Enjoy an exciting 1-Day Akagera National Park Safari and explore Rwanda’s wildlife through a game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema.
Akagera National Park is home to the Big Five animals, lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos. Other animals you may see include giraffes, impalas, elands, warthogs, and topis. The Rwanda safari park also shelters many bird species such as the rare shoebill stork, long-crested eagle, and grey-backed fiscal.
Located in eastern Rwanda along the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park is the country’s only Savannah park. It is named after the Akagera River, which provides water to the park and supports its wildlife. The drive from Kigali takes about 2 to 3 hours and offers scenic countryside views.
Detailed 1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Itinerary
1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Highlights
- Full-day Akagera National Park safari from Kigali
- Morning game drive to see lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos
- Afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema
- Excellent bird-watching with species like shoebill stork and kingfishers
- Chance to see hippos and crocodiles on the water
- Short and affordable Rwanda safari experience
Detailed 1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Itinerary
Your driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali early in the morning for the Rwanda safari. The drive to Akagera National Park takes about 2 to 3 hours and includes beautiful views along the way.
On arrival at the park office, you will register and start your morning Akagera game drive. The drive lasts about 2 hours and gives you a chance to spot animals such as lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, buffalos, impalas, elands, and warthogs. Bird lovers can look out for species like the rare shoebill stork, grey-backed fiscal, hadada ibis, long-crested eagle, and Abyssinian ground hornbill.
After the game drive, enjoy lunch and later go for a two-hour boat cruise on Lake Ihema. This activity offers another way to see wildlife, including hippos and crocodiles, as well as water birds like fish eagles, kingfishers, and hamerkops.
Following the boat cruise, you will drive back to Kigali, where you will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport, marking the end of your 1-Day Akagera National Park Safari.
End of Tour.
