Tarangire National Park Lions

Tarangire National Park lions are one of the top reasons why travellers visit Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is one of the most amazing national parks of Tanzania that reward travellers with amazing Tanzania safari holidays any time of the tear. Known as one of the least visited Tanzania national parks, Tarangire National Park is one of the best places in the world to see lions in the wild, freely living with other animals in Tarangire National Park.

Boasting with a variety of wildlife and amazing landscape, lions are a great sight to behold. Tarangire National Park lions can be found around the park, almost any time of the day. It is very rare for visitors to not see lions in Tarangire National Park for they are a common sight in the park. There is an estimate of over 250 lions residing in Tarangire National Park, and with the conservation efforts of the Tarangire Lion Project, the Tarangire National Park lion population is believed to grow steadily.

Tarangire National Park lions are not just the usual kind of lions that you do see around, Tarangire National Park has tree climbing lions, which are seen dangling from acacia trees and baobab tress in Tarangire National Park. it is not every day that you see tree climbing lions in the wild; tree climbing lions in Africa can be found in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park of Tanzania as well as some few on the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Tree climbing lions are thought to opt to this so as to protect themselves from insect bites, escape the sweltering heat on the ground as well as be able to easily watch their prey as they patiently wait for the right time to pounce on them unsuspectingly.

Lions in Tarangire National Park can be seen with a number of activities in the park, including game drives in Tarangire National Park, night game drives in Tarangire National Park, as well as filming of tree climbing lions in Tarangire National Park an activity which costs an extra amount of money and requires you to get a special permit to take part in it. lions can be visited any time of the year.

Other attractions in Tarangire National Park

Apart from the famous lions, there are a number of other attractions in Tarangire National Park which travellers do look forward to encountering on a Tarangire National Park safari any time of the day, and year.

Below are other attractions in Tarangire National Park that you shall see and encounter while on a Tarangire National Park safari;

Other animals in Tarangire National Park

Apart fromlions, there are a number of other animals in Tarangire National Park that travellers can come across while on a Tarangire National Park safari, especially on activities like game drives in Tarangire National Park and walking safaris in Tarangire National park. some of the animals in Tarangire National Park that you shall come across include leopards, elephants and buffaloes which along with lions in Tarangire National Park are four of the five African big five animals, which can be seen in Tarangire National Park. Other animals in Tarangire National Park that you may encounter include wildebeests, tiny ashy starling, greater kudu, fringe-eared Oryx, dik-dik, giraffes, among so many others.

Huge Elephant population

The huge elephant population in Tarangire national Park is an attraction itself that travellers who do visit on a Tarangire National park safari shall encounter. Tarangire National Park has the largest elephant population in Tanzania, seen moving freely in the vast savannah plains of Tarangire National Park, with the great baobab trees giving an amazing backdrop. Large herds of elephants with up to 300 elephants in each can be seen in Tarangire National Park.

Baobab Trees

The great towering baobab trees are another of the various attractions in Tarangire National Park. Alongside the acacia trees, baobab trees in Tarangire National Park, also known as the Tree of Life, are very old trees which date back hundreds of years back, with some believed to be even 1000 years. Baobab trees have a strange capacity of storing 300-1000 litres of water in their trunks. Baobab trees are scenic to look at due to their shape, and are a great resting point for the animals especially elephants which use the trees for shade, as well as humans who would take time off their game drive to have a picnic lunch under great baobab trees.

Birds

Birds in Tarangire national Park are also attractions in Tarangire National Park. There are over 550 bird species in Tarangire National Park, no wonder the park is referred to as a birder’s paradise in Tanzania. Tarangire National Park is one of the best birding destinations in Tanzania, rewarding travellers with amazing sights of various bird species including but not limited to yellow necked spurfowl, hornbills, parrots, hoopoes, swifts, starlings, bee-eaters, mouse birds, steppe eagles, vultures and the white-bellied go away bird.

Tarangire National Park lions are some of the top reasons that travellers do visit Tarangire National Park in the first place, to encounter one of the African big five animals in the wild. Blessed with tree climbing lions as well, Tarangire National Park is a great and rewarding lion viewing destination, as well as a great Tanzania safari destination to see huge elephant populations and towering baobab trees. Take time to include Tarangire National Park in your Tanzania safari holiday itinerary.