Tarangire National Park derives its name from the Tarangire River arises in the highlands of central Tanzania and winds its way through the game sanctuary.

In the dry season the Tarangire River irresistibly lures the herds of plane animals in the parched surrounding areas to its shrunken but permanent brackish waters.

The animals come by the thousands from as far north as the shores of Lake Natron and dramatically swelling the resident population with wildebeest, zebra eland, elephant, hartebeest, buffalo and fringe eared Oryx. As the rainless days continue the pools of the Tarangire National Park are clotted with thirsty migrants and elephants begin to dig for underground streams in the dry river bed. At this time of year the concentration of the animals rivals that of the Serengeti to the northwest

The animals share the permanent pools with flocks of the Tarangire National Park’s diverse bird population: greenwood hoopoes, fisher’s lovebirds, white-bellied go away birds, hornbills, cuckoos and giant water birds like the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose and giant kingfisher.

Tarangire National Park derives its name from the Tarangire River arises in the highlands of central Tanzania and winds its way through the game sanctuary.

In the dry season the Tarangire River irresistibly lures the herds of plane animals in the parched surrounding areas to its shrunken but permanent brackish waters.

The animals come by the thousands from as far north as the shores of Lake Natron and dramatically swelling the resident population with wildebeest, zebra eland, elephant, hartebeest, buffalo and fringe eared Oryx. As the rainless days continue the pools of the Tarangire National Park are clotted with thirsty migrants and elephants begin to dig for underground streams in the dry river bed. At this time of year the concentration of the animals rivals that of the Serengeti to the northwest

The animals share the permanent pools with flocks of the Tarangire National Park’s diverse bird population: greenwood hoopoes, fisher’s lovebirds, white-bellied go away birds, hornbills, cuckoos and giant water birds like the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose and giant kingfisher.