Tarangire General Information

Overview

Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania's Manyara Region is named after the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The river is the primary source of water for the animals during the annual dry season.The national park covers up an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles.) which is composed of granitic ridges, river valley, and swamps. The park is quite famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees.The park was established in 1970 and is home to very diverse vegetation, unlike any others in the northern safari destination. The park provides a unique scene of tree-climbing lions which can only be spotted only at the Tarangire National Park.The most spotted animals in the national park are lions, leopards, cheetahs, various primates, ostriches, flamingos, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, buffaloes, wildebeests, pythons, hartebeests, elands, and impalas.