One Day Akagera National Park Safari
One day Akagera National Park Safari is the quickest way to explore Akagera National Park within a day and get some wildlife sighting, for those who have a short stay in the country, or limited budget, but would wish to have a glimpse of some African wildlife, in the wilderness. Those who would wish to have a weekend, family/ friend’s getaway, a day trip to Akagera National Park is worth, as you will have a full day action packed safari to Akagera National Park.
Akagera National Park is known to have a number of bird species, wildlife including the Big 5, 11 species of antelopes, number of reptiles and amphibians. Though rhinos are rarely spotted, since they are still under strict monitoring in a controlled zone area.
We bring to you, the entire summery of the 1 Day Akagera National Park Safari, how it all goes from start to the end.
Brief Introduction about Akagera National Park
Located in the Easter side of the country, bordering with Tanzania, the Akagera National Park offers visitors a unique experience of Rwanda, being the only savannah park, highly conserved, with great increase of wildlife number, and recently being loaded with lions and rhinos, the park is gaining and becoming popular as a choice for visitors who come into the country to trek the gorillas, for a primate safari. The park is known to have a number of bird species, wildlife including the Big 5 and beautiful boat ride at Lake Ihema
Safari Vehicle for the Akagera day Trip.
You will be provided with a 4 x 4 extended safari vehicle, which has a cooler fridge, to keep your drinks cold, a wide personal window for game viewing, enough leg room to stretch your legs, a private seat and a pop up roof, for game viewing. On request, the vehicle can as well have air conditioner, with Wifi supply to keep you connected during the trip.
You will have service of a senior experienced driver guide, who will keep you informed during the game drive, as well as act as your safari companion, to make your trip enjoyable. He will be in position to interact with you, and attend to all your question as the day trip goes by.
1 Day Akagera National Park Safari Break down.
The one day Akagera National Park Tour, starts with inquiry, and making booking with Rwanda Eco Company and Safaris, a leading reputable safari company, with many years of experience, offering a high service safari experience with a touch of value for money.
This is a totally full day drive of 10 – 14 hours, of 6- 8 hours in the park, and 5 – 6 hours on the road transfer.
You will then be picked from you hotel in Kigali, always at 5.00 am (flexible with your request), with your safari guide, sometimes a representative from the company get to meet you as well, and introduce the guide to you.
A short briefing is being done on time, before you jump into your 4 x 4 safari jeep, with a pop up roof for game viewing, and find your way to Akagera National Park through Kayonza route, drive Eastern, with informative interaction along the way.
It’s a smooth drive, the roads are paved up to the park get, and youcan seat back and relax, enjoy the ride, or share a conversation with your guide.
A stop over, at Migongo Cafe to grab a cup of coffee, an opportunity to stretch the legs and use the loose as well, before you get on the wheel, and proceed with your scenic drive, rewarding you with the country side feel.
Shortly, on a 2.3 hour’s ride, you will be at the park get, register, take some pictures at the entrance and be allowed to access the park, where you drive to the park reception, for logistics which is taken care off by your safari driver guide, still if you would like more coffee, or did not get any along the road, you have the last option to grab one.
Briefing can still be done here as well, as there is a map for the entire park, which will describe your movement within the park. You will meet a number of tourists, on same mission too.
You will then drive to Akagera Game Lodge (if included), where you pick upyour packed picnic lunch.
Here now comes the game of the day, as you start for the hunt and search for the wildlife, at Giraffe Area Loop. A number of bird species will welcome you into the park, before meeting zebras, Impalas, buffaloes, and much more.
Though safaris are a popular attraction in the area, nature-lovers will delight in experiencing such native vegetation, bird species and the park’s complex network of swamps.
You will have an informative ride, as you guide share with you the best of his skills and knowledge with you. You will drive from one location to another, trying to get more sighting, and later head of to the north, with a stopover to hippo pool, where you have some sighting of crocodiles and hippos, including a number of birds at the lake, as you enjoy your one day Akagera National Park tour.
Picnic lunch, will be served as well, to get energized, relax and stretch the legs. There is a hut, where you can seat and relax, as you enjoy your lunch. The area also has a great view of the hippos and crocodiles sun bathing. You can approach them at a close distance under your guide guidance.
You will enough time for break, as you enjoy the serenity, take pictures. This is a great time to relax, and have a break of seating in the vehicle.
You will later proceed with the game drives to the north, at the Kilala plains, where you stand a big chance, to see a number of wildlife and a pool of impalas. Giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, including cats like lions and leopards are often sighted here. Hyenas are occasionally spotted too. You will have roughly 6 – 8 hours in the park. Roughly 5 – 6 hours of drive to, and from the park, thus marking a total of 10 – 14 hours hence full day experience.
You will wind up your drive, with exiting from the northern gate, where you use the loose, stretch, relax, before getting into your jeep, and ride back to Kigali. You will reach in the evening around 5 – 7 pm, depending on how long you spend at the park, due to your interest, and dropped at you place of convenience in Kigali, either airport, residential place or hotel.
You can still opt for a drop off to Kigali with a helicopter, in case you do not want to go through the long 3 hours driving distance. Thus marks the end of the one day Akagera National Park Tour.
If you would like to have more time in the park, where you can do night game drive, boat cruise at Lake Ihema, and more game drive to explore the park then check out our 2 Days Akagera National Park Safari or 3 Days Akagera National Park Safari which will reward you with a great experience of the park. A number of great accommodation are in the park, for your overnight stay.
One day Akagera National Park Safari., it’s one of the most awesome sights in nature, and you will not regret taking it. End ever to reach out to Rwanda Eco Company & Safaris, even last minute booking at night, or a day to travel date, can be taken into consideration. All shall be still perfectly well arranged and managed.
For a quotation, kindly get in touch with our sales team, with when you wish to visit, number of days, persons, and type of accommodation at Akagera Nation Park, you would like to stay in, and they will get back to you with a full itinerary for the safari.