The founding year of Tarangire National Park is considered to be 1970. Tarangire is located in the northeast of Tanzania, relatively close to the city of Arusha (120 km) on the eastern shore of Lake Manyara and covers an area of ​​2600 square meters. km. It got its name from the Tarangire River, which flows from north to south.

The landscape and vegetation in Tarangire are unique and completely different from other parts of Tanzania, which makes these places especially attractive for travelers.
The first thing that tourists visiting the park see is huge baobabs towering above the tall grass.

Tall grasses, shrubs, baobabs, acacias and Indian date trees grow in Tarangire, which allows lions to hide, waiting for prey, pythons to wrap themselves around trees, and elephants and hippos to find food in lush coastal river pastures.

This park is famous for its large concentration of wild animals, which is especially impressive during the dry season, which lasts from June to October. During this season, thousands of animals – zebras, elephants, buffaloes and others come from the dry Masai Mara steppe, which is located in the southwest of Kenya, to drink water in the Tarangire River.
The swamps of Tarangire Park remain green all year round, so over 550 species of birds are permanent residents of these places. This is one of the largest bird populations on the planet in terms of species diversity. In the drier parts of the park, you can meet large vultures, ostriches, hornbills with a funny call reminiscent of a turkey. On the trees, among the branches of the sausage tree, you can often see the famous African python, competing in the art of tree climbing with the leopard itself and sometimes even the lion.

You can visit Tarangire all year round, but the period from June to September is the most favorable in terms of safaris, since it is during these dry months that animals concentrate around non-drying water sources.