1 Day Akagera Wildlife Safari

Itinerary

Day 1: Pickup from Kigali and transfer to Akagera National Park – Game Drive – Afternoon boat ride – Transfer back to Kigali.

You will set off from Kigali hotel at 4;30am driving to  Akagera National Park the only destination known in Rwanda for Wildlife watching tours and your expected to arrive at the park gate 6;30am and register with the park offices , later proceed to start on the game drive to search for the big five animals ( Lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Leopards, and Rhinos.) till mid day , head for lunch and do boat cruise on lake ihema.

This game drive will take you through vast Savannah plains, woodlands and lake shores to look for Zebras, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Lions, black-tailed Mongoose, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, colobus monkeys and bush babies (evening). Expect to spend about 4 hours on the game. You will have picnic lunch or head to Akagera game lodge where most tourist have their lunch.

The afternoon boat cruise at Lake Ihema takes you to see hippos, crocodiles and countless water birds. Lake Ihema is the largest lake in the park and is found in the southern sector.

The lake feeds several other water bodies within and outside the park. Lake Ihema covers an area equivalent to 90 square kilometers.

Lake Ihema is home to crocodiles, hippopotamus and several bird species – including lbis, herons, plovers, sandpipers, Hawks and others already mentioned. The boat ride takes about two hours. After the boat cruise, it is time to start the journey back to Kigali. You will reach the capital late in the evening and if your flying out of the country , you will  need to have booked a night flight .

End of 1 Day Akagera Wildlife Safari.