3 Days Akagera National Park Wildlife Safari
Our 3 days Akagera national park wildlife safari offers you the ultimate game drives experience in Akagera national park. The park is the only Savannah park in Rwanda hosting a number of big mammals with the most sought after being Lions, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Zebras, and Hippos, and recently Rhinos which will provide for great photographic moments. You will have opportunities of 2 game drives and a boat safari on Lake Ihema.
Detailed 3 Days Akagera National Park Wildlife Safari
DAY 1: Arrival, Kigali City Tour & Transfer to Ruhengeri
This early morning, we depart to Akagera national park just after breakfast or incase you are picked up from the airport. The journey to the park is takes about 2 hours 30 minutes depending on the stopovers along the way. On arrival at the park, your driver will clear with the rangers at the gate and proceed tot he visitor centre for briefing after which you proceed to the hotel for check in or a game drive depending on your interest.
In the afternoon, you can choose to relax at your lodge. Alternatively you can choose to take a boat trip on Lake Ihema where you will watch out for Hippos, crocodiles and several animals coming to the park for watering.
DAY 2 : Game drive in Akagera national park
This day will all depend on your interest in viewing Wildlife, the time we spend on the game drive in the park will entirely depend on you. Rising early and leave after breakfast for a game drive in Akagera national park. The game drive on this wildlife tour will be in our custom made safari land cruiser that will allow you to have amazing view of the wildlife as your driver guide takes you through different tracks.
Look out for the big 5 like Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Topi, Zebras, Impala. In the recent past they re-introduced Lions and Rhinos in the park but these are often difficult to sight but it could be your lucky day. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and a birders haven with over 500 species in the park. The game drive will last about 6 hours or more depending on your interests.
DAY 3 : Game drive and Return to Kigali
Wake up at your leisure, take breakfast and prepare for one last game drive in the park just in case you didn’t see any of the animals. Our Guide/Driver will meet with the park guide and take you to another section of the park for yet more wildlife encounters. After you are done with this game drive, it’s time to start the journey back to Kigali. Lunch is taken while on the way back to Kigali. In case you missed the Kigali city tour or the cow dung paintings at the Nyakarambi village for some reason on the first day, this is the time to do it. Please note that a safari in Rwanda and the Akagera national park in particular can be combined with chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest, hiking volcanoes, golden monkey trekking, biking along the Congo Nile Trail and gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national park.
You must have the top-recommended gear for a game drive safari for this 1-day Akagera National Park tour. Make sure you have the following items with you:
Don’t Forget Your Camera: Bring along a quality camera to record this once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
Binoculars: Having your own pair of binoculars makes game drives and birding in Akagera National Park more pleasurable because you can see the creatures up close.
A sun hat is absolutely necessary to keep you safe from the sun while on a game drive.
- Akagera National Park entry fees
- All activities on the itinerary
- A professional english speaking driver/guide
- Transportation to and within Akagera National game park
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Drinking water(On all days)
- Akagera National Park entry fees
- All activities on the itinerary
- A professional english speaking driver/guide
- Transportation to and within Akagera National game park
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Drinking water(On all days)
Tour Inclusives
- Service of a professional English speaking driver/guide
- Exclusive use of 4WD for all days of the Itinerary
- 1 x Gorilla Permit pp (Rwanda)
- Emergency Evacuation Insurance pp
- Park Entrance Fees
Tour Excludes
- Tourist Entry Visa
- International Flight Tickets
- Travel Insurance
- Items of Personal Nature
- Tips and Gratuities
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