Tarangire was my favorite park, rather unexpectedly. I feel like it's the unsung hero of Tanzania; the little brother to the Serengeti. It's vast -- not nearly as vast as the Serengeti, but it almost felt bigger because we hardly saw another game drive vehicle in two days. It made me feel incredibly small to be out for an entire day and see only animals and maybe 2 other vehicles. Other than rhino, we saw every wildlife species I could imagine, including 2 cheetah on a kill.
Tarangire has seen a bit of rain in the past year, so what is marked as "swamps" on the map are currently more like shallow lakes. These team with birdlife and attract herds of zebra, elephant, wildebeest, buffalo and more.
Plains of Tarangire National Park (Kassandra Magruder)
Zebra in Tarangire NP (Kassandra Magruder)
Tarangire National Park also offers bushwalks, canoeing, night game drives, and hot air balloon safaris. So if you like to stay active while on safari and have a variety of activities to choose from, it might be wise to spend 2-3 nights here. I had two nights at Honeyguide Camp and had wished for at least three. The full day game drive was an experience I would recommend to most people planning a Tanzania trip.
The trip was planned well. They worked through local travel planners in the two countries we visited. The trip planner was fairly knowledgable, but she could have been better. The hotels selected were good. There were a few things I think they could have planned better related tot he transportation between the carious locations we visited, but it was a great trip overall.
MR
23 hours ago
Excellent experience within the limits of what they can do. I often find myself as the square peg in a round hole being largely an independent traveler who appreciates qualify assistance when I can get it. Having used Adventure Life in places they can do about everything I know they're quality and look to them when and where I can. Kassandra specifically is knowledgeable, personable and respinsive.
Greg
4 days ago
Answered our questions
Michael Schneck
5 days ago
Adventure Life seems to be an honest company and has been quite helpful in the planning process. Good about answering questions.
Chris Dralle
1 week ago
Wonderful personal attention to detail and very helpful suggestions by experienced travel experts
