2 Days Akagera National Park Big Five Wildlife Safari
2-Day Akagera National Park, Akagera National Park, Rwanda’s only savannah national park where game drives take place. This safari will feature game drives which offer opportunities to watch the big mammals that live here. These include zebras, hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, lions among others. There is a possibility of seeing the big five animals in two days since lions and black rhinos were recently re-introduced.
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera national park – Afternoon boat safari on Lake Ihema
Today, early in the morning after breakfast, your guide will come to brief you about your safari and after the briefing, he will drive you to Akagera National Park from Kigali. The drive offers stunning views and you will have some stopovers for photo moments.
Upon arrival in the park, you will go for a short guided game drive. You will then check into your lodge, have lunch and after lunch, you will go for an afternoon boat trip on Lake Ihema. You will watch lots of hippos and crocodiles, some basking on the shores of the lake. Look out for beautiful birds like fish eagles, kingfishers, cormorants among others. You will return to the lodge wait for your night game and back for dinner and overnight.
Location: Akagera National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury | Akagera Game Lodge |
Midrange | Ruzizi Tented Lodge |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 2: Akagera National Park- Game drive in Akagera national park
Today you will wake up early, have early breakfast and then head out into the park for a guided game drive. The park is home To different animals like Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, different Antelope species, and recently the re-introduced Lions and Rhinos. The park is also a bird watchers haven with over 500 bird species.
The game drive will take about 6 hours. So you will leave the lodge with packed lunch. You will have a game drive en route to Kigali. You will arrive late in the evening
Journey Time: 2 ½ hours
Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch
Accommodation: Not inclusive.
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Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Drinks not included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
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Best of 2-Day Akagera National Park
We believe in value for money. Every guest would like to have the most reliable and comfortable vehicles on safari. In response to the clients’ needs, we have a very strict vehicle replacement policy that ensures a young fleet at all times. We have a total fleet of 225 well-maintained motor vehicles, predominantly 4-wheel drives. This does away with the problem of sub-contracting vehicles and driver-guides, which may compromise the quality of services. Our safari vehicles are specifically converted for maximum space and comfort. All of them have hatched roof and sliding windows to facilitate good viewing and convenient photography during game drives and sight seeing.










