Transfer to Akagera National Park-After breakfast around 9h:00 Am,

Kayonza - After 1.5 hours, we will stop at IMIGONGO COFFEE SHOP for a cup of coffee and a 20-minute leg stretch before continuing to the national park.

Akagera National Park - Arriving at Akagera National Park around midday, we will head to the park headquarters for registration. Afterward, your driver-guide will take you to the Akagera Game Lodge by Mantis for check-in and lunch.

At 2 PM, your driver will return to take you on an evening boat ride, which starts at 3 PM. Boat trips on Lake Ihema offer a chance to explore the rich biodiversity in and around the lake. During the trip, you may see wildlife such as hippopotami and crocodiles. The lake is known for having the largest concentration of hippos in all of East Africa. This experience lasts 1.5 hours, after which your driver will be waiting at the lakeshore to transfer you back to the lodge for a night game drive.

At 5:30 PM, be ready for the night game drive. Night safaris are the best way to encounter nocturnal animals, offering opportunities to see leopards, hyenas, lions, bush babies, and more. The drive ends around 8:30 PM.

Full game drive and later evening drive back to Kigali

Akagera National Park - After breakfast, at 7 AM, your driver-guide will pick you up from the lodge for a full game drive from the southern to the northern part of the park. During the morning game drive, you will have the chance to see various herbivores such as zebras, impalas, topis, bushbucks, elephants, rhinos, and giraffes. You will also have the opportunity to see numerous bird species near the swamps and lakes like Lake Ihema and Lake Shakani. Bird species you may encounter include the African Fish Eagle, Open-billed Stork, Egrets, Cormorants, Senegal Lapwings, African Darter, Hammerkop, Caruthers’s Cisticola, Pied Crow, Black-headed Weaver, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Violet’s Black Weaver, Long-crested Eagle, Rockefeller’s Sunbird, Chapin’s Flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, Strange Weaver, and Red-throated Alethe.

In the late evening, you will return to Kigali from the northern part of the park.

• Evening boat trip in Lake Ihema starts at 3 PM every day
• Night game Safari starting 5:30 PM every day
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
• All fees and/or taxes
• Accommodation (FB)

• Tips to porters and driver/ guide
• souvenirs

Akagera National Park located in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It’s characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, rhinos, and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles.for the day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park
After breakfast around 9h:00 Am, our English /French speaking tour guide will meet you at your hotel or elsewhere in Kigali, short briefing and drive to eastern part of Rwanda, to Park.

• Travel tips to Rwanda; for Akagera national park; Long sleeves shirt with a safari hat A short if you don’t mind after all you will be seated in the car full time Sunscreen and insect repellent Sunglasses (shades) Considering June, July & August- In the east of the country which is where Akagera national park lies, afternoon temperatures are usually around 27°C/81°F. While in the mountain parks, it is a lot colder. Volcanoes NP is even colder with temperatures around 16°C/61°F. Extra tips on safari. We strongly advise you not to wear strong fragrances as animals have an astute sense of smell and may retreat from unfamiliar scents in the jungle Be advised to dress in colors of nature i.e., browns and greens. Animals are aware of contrast, shouting and bright colors, white and strong patterns create the highest contrast against the forest background. Also, remember not to wear black or blue as these colors seem to attract tsetse flies and other bugs. Also, Keep a distance while making the game.

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.