Tarangrire National Park

This Park covers an area of approximately 1,600 square kilometres and is named after the Tarangire River which runs through the centre of the Park providing the only permanent water source for miles around.

Tarangire is thus a dry season habitat because of the perennial water in the Tarangire River which attracts wildlife from much of the Northern Circuit eco-systems from the month of August. By October, the Park is full, the numbers of animals swelled by mini-migrations of wildebeest and zebra which join the vast herds of elephant at the water holes.

However, there is also a permanent and sizeable resident population of wildlife throughout the year, including all the predators (Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Hyena and Hunting Dog), Elephant and some mammals rarely seen in the other parks of the Northern Circuit, such as the Kudu and Fringe-Eared Oryx.

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