What to do in Tarangire

Home of squat baobabs and jumbo elephants, game drives in Tarangire are a mainstay of a safari. Usually conducted around the swamps in the south and east, you’ll see the famous herds of ellies, sometimes up to 300 strong, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and eland. Predators are all present and correct but sometimes harder to find in the vegetation. Game drive sightings are arguably better in the dry season (June to October), as the grass becomes thick and wieldy in the wetter months - but on the other hand, there are less people! Year-round, the usual morning and afternoon game drive times apply and night drives can also be done from certain lodges allowing sightings of leopard, bush babies and honey badgers. From June to October walking safaris are also on the cards, grass-height dependent. Walks tend to be done in the morning and last 3-4 hours and whilst there are usually elephants to be found, they are traditionally focused on the smaller flora and fauna of the ecosystem.