Today after breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali and transfer you to Akagera National Park. You will get to your lodge in the park in time for check-in and lunch. In the evening, you will go for your first game drive in the park. Look out for the different animals that live here. You will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Trip Time: 3 hours
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge (Mid-range) or Karenge Bush Camp (Mid-range).
Today morning, you will wake up early and head to the park before sunrise to look out for the early risers. Look out for lions, elephants, buffalo, hyenas and the different antelopes that graze freely in the park.
Later in the afternoon after your lunch, you will go for a boat safari on Lake Ihema which will reward you with hippos, crocodiles and the countless water, swamp and savannah birds that come here. Some of the birds are the fish eagle, cormorants, and kingfishers among others.
You will return to the boat for dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal plan: Lunch , breakfast and dinner
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge (Mid-range) or Karenge Bush Camp (Mid-range).
Today marks the end of a successful safari. You will be transferred back to Kigali after breakfast. If you have an outbound flight, your guide will transfer you to Kigali Airport
This is a private safari that can begin any time of the year, although, June to September are the preferred months since they are dry. Park entry and activity fees are included.
You also need a yellow fever vaccination and carry your anti-malarial medicines.
You may choose which type of accommodation you want to stay in while in the park.
Book your safari to Akagera National Park at least two months before the safari begins because the accommodations in the park are limited.
There are no scheduled group tours for this safari.
This tour is 100% sustainable. We encourage our travelers to minimize their carbon footprint by choosing eco-friendly practices.
Cancellations made more than 60 days before departure qualify for an 80% refund of the deposit paid. Cancellations made between 30 and 59 days before departure qualify for a 50% refund of the deposit. Cancellations made less than 30 days before departure are non-refundable. Gorilla and Chimpanzee permits are non-refundable once purchased. Guests are advised to purchase comprehensive travel insurance for unforeseen circumstances.
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