Tarangire is situated in the north-western corner of Tanzania’s Masai Steppe, east of The Great Rift Valley. Covering an area of 1,360 sq km comprising scattered acacia woodland, baobab and palm trees, plains, swamps and rivers, Tarangire is one of the most diverse and beautiful parks in Tanzania.

There is an abundance of big game here including lion, elephant, Black rhino and buffalo, as well as a vast bird and lesser game population. During the dry season, when the Tarangire River has shrunk to a mere shadow of its former self, the elephant dig deep into the damp earth of the riverbed in search of underground springs. Wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and gazelle congregate with rarer species such as eland and oryx around each shrinking water hole.

During the dry season Tarangire enjoys the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. Famous for its huge herds of elephant (a rival to the park’s gigantic, squat Baobab trees, one of its most celebrated features), ancient matriarchs, feisty young bulls, and tiny, stumbling calves are ever present to fascinate visitors with their grace and intelligence.