Your 1 Day Excursion to Akagera National Park avails you with the opportunity to explore the only savanna national park in Rwanda. Named after Akagera River that flows along its eastern boundary and feeds into a labyrinth of lakes inclusive of the largest being Lake Ihema, the forest fringed lakes, papyrus swamps, savannah plains and rolling highlands combined together places Akagera amongst the most thrilling Game reserves in Africa. Enquire Now Akagera national park is habitat for the big 5 wildlife and other mammal species including Lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Hippos, Kobs, Zebras, Bushbucks, Waterbucks and most recently introduced Black Rhinos.
Day 1 AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK
PICK UP/TRANSFER TO AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK
You will be picked up by our driver guide at your hotel or residence who will drive you to Akagera National park with packed lunch, this will take about 3 hours passing through the beautiful terraced landscape giving you a panoramic view. You will start your game drive from Kirara route. The game drive in Akagera, provides you with the opportunity to view plenty of wildlife.
You will visit the Giraffe area in the south and the lakes road up towards Birengero. Akagera National Park is home to elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and antelope. More than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly the handsome chestnut-coated impala, but also the diminutive oribi and secretive bushbuck, as well as the ungainly tsessebe and the world’s largest antelope, the statuesque, the Cape eland. Depending on the time of the game drive you will be able to view most of the game in different parts of the park. Return to Kigali and be dropped off at the airport, hotel, or your residence.
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