It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them.

Though it is not as famous, Tarangire offers the same attractions as other parks in the north. Its unique aspect is the annual animal immigration that takes place during the dry season. While Serengeti's animal migration has attained mundane fame, little is known of Tarangire annual migration. While in the Serengeti animals migrate away from the park during the dry season (June to October), the opposite happens in Tarangire as animals migrate into the park during this time. During this period the park has the largest concentration of animals in any park in the northern Tanzania.

Not all animals are migratory, though, and large herds of elephants, giant pythons, giraffes, many types of antelopes and sometimes rhinos or leopards can be seen throughout the year.

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