Tarangire National Park
User Reviews (345)
Tanzania Parks
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Email Gosia & Lorenzo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wasn’t interested in birding - but we still had a chance to see some.
The wild life was amazing- our first safari and we saw much.
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Email Joel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A nice safari introduction among the baobabs
We had a fantastic experience on the first day of our safari in Tarangire. In retrospect it didn't compare to Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara, but I still think it was a good safari starting park. Here we spent a long time marveling at seeing our first giraffes, our first elephants, and our first lions, but they definitely aren't present here in quite the numbers as the other parks. A part of this could be because we came in green season in February; Tarangire is much more ideal in the dry season compared to the other parks which are good in all seasons.
That being said, Tarangire did have some things that the other parks didn't have. In terms of scenery, it has a ton of really impressive baobab trees! We saw a whole lion pride walking right past our car (in other parks the prides were sleeping and when we saw lions on the move it was usually just 1-2 of them). We saw ostriches up close while in other parks we only saw them far away. We also saw a lot of vervet monkeys, while in other parks it was usually one at a time. This is the only place we saw hyraxes and the northern red billed hornbill.
Overall, it's worth a visit, I assume especially if you go in the dry season, but it'd be okay to skip it if you're short on time.
PT
Email Ana | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The park and the animals were incredible! However I felt that the park is very crowded and the guides/drivers don't receive information or guidelines to keep a respectful distance from the animals. At some point we were 30 cars chasing a group of elephants, and some of these cars blocked their passage, dividing the group of elephants in 2 and making them scream and go through the cars. The security of the cars and those inside wasn't respected either, since the cars were blocking each other. If the elephants attacked, dozens of cars could not leave the area, since the only road was blocked.
It should be mandatory to respect the wildlife!
DE
Email Laura & Marc | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tarangire surprised us with its beauty and charm. The abundance of baobab trees and the large elephant herds made it stand out. We particularly enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of the park, as it felt less crowded compared to others. Simon ensured we had excellent sightings of giraffes, birds, and even a few lions. It was the perfect end to our safari adventure.
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Email Rik | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was our first park. A great start to get to know some animals. Some Elephants came close and ran around. Very nice lunch spots to go whild on your gamedrive. It was a nice park were we spent some hours looking.
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Email Lee Ann Parden | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This is a much smaller park, we enjoyed it, but I would probably skip this park next time. I think it's worth seeing at least once.
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Email Eric Barter | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tarangire National Park felt smaller than the other two. Maybe it was. It was our first day so we didn't know that this park was smaller, so this did not affect my day at all. This park has many animals as well. Because of the size, we saw animals much more often and saw them pretty closely.
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Email Alessandro Agazzi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Poorer than others. Nice baobabs and elephants.
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Email Andreas Fritz | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We particularly liked Tarangire because of the elephants. But the other wildlife is also impressive.
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Email Mario | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great appetizer for the other parks.
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