Tarangire National Park — Kilimanjaro Tours

Tarangire National Park

Giant baobabs and Tanzania's great elephant herds

Tarangire National Park is famous for its huge baobab trees and some of the biggest elephant herds in Tanzania. In the dry season, herds of several hundred are common, as animals gather along the Tarangire River, one of the few year-round water sources in the area.

Best time to go: June to October, when wildlife crowds the river