Tarangire is famous for its vast herds of elephant, which roam the park’s unspoilt floodplains and bushveld.
Specialist walking guide Chris Belo leads the way, stopping to examine a skull.
LAURA GRIFFITH-JONES
The smell of hot dust is heavy on the air — that rich, earthy aroma you only encounter in the African bush in the dry season. It is mid-October in the heart of Tarangire National Park and we are beginning to wilt.