tarangire national PArk

Tarangire national park is famous for large concentrations of elephants in the world also known as the “Elephants paradise”, spectacular scenic baobab trees, acacia woodlands, and several swamps and marshes. Tarangire national park has covered an area of 2850 square kilometers [about 1100 square miles] named after the Tarangire River the important source of water in the park which flows through the center of the park. The park is only a small part of a much larger ecosystem of some 30,000 sq. km that comprises most of what is called the Maasai Steppe or Southern Maasailand. With the surreal, baobab trees dominating the landscape of Tarangire, the silhouetted trees provide breathtaking photographic opportunities. Regularly visited by Tarangire’s substantial elephant population, the dramatic wildlife, the baobab trees also play host to arguably the best birdlife diversity in Eastern Africa with some 500 different species have been recorded. During the dry season especially July to October sheer volume of plains animals the herds of zebras, and wildebeests from across Maasai steppes being drawn to the permanent water source the Tarangire River which forms the spine of this park. This makes Tarangire national park the most significant dry season refuge for ungulates in the well – known Tarangire ecosystem.