3-Day Rwanda Akagera National Park Mid-Range Tour

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

Transfer to Akagera national park and Game Drive or Safari

Your tour guide/driver will pick you up from your hotel or residence in Kigali at 7:00 AM to begin your journey to Akagera National Park, located in eastern Rwanda. The park is approximately 110 km from Kigali, and the drive takes around two and a half hours. Upon arrival at Akagera, you will immediately embark on a game drive, offering your first opportunity to spot various wildlife including giraffes, rhinos, hippos, elephants, and zebras with high chances of spotting lions, Leopards, and hyenas, not forgetting the park's breathtaking scenery with rolling hills and vast plains later in the day return to check in at your lodge for evening relaxation and overnight stay, the lodge is located close to the park gate, which makes the activities very comfortable.

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:

Akagera Transit Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Enjoy a fullday game drive to icrease your chances of spotting other animals you may have missed

This is a 6-hour game drive from the lodge/entrance in the south to the exit in the north of the park. You will cover a variety of habitats from woodland, wetlands, bushes and thickets, forest and grassland, which will provide a variety of wildlife, and finally get to the Kilala plains in the north. Kilala plains are beautiful flat savanna plains where a lot of animals graze such as antelopes, buffaloes, and zebras. The variety of grazing animals in the Kilala plains makes it a favorite hunting ground for predators, and it is therefore the place to look for lions, hyenas, and other predators. These plains are the main animal-watching area of the park one cannot afford to miss them.

Optional activity:
You can join the park’s Rhino monitoring team who track down the rhinos each morning on foot,

Optional activity:
You can do a night game drive after 6 pm to look for the elusive nocturnal animals such as leopards, hyenas, jackals, genets, bush babies, porcupines, and serval cats.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Akagera Transit Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Boat safari on lake Ihema and transfer back to kigali

After a morning game drive in Akagera National Park, you will enjoy a scenic boat safari on Lake Ihema, the largest lake in the park. The boat ride offers a unique perspective of the park’s aquatic ecosystem, with opportunities to observe hippos, crocodiles, and various bird species. The tranquil waters and beautiful surroundings provide an unforgettable experience. After the boat safari, you will transfer back to Kigali, enjoying the scenic drive through the Rwandan countryside. Arriving in Kigali in the late afternoon or evening, your safari adventure will come to a close, with a drop-off at your hotel or the airport, depending on your travel plans.

Main Destination:

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.