3-Day Akagera National Park Safari-Mid Range

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival/Pick Up and transfer to Akagera Park

Upon arrival and depending on time, you will go for a city tour in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city. Kigali city is surrounded by lush hills of green. On the tour through the city, expect to see the following: Kigali Museum and learn the history of the city and country’s pre-colonial and colonial period as well as the colonial masters in Rwanda. Visit the genocide memorial site, a grim reminder of a senseless massacre of innocent’s lives in 1994. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide and how Rwanda has dealt with that past. We continue with our tour and see the new developments in Rwanda; the recovery has been incredible, a testament to humankind’s resilience. Visit the Kimironko Giant Market, the hand art and craft market and later we transfer you back to Akagera National park, arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

Mantis Akagera Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning game drive and an afternoon cruise on Lake Ihema

You will enjoy early morning breakfast and start your game drives and be ready to explore the African savanna. A half-day game drive here offers you an opportunity to spot a variety of game including Elephants, Buffalos, Hippos, Lions, Masai Giraffe, Gazelles, Impala, Baboons, Oribi, Burchell’s zebra, Topi, Bush baby, Leopard and bushbuck, Elands, etc. Proceed for a boat trip after lunch on Lake Ihema, for a close encounter with the Crocodiles and Hippos along the river banks, coupled with a large concentration of over 525 bird species both migratory and savanna related. Unique species such as Shoe billed stocks and Papyrus Gonolek can be encountered. Endemics include the jacanas, ibis, sandpipers, and herons. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Akagera National park.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September and mid-December to mid-February (It is drier and wildlife is easier to spot)

High Season June to September (The park is busiest at weekends)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Akagera NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

HippoAbundant

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

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ElephantOccasional

Black RhinoRare

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Mantis Akagera Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer back to Kigali and departure

Today, we have breakfast at the lodge, we shall do a short community tour and drive through as we check out of the park. We drive to Kigali, where we shall drop you at an agreed point, or the airport for your exit flight.
End of tour.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.