2 Days Game Drive Safari In Akagera National Park
per person
This 2 days game drive safari will take you to Akagera national park in the northeastern part of Rwanda where you will meet over 8000 large mammals with all the 5 big mammals inclusive. Akagera national park is the only savannah park in the country where game drives are done at any time of the year. The park is home to a number of mammals among which include zebras, hyenas, lions, buffaloes, elephants, cape eland, roan antelopes, zebras, rhinos, and giraffes among others.
2 Days Game Drive Safari In Akagera National Park
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera national park
Day 2: Morning game drive and departure to Kigali
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera national park
On the first day of your 2 days game drive safari in Akagera national park, our English-speaking driver-guide will pick you from your location, brief you about the 2 days safari, and then start on your journey to Akagera national park which is in the eastern part of Rwanda. Akagera national park is the only place where game drives are done and it’s home to over 8000 large mammals with all the big 5 animals in the national parks of Africa.
On arrival at Akagera national park, you will check in your lodge relax as you wait for lunch. Later in the afternoon, your driver-guide will transfer you to Lake Ihema which is happens to be the only lake in Akagera national park where boat cruises are done. The boat cruise on Lake Ihema takes 2-3 hours with opportunities of viewing different water animals such as crocodiles, hippos and some of the park animals on the shores of the lake.
On the boat cruise, you will also see different bird species such as sunbirds, flycatchers, white-tailed blue monard, cardinal woodpecker, grey crowned crane, herons, egrets, slender-billed baglafetch, cardinal woodpecker, African harrier hawk, and shoebill stork among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to your lodge, relax and later have an evening simple nature walk.
Meal plan
Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Magashi Camp – luxury, Ruzizi Tented Camp – mid-range, Mutumba Campsite – budget
Day 2: Morning game drive and departure to Kigali
This will be your last day on a safari and you will have to wake up early in the morning for breakfast, check out of the lodge, and meet your driver who will take you around the park for a morning game drive. During the early morning game drive, you will spot Akagera animals such as buffaloes, rhinos, lions, leopards, waterbucks, hyenas, zebras, oribis, roan antelopes, giraffes, klipspringer, cape eland, topis, and elephants among others. After the game drive, you will exit the park, drive to Kigali with an en-route lunch, a Kigali city tour where you will visit the Kirimonko market, Kigali genocide memorial, and Inema Art Centre. At the end of the safari, your driver-guide will drop you at Kigali international airport or any place of your choice to end your 2 Days Game Drive Safari In Akagera National Park.
Meal plan
Breakfast and Lunch.
Tour includes
- Park entrance fee
- Boat cruise
- Kigali city tour
- Transport
- Service of the English-speaking guide
- Accommodation
- Drinking water and meals indicated in the itinerary
Tour excludes
- International tickets
- Visas
- Personal insurance
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Porter fee