Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park has some of the highest population density of elephants as compared to anywhere in Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit. Tanzania Tourism
Flora and Fauna
In a census done in 2009, Tarangire National Park had over 2500 elephants and these are on the increase, together with the numerous Baobab trees make the park quite unique.
Other animals in the park include 25000 Wildebeest, 30,000 zebra, 6000 buffalo, 2700 giraffe, 5500 elands, 30,000 impalas and 2000 warthog, these figures, however, are over 30 years old so the numbers should have improved positively since then.
The river Tarangire flows through the park and its shores are lined with dense patches of elephant grass woodland and some palm trees.
The Park harbour over 500 species of birds which are mainly dry savannah species since Tarangire is in the western limit of the Somali-Masai biome. Key species to note include the endemic Yellow-collared lovebird and Ashy Starling.
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What to do
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Major Attractions
Birding
Birding in Tarangire National Park is quite exciting with over 500 bird species. The area lies at the extreme west of the Somali-Maasai biome and therefore mainly habours dry savanna birds including Vulturine guineafowl, Donaldson-Smith’s Nightjar, Pink-breasted lark, Northen pied babbler and mouse-coloured penduline tit and the endemic and common Yellow-collared lovebird and Ashy Starling.