Tarangire National Park

National park Babati, Manyara, Tanzania

What to expect

Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania's Manyara Region. The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. Visitors can expect to see large herds of thousands of zebra, wildebeest, and cape buffalo, as well as other animals such as giraffe, dik dik, impala, and olive baboon. The park is also home to more than 550 bird species and is a haven for bird enthusiasts. The park's landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley, and swamps, with a mix of Acacia woodland, Combretum woodland, seasonally flooded grassland, and baobab trees

Plan your family visit to the Tarangire National Park with these blog insights 👇

Kids on Safari: Tarangire National Park and Kichuguu Camp, Tanzania

This family's experience:

Activities: We saw a baby elephant, dik dik, water buck, and other animals. We also saw elephants digging for water in the dry river bed

Highlights: We loved seeing a 2 weeks old baby elephant nursing. The kids enjoyed spotting flies and yelling out their locations ✨

Tanzania with family: practical advice

This family's experience:

Activities: We did a safari in the park and saw many animals

Highlights: We enjoyed the safari and seeing many animals ✨