How to get to Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is located on a distance of 140km from Arusha City. Asking yourself how to get to Tarangire National Park is a good question since most visitors fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport, which is 60 kilometers/35 miles away. Most the main gateway for all destinations in the country within the northern circuit. Majority of airlines that come to Tanzania has flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport, including KLM, Brussels Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, precision air, Qatar Airways, Rwandair, Turkish Airlines and Tanzanian’s national proud, its flagship carrier Air Tanzania. Majority of clients land in Nairobi or in Kigali and they connect with the direct flights within the region which are Kenya Airways, Precision Air, Air Tanzania, and Rwandair. Tanzania also can be connected with domestic flights namely Air excel, Auric Air, coastal aviation, Regional air and Zenair. How to get to Tarangire National Park is a good thing to know since the park is part of the popular northern safari circuit and is typically visited together with Serengetiand the Ngorongoro Crater. Most safaris start from the town of Arusha. There are regular flights from Arusha and the Serengeti to Tarangire, but it is a comfortable two-hour drive from Arusha to the entrance gate, of which only the last 7km is not tarred. Moving on, it is an easy drive to Lake Manyara (100km/60mi in about two hours) or the Ngorongoro Crater (180km/110mi in about four hours). Enclose Africa Safariswill provide road transportation to Tarangire National Park from either Arusha City or Kilimanjaro International Airport. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Requirements for entry into Tanzania differ from country to country and are subject to change. Prior to departure, always check with your government and your nearest Tanzanian embassy or consulate what documents you need to travel to Tanzania.
- You need a valid passport. The passport must be valid for six months after entry into the country. You need one blank page on your passport for entry stamps.
- You need a visa to enter Tanzania. Most nationalities can apply online for an ordinary tourist visa, currently USD 50, which Tanzania Immigration may issue for up to 90 days. United States passport holders are the exception: they must apply for the multiple-entry visa, currently USD 100, even for a single tourist visit. Some nationalities require a referral visa and must apply well in advance. Check your own category on the Tanzania Immigration eVisa guidelines and the published visa fees.
- Yellow fever. A yellow-fever certificate is required if you are arriving from, or have transited, a country with a risk of transmission. It is not a universal requirement, so check whether your route triggers it.
- Malaria. Malaria is present across most of Tanzania below about 1,800 m, which includes the northern safari circuit and Zanzibar. The US CDC recommends prescription malaria prevention for travelers to Tanzania. See a travel clinician four to eight weeks before you fly; nothing on this page is medical advice.
Entry and health information last reviewed 24 August 2026 against the official sources linked above. Requirements change without notice.
Also, you can contact us for recent updates but when you book the tour with us, we provide all the required information for better getting to Tanzania which is the way for getting to this park.
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Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp
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