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Nicole's
Travelogues and Budget Travel Tips..
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TARANGIRE NAT'L PARK, TANZANIA
Today we left the Panorama campsite to go to Tarangire National Park on our way back to Arusha. The park is known for it's Baobab trees and elephants. The drive to the park was beautiful, as we passed many Masai villages.
Tarangire is 74 miles from Arusha and is located on the eastern part of Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. Tarangire National Park is accessible by driving down the main road to Dodoma, passing the right hand junction leading to Lake Manyara, and making a left to the main park entrance. The best time to go is during the dry season (June - September), as animals are abundant and easy to spot. Tarangire is one of the few places in Africa where large herds of 300 or more elephants can be seen.
Tarangire had gorgeous landscape, though after Ngorongoro it wasn't as spectacular. But most safaris bundle Tarangire with Ngorongoro so you usually have to go on your last day. Though I wasn't complaining! I always feel quite blessed that I am healthy and able to afford these fantastic trips! Definitely the best part of Tarangire were the elephants. There are herds everywhere and it was cool watching the older elephants interact with the babies of the herd!
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The baobab tree is found in the savannas of African and India, mostly around the equator. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years. The baobab is leafless for nine months of the year. The Arabian legend of the baobab is that "the devil plucked up the baobab, thrust its branches into the earth and left its roots in the air".
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