3-Day Akagera National Park Game Drive Safari Trip

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

Pickup | Transfer to Akagera | Boat Cruise

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our safari guide, who will transfer you to Akagera National Park in the eastern part of Rwanda (an approximately 2.5 hour drive). Upon arrival, you will go for a game drive, after which you will have lunch at a lodge. In the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride on Lake Ihema to see aquatic animals like hippos and crocodiles as well as water birds like the papyrus gonolek, shoebill stork and African fish eagle. Return to the lodge for dinner and your 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

Black RhinoRare

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Akagera Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Full-Day Game Drive

After breakfast, you will go for an early morning game drive to see wildlife such as elephants, impala, black-tailed mongoose, hippos, oribi, bushbucks, antelopes, zebras, Cape elands, giraffes and buffalo. You will also see primates like the Olive baboon, vervet monkey and bush baby and later in the afternoon return to the lodge to relax and have your lunch and later go for another game drive in that will end in the evening and later relax at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Akagera Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Morning game drive and transfer to Kigali - Departure

After an early morning breakfast, check-out and head for an early morning game drive in search for game where you will see zebras, giraffes, elephants, hippos, buffalos, antelopes among others. After the game drive, you will embark on your return to Kigali with lunch en-route and later be dropped off at the airport for your departure flight.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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