Tarangire National Park The elephant highway

Tarangire is the underrated masterpiece of the Northern Circuit. During the dry season from June to October, the Tarangire River becomes the only permanent water source for hundreds of kilometres, drawing extraordinary concentrations of elephants — sometimes herds of 200 or more moving in a single column. The park’s ancient baobab trees, some over 1,000 years old, create a landscape unlike anywhere else in Africa. Tarangire also has exceptional bird diversity with over 500 species recorded. Tree-climbing lions are occasionally spotted in the yellow fever tree groves along the river.