4-Day Wildlife Safari at Akagera National Park

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

Pick up and drive to Akagera National Park

A Lion Safaris driver-guide will pick you up from Kigali International Airport or your hotel/residence. You will head to the Eastern province where the park is located. You will register at reception and then check in at Ruzizi Tented Lodge. After lunch, the driver-guide will take you on a short afternoon game drive in the south of the park to search for some mammals such as antelopes, zebras, buffaloes, etc.

After enjoying the safari, you will go on a boat safari on Lake Ihema to discover its beauty by searching for hippos, crocodiles, different waterbird species like the African darter, kingfisher, cormorant, fish eagle, and many more. The boat trip lasts 1 to 1.5 hours. Then, your driver-guide will take you back to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge inside 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:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Full-day game drive and night game drive

In the morning, after enjoying breakfast in Akagera National Park, our driver-guide will take you on a full-day game drive with a packed lunch. Spend your day in nature searching for animals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes, rhinoceros, lions, birds, etc. Your driver-guide will choose a suitable picnic area where you will have lunch while watching animals. Continue exploring as you make your way back to the lodge in the afternoon.

On your night game drive, you can spot nocturnal animals such as leopards, aardvarks, jackals, porcupines, genets, pangolins, owls and nightjars. You will then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Game drive and local communities visit

After breakfast, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will take you on a short game drive in the south of the park. Enjoy seeing the park's attractions, such as its landscape and animals like zebras, antelopes and bird species. Then, the driver-guide will take you to the lodge for lunch.

Later, you will be taken to interact with local communities and join them in some of their daily activities. You can participate in milking cows by hand, brewing banana and sorghum beer, collecting honey from bee hives, traditional dancing, and more. After enjoying time with the locals, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Short game drive and drive back to Kigali

After a late breakfast, the driver-guide will take you on a short game drive near the park reception to explore more animal species and birds. Return to the lodge for lunch.

You will drive back to Kigali and be dropped off at your hotel, residence or airport. Depending on your flight time, you may return to Kigali without a game drive.

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.