Tarangire is often the first stop on a northern Tanzania safari, and it is easy to underestimate. In the dry season the Tarangire River becomes the main source of water for the area, and elephants gather along it in large numbers, among ancient baobab trees.
It is quieter than the Serengeti and Ngorongoro, with good lion and big herds of zebra and wildebeest in the dry months. Your guide here is one of Dexter’s trusted local partners.
Resident species you can expect most months, alongside anything seasonal.
Wildlife concentrates on the river; the park at its best.
Animals disperse. Lush, quiet and good for birds.
The wettest months; some camps close.
8 days The classic northern Tanzania circuit, timed to the migration: Tarangire's baobabs and elephants, a day inside the Ngorongoro Crater, then three nights in the Serengeti wherever the herds are that month.
11 days Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and three nights in the Serengeti, then a light aircraft to Zanzibar for spice-scented Stone Town and three days on white sand. Northern Tanzania's classic safari-and-beach pairing.
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