Overview
Your 3-day Akagera National Park Wildlife Safari takes you to Akagera National Park, located in Eastern Rwanda along the border with Tanzania. This safari offers an incredible opportunity to explore Rwanda’s only savanna national park, where game drives can be experienced exclusively.
Akagera National Park is home to the Big Five, with the recent reintroduction of lions. It is the only savanna park in Rwanda and hosts a diverse range of mammal species, including lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, kobs, zebras, and bushbucks. Most recently, black rhinos were introduced from South Africa, restoring Akagera’s status as a Big Five park, just as it was many years ago.
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park from Kigali, travel time +2hrs
Today, after a relaxed morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by our safari guide to start 3 Days Akagera National Park Wildlife Safari. The journey to the park takes approximately 2.5 hours, depending on stopovers along the way. As you travel through Rwanda’s stunning, winding landscapes, feel free to ask the guide to stop for photography.
Upon arrival at the park, you will enjoy a short game drive before proceeding to your accommodation for check-in. After settling in, you will have lunch before heading out for a boat trip on Lake Ihema. During the boat ride, you will observe hippos and crocodiles in the water or along the shores, as well as buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks.
Later in the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Midrange Accommodation: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
- High end accommodation: Wilderness Magashi Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Game Drive and Boat Cruise
After an early morning breakfast at 6:00 AM, you will depart for a morning game drive in Akagera National Park to catch a glimpse of late-night hunters and early risers. During the drive, you will search for large mammals such as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, and various antelope species, as well as the recently reintroduced lions and rhinos. Akagera National Park boasts diverse habitats that support a wide range of wildlife and over 500 bird species, making it a true birding paradise.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will embark on a boat trip on Lake Ihema, where you can observe hippos and crocodiles in the water or along the shores, as well as buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks.
Later in the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Midrange Accommodation: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
- High end accommodation: Wilderness Magashi Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
You will leave the lodge after a relaxed breakfast, head for a brief game drive before we drive back to Kigali, and later will be dropped at the lodge or airport to catch up with your afternoon flight
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