Lion Safaris

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$667 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Pick Up and Transfer to Akagera National Park

Pick Up and Transfer to Akagera National Park

After your breakfast, our driver-guide will come to pick you up from the airport or at your hotel/residence in Kigali. Then, you'll drive for a good 2 hours and 30 minutes heading to Eastern province. You'll reach the park reception, register from the park reception, and go to check in at your booked hotel. You'll have your lunch. Afterward, our driver-guide will take you for an afternoon game drive. After that game drive, you will get ready for a boat trip at Lake Ihema to explore aquatic species such as hippos, crocodiles, and many water birds like, Cormorants, African fish eagles, kingfishers, African darters. After a good 1 hour 30 minutes of the boat trip, the driver-guide will bring you back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

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
HyenaRare
Accommodation:
Ruzizi Tented Lodge
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Full-Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park

Full-Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park

In the morning, after your breakfast at your lodge, with your packed lunch, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will come to pick you up. You'll go for a full-day game drive from the south of the park up to the north of the park where there are very open and flat plains(Kilala and Muhana). You'll enjoy your picnic lunch at one of the picnic points and at the same time watch animals as well.
After enjoying the game drive, the driver-guide will continue with you up to the exit. Then, you'll drive back to Kigali and be dropped off at your hotel/residence or the airport for your flight back home.

This is the end of your 2-day trip in Akagera National Park with Lion Safaris.

Main Destination:
Akagera National Park
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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Disclaimer

  • This tour is offered by Lion Safaris, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.