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User Reviews of Tarangire National Park (365 Reviews)

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Avatar icon Terry Divyak Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Jun 15, 2015

Elephants everywhere and a true magical kingdom

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My first visit to Africa was filled with anticipation and excitement and all I knew to expect was what I had read online and in books. But nothing can prepare you for what you really experience and how each day is filled with wonder and awe at seeing animals roam as nature intended. I know most people have a long checklist of animals they want to see and seeing the Big Five are how some people measure a successful trip to Africa. Looking back on my trip now to Tarangire, I have to measure my trip by the number of magical moments. As the dust kicks up as the guide speeds down the road, you start to see the ancient Baobab trees come into view. The trees are so big and they watch over the landscape like giants in the hot sun. With the ability to store a large amount of water, many of these trees will have hollowed out trunks, the results of direct contact with elephants and their search for water. My excitement for going to Africa was to see Elephants in the wild and I was not disappointed,
Read more especially in Tarangire. After awhile you see so many that they become almost common place, even showing up at hotels to roam the grounds. Our Guide, Gabriel from Maasai Magic Safaris was so knowledgable about animal behavior and obviously loves what he does. He was very patient for this photographer to get the shots I needed and made sure that my trip met all my expectations.
Male avatar icon Colin S. Johnson Photography United States flag US       Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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The home of the elephant. The scenic views of Tarangire with its rocky foundation, baobab trees, and valleys provide an amazing backdrop to the wildlife. You will see many elephants at Tarangire guaranteed. A must stop on your Tanzania safari. I would recommend 2 days minimum to explore the park.

Male avatar icon Tom Robinson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015

Email Tom Robinson  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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A beautiful park with lots of elephants. It seemed a little busier than other parks we visited but we saw a lot and very close up!

Avatar icon Don Petersen Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015

My Favorite park in Tanzania

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This park has a great scenery, and wonderful wildlife. I would have enjoyed spending more time in this park over a few others we visited. Our group also visited Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and Ngoro Ngoro Crater and thought Tarangire was our favorite. The accommodations were very nice, and our guide Alfred was the gem of our trip. He was very knowable on the wildlife and was a part of the family by the end of our 7 day safari. In Tarangire were able to see the leopards very close up and that was quite a treat. The elephants on the plain were wonderful against the back drop of great mountains and Boabab trees. I would recommend visiting Tarangire to anyone traveling to Tanzania.

Male avatar icon Rick Engel Canada flag CA       Visited: February 2015 Reviewed: May 21, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Rick Engel and not that of SafariBookings.
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When we were there, the flies were worse than anywhere else on the Safari. We have lots of bugs back home in Canada, but because we had not experienced this before, it threw us off a bit. Otherwise, it was a beautiful place to see wildlife, especially the elephants.

Male avatar icon Pedro Helder Brazil flag BR       Visited: February 2014 Reviewed: May 13, 2015

Email Pedro Helder  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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The main purpose on tarangire is to see the baobabs, birds and elephants. The scenary is gorgious and the infraestructure is excelent. You can choose a lodge to stay in the park if you want to spend more time.

Male avatar icon P Nahar Australia flag AU       Visited: June 2014 Reviewed: May 13, 2015

Email P Nahar  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Away from maddening crowd. The hospitality at Mawe Ninga Camp (run by some local group) was superb. Not very expensive.

Male avatar icon Bruce Finocchio United States flag US       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: May 12, 2015

Email Bruce Finocchio  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Tanrangire National Park is also a great place to visit, has much diversity, and here you can see elephant with reddish mud on them, for the soil is reddish in color. It’s known for its large elephant population. I also believe that because of the Tarangire River it’s very good in the dry season as well.

Avatar icon jules_1200r Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: May 8, 2015

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just loved it - not enough time to really soak it all in though

Avatar icon Ludwig Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

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In one day we managed to see four out of the big five and a lot of other animals as well. The scenery is quite good and due to the fact that there are a lot of hills you can easily get a good view over the savannah.