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Elephants with calves and zebras cross the grassy plain at Silale Swamp in Tarangire National Park, with a lone mountain behind

Tarangire National Park: map

26 places with verified coordinates · 4 with photo

Bookable in the park · 3

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Nature

Zebras, wildebeest and a giraffe drink at a shallow waterhole in the north of Tarangire National Park, with a safari vehicle behind
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Arrival · Main entrance in the north

Main Gate

The main gate at the northern tip of the park, 121 kilometres (75 mi) of tarmac road from Arusha according to the park brochure. This is where you register and pay; the headquarters with the authority's cottages, hostel and rest house is just behind it.

Everyone driving from Arusha arrives here, and this is where the authority's accommodation stands.

From Arusha
121 km (75 mi) according to the brochure, 118 to 120 km according to the accommodation record
Accommodation run by the authority
Cottages, rest house, hostel
Campsite
76,650 TZS per person per night
Airstrip
at headquarters according to OpenStreetMap

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.73778, 35.97093

Trails · Unsealed airstrip

Headquarters airstrip

The airstrip near the headquarters, listed in OpenStreetMap as Tarangire Headquarters Airstrip with an unsealed surface.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.75619, 35.96768

Where to stay · Public campsite run by the authority

Public campsite at headquarters

A public campsite run by the park authority near the main gate. The authority describes its site at headquarters as having pit latrines and water points; 76,650 shillings per person per night.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.77927, 35.96458

Where to stay · Public campsite according to OpenStreetMap

Public Campsite #2

A second public campsite, listed in OpenStreetMap with TANAPA as operator. The authority lists two public sites named Simba.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.72726, 35.98798

Where to stay · Lodge inside the park

Tarangire Safari Lodge

The privately run lodge on a bluff above the Tarangire River at Matete, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the main gate according to the authority.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.77046, 36.02137

A herd of elephants stands on green grass beside the winding Tarangire River in Tarangire National Park
Photo: Fadez (Diskussion) ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Water · River, lifeline in the dry season

Tarangire River

The river that gives the park its name. It flows north into Lake Burunge; in the dry season it draws animals from the whole region.

The river that gives the park its name, and where the herds gather in the dry season.

Direction
north into Lake Burunge
Best time
dry season June to October
Picnic
Matete, site run by the authority
Lodge
Tarangire Safari Lodge above the river

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.82727, 36.05477

Nature · Hill, 1,285 m (4,216 ft) according to OpenStreetMap

Tarangire Hill

A hill in the middle of the northern section, 1,285 metres (4,216 ft) high according to OpenStreetMap, marked as a landmark on the map in the park brochure.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.91233, 36.04376

Where to stay · Tented camp on granite outcrops

Maweninga

A private tented camp stands on the granite kopjes of Maweninga; the authority mentions its view of Lake Burunge. Maweninga is also one of the seasonal campsites.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.90684, 35.99577

Where to stay · Lodge inside the park

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

The privately run lodge lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the main gate according to the authority, with access to the wildlife-rich central parts of the park.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.90739, 36.09508

Nature · Hollow baobab

Poachers Hide

A hollow baobab marked as an attraction on the map in the park brochure; listed in OpenStreetMap as Poachers' Baobab Hide.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.96527, 36.02934

Water · Spring

Elephant Springs

A spring the authority describes as a key watering point; a private camp lies nearby.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.00660, 36.01109

Trails · Airstrip run by the authority

Kuro airstrip

The airstrip in the middle of the park, operated by TANAPA according to OpenStreetMap. According to the park brochure, charter flights come here from Arusha.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.00805, 36.07531

Black-and-white photo: elephants with calves and zebras cross the plain at Silale Swamp in Tarangire National Park, with a mountain behind
Photo: Eric Kilby ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

Nature · Permanent swamp

Silale Swamp

One of the three swamps linked to the river according to the park brochure. The authority calls the river and the permanent swamps the critical water sources in the dry season.

The middle of the park: a permanent swamp, an airstrip and camps far from the gate.

Silale
permanent swamp by the river
Kuro
airstrip run by the authority, ranger post
Getting there
charter flight from Arusha to Kuro
Picnic
Silale Picnic Site according to OpenStreetMap

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.01954, 36.14028

Nature · Swamp in the south

Gurusi Swamp

Gurusi Swamp in the south; the authority lists it as one of the swamps along the river.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.10227, 35.98151

Nature · Swamp in the south-east

Lamakau Swamp

Lamakau Swamp in the south-east, spelt Lormakau in OpenStreetMap; the authority lists it as the third swamp along the river.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.18197, 36.19780

Arrival · Gate in the west according to OpenStreetMap

Sangaiwe Gate

A gate on the western boundary near Lake Burunge, listed in OpenStreetMap as Sangaiwe Gate; the park brochure marks a ranger post here.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.94833, 35.87071

Nature · Hills in the west

Sangaiwe Hills

The hills on the western boundary of the park, marked on the map in the park brochure.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.03213, 35.85662

Nature · Hill, 1,411 m (4,629 ft) according to OpenStreetMap

Kitibong Hill

A hill in the west, 1,411 metres (4,629 ft) high according to OpenStreetMap.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.05688, 35.93767

Nature · Special campsite run by the authority

Kware Special Campsite

One of the authority's eight special campsites; you bring your own equipment.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.80912, 35.97788

Nature · Special campsite run by the authority

Hondo Hondo Special Campsite

A special campsite run by the authority in the south, near Silale Swamp.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.09105, 36.11037

Where to stay · Tented camp in the south

Swala

A private tented camp in the Gurusi area in the south; the authority describes the location as remote.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-4.13036, 35.95192

Water · Lake outside the park

Lake Burunge

The lake beyond the western boundary into which the Tarangire River flows; spelt Lake Burungi in OpenStreetMap. It lies in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area, not in the national park.

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

-3.87437, 35.88458

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Eric Kilby ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

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