
Ancient baobab tree in central TanzaniaWildebeest grazing among Tarangire's acaciasElephant mothers and calves walking together
WILDLIFE & HIGHLIGHTS

What you can see in Tarangire.

  • Elephant
  • Buffalo
  • Lion
  • Leopard
  • Giraffe
  • Zebra
  • Wildebeest
  • Fringe-eared oryx
  • Gerenuk
  • Over 500 bird species

Getting there.

Tarangire is about two to three hours' drive from Arusha on tarred road, making it an easy first or last stop on a northern circuit safari.

Tarangire questions.

When is the best time to visit Tarangire?

June to October, when the river attracts large herds. The green season is quieter and beautiful, but wildlife spreads out across a wider area.

Is Tarangire worth visiting?

Yes. It offers some of Tanzania's best elephant viewing, a distinctive baobab landscape and fewer vehicles than the Serengeti or Ngorongoro.

Safaris featuring Tarangire.