3 Days Safari to Akagera National Park
3 Days Safari to Akagera National Park takes you to one of the wildlife safari national parks in Rwanda found in the Eastern part of Rwanda. While here, you get an opportunity to see the big game animals (Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, Rhinos and Elephants).
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park
Your trip will begin as you have breakfast from your hotel and travel to Akagera National Park. The journey to Akagera national park takes about 2.5 hours depending on the stopovers along the way. With the beautiful unwinding landscape en route to the park, feel free to ask the guide for stopovers to capture some amazing photos.
On arrival at the park, you will have a short game drive, have lunch and later head for a boat trip on Lake Ihema. During your boat safari, expect to see some hippos and crocodiles on the shores, and meet the buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks. You will also see some bird species while on your boat cruise. Later you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive and Boat Ride Akagera National Park
On this beautiful day, you will wake up at 6.30am for breakfast, and start the game drive by 7.00am. It is a great opportunity to catch the early birders and hunters returning to their hideouts. Expect great wildlife sightings including elephants, buffalos, giraffes, gazelles, impalas, lions, baboons, warthogs, bushbucks, Topi, oribis, and leopards. After over three hours of great wildlife sightings, you shall drive to the lodge for a lunch break.
After the lunch break you shall go for another boat ride on Lake Ihema. The boat ride offers an opportunity for more wildlife sightings, more so the marine animals such as hippos and crocodiles and moreover at a very close but safe range. The lake has also a great concentration of over 500 bird species some of which include the shoebill storks, herons, jacanas, ibis, gonolek among others. After the exciting boat ride, you overnight and dinner the lodge
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
On your last day, you will leave the lodge after your breakfast and head for a short game drive before you drive back to Kigali. You may stay for another night in Kigali or fly out on a late evening flight.
Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch