Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

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The Tarangire National Park is centred on the Tarangire River which provides permanent water throughout the year. The park is an approximately 3 hour drive from Arusha and a feature in many northern circuit itineraries.

• Sarah Chatteris

Often times the Tarangire suits those who are looking for a short safari after climbing Kilimanjaro for example. Other times it replaces the Serengeti in an itinerary because the park has arguably larger herds during the dry season.

There are nine vegetation zones ranging from Acacia parkland and riverine grassland to deep gully vegetation and rocky hilltops. Between them they support large numbers of wildlife including large herds of zebra, impala, wildebeest as well as elephants, buffalo, giraffe, warthog, eland, big cats (especially cheetah) and many birds (over 300 species). The vegetation is predominantly denser here than in the Serengeti, giving it a wilder feeling and making it more interesting to spot the wildlife.

Due to the permanent water of the Tarangire River, the park is best in the dry season between June/July and November, when it has Tanzania's highest concentration of wildlife converging around the river. During the wet season the plains burst into life and the animals spread out over 20,000km².

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