Rwanda Akagera Safari- 2 days.
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This is a 2 days Akagera safari that will enable you to explore the wonders and gems that Akagera National Park, Rwanda have to offer, pure African savannah safari tours with game drives, boat rides, game viewings, plenty of birding and so much more.
Akagera Park is situated along the Eastern border of Rwanda where the rolling hills of beautiful Rwanda merge into the Savannah plains of the great rift valley. Akagera Park region is mostly made up of swamps, lakes, and nature areas that you cannot find elsewhere in Rwanda. Akagera is home and habitat to plenty of wildlife, game, birds, animals, fish and unique flora & fauna.
A safari tour to Akagera will get you into the thick and thin of a typical African safari found elsewhere in East Africa, including to a limited extent the Masai Mara of Kenya or indeed the Serengeti of Tanzania. This Akagera 2 days safari can be combined with a greater and longer Rwanda safari itinerary or with a safari to see the gorillas in Uganda.
Day 1: Depart Kigali and transfer to Akagera National Park.
You will be met on arrival to Kigali airport or be picked up from your Kigali hotel by our expert and professional English/French speaking driver guide who will brief you about your Akagera safari over the next 2 brief but safari packed tour.
You will depart from Kigali and head to Akagera National Park. The journey goes through some of Rwanda’s dramatic landscapes. You will drive past local Rwandans in their local villages going on with their daily lives. You may stop in small towns enroute to interact with the locals and to purchase local produce and crafts. The money you spend in the local villages going a long way in improving the welfare of the people of Rwanda.
On arrival to Akagera Park you will check into your lodge for a quick lunch before going out on the park tracks for a short game drive in the southern Lake circuit of the park. You will drive along Lake Ihema in search of wildlife and animals, plus birds. You will sight a number of animals including giraffes, hippos, zebras, elephants, crocodiles and many other animals and wildlife species that call Akagera home. In the evening you may go for guided walks around the local. You will get plenty of bird watching opportunities, as well as interacting with local pastoralists as they go about grazing their cattle in designated areas within the park.
Dinner and overnight at either Akagera Game Lodge/Ruzizi Tented Camp or Magashi Camp
Day 2: Northern Circuit Game drive and transfer to Kigali.
Very early breakfast and leave your lodge for an early morning game drive in the Northern Circuit of Akagera park. On the game drive, you will view plenty of hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, Zebras, Elephants, other wildlife and birds. The Northern circuit of the park has plenty more wildlife and game than the southern circuit.
You will later return to the lodge for lunch before transferring back to Kigali.
Safari Price, includes,
Services of a
professional, French/English-speaking guide.
A fuelled 4×4 safari vehicle
Accommodation and meals as indicated,
Akagera park entry fees,
Game Drives
Boat rides on Lake Ihema.
Airport transfers.
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