Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania’s Manyara region. The Name of the park originates from the Tarangire river that crosses the park. The Tarangire river is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire ecosystem during the annual dry season. The Tarangire ecosystem is also defined by the long distance migration of wildebeest and Zebras. During the dry season, many animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet season dispersal and calving areas. It covers an area of 2,850 square kilometers and the land scape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley and the swamps. The vegetation is a mix of Acacia woodland and the seasonally flooded grassland.

The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. The visitors to the park in the June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of many zebras, wildebeest, cape buffaloes, waterbuck, dik dik,impala, eland, grant’s gazelle, vervet monkeys, banded mongoose, olive baboon, lion, leopards, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog. The park is home to over 550 bird species, the park is a haven for bird enthusiasts. The park is also very famous for termite mounds that dot the land scape.