Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park.
Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park is one of the most amazing wildlife safari in Rwanda that rewards you with a great safari experience in Rwanda.
Akagera National Park is the only savannah park in Rwanda, stalked with numerous wildlife and bird species. The current management by the African Park, has made Akagera National Park, to gain back its natural identity of wildlife, now being visited by many visitors, due to increased safari experience, of more wildlife being sighted during the game drive in Akagera National Park.
Akagera National Park is located just roughly 2 hours’ drive from Kigali, where you can easily make a day trip to Akagera National Park and enjoy a full day game drive and return back on the same day to Kigali. However, the majority will as well prefer to have an overnight in the park to enjoy more of the wildlife encounter and other activities such as boat ride, and night game drives.
For the clients who would love to enjoy much of Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park, you will need to spend more days in the park, to have full exploration of the park. Those doing 1 day Akagera safari, will need to depart early by 5 am, latest 6 am, and drive to the park, to have enough time for the game drives.
For a full day game drive at Akagera, you’re advised to always carry packed lunch with you, as there are no restaurants in the middle of the park.
Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park, is full of fun, and a lot of wildlife can be sighted during the game drive. The Giraffe loop and Kilala plains are the most famous areas for the greater game drives, as more animals are sighted in the two areas than anywhere else. The park is as well-known for the Big Five, as lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes are often sighted in the park. Rhinos are still under monitoring before being released into the wilderness. Those who do night game drives, will often come across the leopards in the evening hours.
Some of the animals in Akagera National Park sighted include the antelopes like the impalas, topis, bushbucks, waterbucks, greater eland, and other wildlife’s such as giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, zebras, hyenas, etc.
The park is also stalked with a number of bird species and over 470 birds have been recorded here.
Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park, can be much enjoyed by using a 4 x 4 safari land cruiser, which will enable you to access all parts of the park, with a pop up roof, for game viewing.
The park is only accessed from the southern gate which is near to the reception, only those who sleep at Magashi Tented Camp, have right to access the park from the Northern gate, near to their accommodation.
Number of other accommodation do exist, for those who would like to have an overnight for a greater Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park, such as Akagera Game Lodge, Ruzizi Tented Camp and Karenge Bush Camp.
The park entry fees are valid for 24 hours, or 2 days, and are counted based per night stay.
Safari Game Drive at Akagera National Park is one of the major activities in Akagera National Park, which the majority of visitors do on visiting the park. Majority of day visits are only full day game drives. To have this being planned for you, contact us and have it being arranged with our sales team.
