Covering about 2,600 square kilometers, Tarangire is known to host large concentrations of elephants and buffalos. In Tarangire, the herds of up to the 300 elephants can be stunningly viewed drinking water around the swamps or at the bank of the Tarangire River.

Tarangire National Park is also rich in ungulates in the names of migratory wildebeest, eland, gazelle, impala, zebras, kudu, rhino, hartebeest buffalo and other smaller mammals who in many occasions tend to migrate outside the park during the extreme rainy season.

If you like cats, Tarangire isn’t short of them either, In fact, it is reported that the park is home for more than 700 lions, while there is also a good number of leopards and cheetahs.

As you can tell Tarangire has a very high concentration of wildlife so don’t get surprised to see more other animals in the park including various primates and even the tree-climbing pythons.

Birds Paradise

Tarangire is undoubtedly among the most birds’ concentrated parks in the country. With more than 500 species of birds recorded at the moment I am writing, the park is a truly a unique birding destination.

As I have mentioned somewhere in this guide, Tarangire National Park is characterized by a good number of swamps and it is these swamps that attract hundreds of birds day after day making the park an ideal birding destination for most safari makers who like birdlife.

Some of the birds who can be viewed at a large batch in Tarangire National Park are the colorful Yellow-collared lovebirds, flamingos, the Kori bustard (should I remind you these are the heaviest flying species of bird?), the stocking-thighed ostrich, and hornbills just to name a few. In fact, it is even reported by soft schools that in the Tarangire national park there are more breeding species of birds than anywhere else in the world.

To some of the wildlife of the Tarangire National Park, I should say again that the park is known to have the largest concentration of elephants on the planet, not to mention that the park has the second-highest concentration of wildlife only behind the mighty Serengeti National Park.

When it comes to plants, Tarangire National Park is blessed with Acacia woodland, Combretum woodland, and baobab trees while getting seasonally flooded by grasslands and occasional palm trees.