How to get to Tarangire National Park in Tanzania – How long does it take from Arusha to Tarangire?
How to get to Tarangire National park – There are two major ways you can access Tarangire National Park and that is either by road or air transport.
By air
Flying at Kilimanjaro International Airport is the best option to get to Tarangire. This is located, 46 kilometers (29 Miles) from Arusha. Another possibility is to fly into Julius Nyerere International Airport which is near Dar es Salaam and then arrange for a domestic flight at Arusha Airport.
If you want to get a relatively cheap flight, you can also opt to fly in Nairobi Kenya, and then move on to continue with one of the buses between Arusha and Nairobi. You can get to Arusha in the late afternoon if you use a morning pick-up. Your tour operator will pick you up from the airport in most cases and also take care of any other transportation from there.
Charter flights
You can also use charter flights from Arusha then to Serengeti and then finally to Tarangire. From Arusha to the entrance gate, be assured of a comfortable drive that will take you only 2hours, with which only 7kilometres of them are on a non-tarred road. From Tarangire, it is quite easy to drive to the neighboring Ngorongoro Conservation Area or Lake Manyara National Park.
Tarangire is one of the parks located in Northern Tanzania known as a more seasonal park. Within the Greater Tarangire ecosystem, there is a lot of migratory movement.
There are large herds of animals that are pulled towards the Tarangire River during the dry season between June and October. The elephant numbers are also amazing at this time.
Tarangire is almost the least visited park among those Tanzanian parks in the North but it holds the real air of unveiled Africa specifically in the southern part of the park. Covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, Tarangire lies a small distance, southeast of Lake Manyara national park. It has a hilly landscape that is dotted by several Baobab trees, thick bushes, and long grass.
How to book a flight to Tarangire National Park
There are several online trusted dealers and websites that offer reliable information on the cost, schedule, and type of airliner that offer flights into Tarangire National Park. Some of the top recommended include www.skyscanner.net for flights to multiple destinations and then expedia.com for the latest, especially regarding domestic flights.
Some of the domestic airlines that you can use include: Coastal Aviation, Air Tanzania, Safari Air Link, Precision Air, ZanAir, and Regional Air. Please keep in mind that the available charter flights have a weight restriction, and for that reason, you should inquire through your tour operator about how much luggage you can take at a time.
By Road
The distance from Arusha to Tarangire National Park is approximately 140 kilometers and takes about three hours’ drive to access the park. Unfortunately, many people identify a safari to Tarangire as a loner Safari, however visiting this park in the dry season will offer you remarkable wildlife views especially if you explore the southern part of the park. Tarangire ranks as part of the famous northern safari circuit and is visited alongside Serengeti and the Ngorongoro crater. Arusha town is a starting point to many for most of the safaris to this circuit.
