Magashi Camp| Akagera, Akagera Magashi Camp, Luxury camps in Akagera. Magashi Lodge.
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Magashi Camp is located in the north eastern corner of Akagera National Park overlooking the beautiful Lake Rwanyakazinga. Magashi Camp is a classic camp from which one is able to search for the rare shoebill as well as undertake water sports including boat trips, as well as game drives in Akagera National Park. Room rates start from US$470 per person, per night sharing depending on month of stay at Magashi Camp.
Akagera National Park boasts some of the most beautiful dramatic views of savannah plains in East Africa, vast open lands, woodlands, lakes, swamps, some of Africa’s largest population of hippos, massive crocodiles, the rare sitatunga and for avid birders a whopping 520 bird species some of them endemic to Akagera. The Akagera National Park also now hosts a high population of lions after they were reintroduced to the park in 2015. Akagera boasts plenty of black rhinos and where Magashi camp is located there is a considerable number of leopards in that corner of Akagera park.
Magashi camp consists of 6 large tents with dramatic views of Lake Rwanyakazinga across. Magashi Camps main area has a spacious lounge, dining area, bar, pool and massive viewing deck with a fireplace to converge to in the late evenings as you soak in the beautiful atmosphere at Magashi Camp. Magashi camps interiors and furnishings are derived from the rich traditional Rwanda culture, history and traditions.
Activities at Magashi Camp.
Boat rides.
From Magashi Camp as the base, boating trips can be arranged on Lake Rwanyakazinga. The boat cruiser in the 8seater boat is a perfect way to go bird watching in Akagera and to spot other aquatic animals in Lake Rwanyakazinga.
Night Game Drives
Magashi Camp arranges night game drives in open 4×4 safari vehicles. The part of Akagera where Magashi camp is situated is the only private access area of Akagera National Park.
Guided Walks
Weather permitting, all year round walking tours are offered in restricted areas of Akagera National Park for safety reasons.
Fishing
Magashi camp arranges fishing on Lake Rwanyakazinga on a catch-and-release basis all year round. Magashi Camp has a small stock of basic fishing rods and reels; no fish netting is permitted.
Game Drives.
Explore Akagera in an open extended and customised 4×4 safari vehicle. The vehicle accommodates 7 pax with each person getting a window seat for easy game viewing and photography.
Birding
There is plenty of birding opportunities at Akagera. Akagera boasts of more than 500 recorded bird species in the park, including the rare and elusive shoebill and the near-endemic red-faced barbet.. Go bird watching when you stay at Magashi Camp.
WILDLIFE AT MAGASHI
On their very first morning game drive our first guests were rewarded with the discovery of four tiny new, six-week-old lion cubs. What made it even better was that we could spend a lot of quality time with them, and since seeing them that first time, have been able to find them almost every day. The lion sightings have been mainly of the Amahoro Pride, consisting of three females and eight cubs. The cubs are growing well, and are very inquisitive around the vehicle, often coming closer to inspect it whilst mom is lying nearby, fast asleep. The three dominant male lions make their weekly patrols around Magashi, moving in and out of the concession.
Plenty of elephant and general game sightings have been scattered throughout the northern part of the park towards Magashi. The transfer to camp from the park’s North Gate proves to be very active, especially with large herds of zebra. The occasional elephant herd and lone bull greet us and sometimes keep us from getting to our destination on time.
On boat safaris there is always something happening along the lake shore: buffalo bulls wallow in the shallows, hippos spray water as they come up for air, herds of impala and giraffe are seen, as are warthogs running with their tails in the air; we hear the sound of fish-eagles crying out to their partners – and as large herds of elephant have been moving through this area, our guests have seen elephants swimming close to Magashi.
Hyaena have also been active and vocal around camp, filling the air with their whoops and giggles. Other interesting sightings have been of porcupine, blotched genet, Egyptian mongoose, eland, olive baboon, white-tailed mongoose, water mongoose, honey badgers, Senegal galago and crested porcupine.
Bird calls are becoming the norm to wake up to at Magashi. As Akagera is home to over 500 species of birds, the variety around camp is simply breathtaking, from the black-headed gonolek to the very chatty white-browed robin-chat. Ross’s turaco have been spotted a few times on the Muhana Plains area, as have a few palm-nut vultures. African fish-eagles are seen everywhere and the birdlife around the water is plentiful. European honey buzzard, red-faced barbet, papyrus gonolek, swamp flycatcher, grey krestel and Ruaha chat are some of the other interesting bird sightings we’ve had at Magashi recently.
Leopard viewing here consistently impresses the Magashi guiding and tracker team, with frequent sightings throughout. Some of the sightings have been of more than one leopard on an impala kill, while other sightings have been of two young males attempting to hunt together. Several times guests witnessed leopards mating. The majority of the leopards viewed are very relaxed around the vehicles. The guides and trackers have also managed to confirm the positive identification of four new leopards, which brings the total to 14 leopards identified on the Magashi Concession.
To enquire about rates, availability or to make a booking at
Magashi Camp , please email us at tea@tourseastafrica.com