Tarangire National Park – Lovebird Safaris

Serengeti National Park

Introduction

Tarangire extends to you a very cordial welcome. We are thrilled to have you here and we appreciate for trusting us.

The park is impressively splendid for its famous concentration of wild animals especially the elephants and it is also one of the finest birding destinations in East Africa.

The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park and covers an area of 2850 km2.

Welcome To Serengeti National Park

Every year, over 1.5 million wildebeest, along with hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles, migrate in a circular pattern across the Serengeti and into Kenya’s Maasai Mara in search of fresh grazing lands, covering about 1,200 miles.

About the Area

Climate

Tarangire has a bimodal rainfall with short rains starting from November to December, long rains from March to May and dry season from June to October and January to February.

The park is located at an altitude between 900m and 1250meters with annual average rainfall ranging from 650 to 700mm.

Getting there

The Park can be accessed by road or air

Road: The park is 121km through a tarmac road from Arusha city.

Air: The park can be reached by flight from Kilimanjaro International Airport which is 46km from Arusha. Charted flights are also available from Arusha to Kuro Airstrip located inside the park

Attractions

The Park has remarkable attractions with large groups of Elephants, spectacular natural beauty of savanna landscape and magnificent majestic Baobabs. Over 550 different bird species have been recorded in the park, of which several are threatened or endemic.

Tarangire is noted as a safari destination for its large concentration of wildlife population. Animals like elephants, eland, giraffe, lions, buffalo, cheetah, leopards and zebra are easily spotted when you are in fourwheel drive.