Akagera National Park offers exceptional game viewing experiences in Rwanda. Game viewing in Akagera National Park, Rwanda, is best enjoyed on a guided game drive using a 4×4 safari vehicle. Game viewing options available to you include morning, afternoon, and night game drives.
The available game viewing options in Akagera involve exploring a variety of wildlife that survive in the park’s diverse habitats. The different animals to expect to find in the Akagera’s plains include Bohor reedbucks, elands, waterbucks, zebras, topis, elephants, giraffes, Klipspringers, buffaloes, leopards, and lions. Akagera also contains a significant population of rhinos, roan antelopes, hippos, crocodiles, and primates. The primates present in Akagera include vervet monkeys, olive baboons, and more.
The birds
At Akagera, over 525 bird species survive in the various habitats. They include woodland birds, raptors, and aquatic species. The numerous birds to find in Akagera include the Ross’s turacos, lilac-breasted rollers, crowned lapwing, papyrus gonoleks, African darters, martial eagle, striped pipit, bare-faced go-away bird, elusive shoebill storks, Northern wheatears, Arnot’s chat, rufous-chested swallow, yellow-throated greenbul, Cabanis’s greenbul, mosque swallow, Shelley’s greenbul, willow warbler, common bulbul, splendid starling, olive-bellied sunbird, familiar chat, capped wheatear, copper sunbird, and compact weaver birds.
Additional birds include red-billed quelea, cardinal quelea, southern bishops, northern brown-throated weavers, plain-backed pipit, striped pipit, and house sparrow.
Game Viewing Experiences in Akagera National Park
Top game viewing expeditions await you on an Akagera National Park safari, including game drives, birding, nature walks, hot air balloon rides, behind-the-scenes experiences, and rhino tracking.
Game drives
Akagera’s abundant wildlife is best explored on a guided game drive. The game drives in this Park take you to the best game tracks that are concentrated around the southern and northern sections. The game tracks are dominated by acacia woodlands and wetlands, providing visitors with the opportunity to explore the diverse wildlife without disruption. The best game tracks in Akagera include Kilala plains, Rwisirabo loop, Rurama Loop, Kitabili, and more. Akagera’s unique game trails offer a chance to witness the Big Five species, plus numerous antelopes, zebras, giraffes, and birds.
Boat tours
Akagera also offers unmatched boat tours, a great chance to look out for aquatic species. Akagera is most popular for aquatic game viewing, with species to be spotted ranging from hippos, crocodiles, and birds. To experience most of Akagera’s launch or boat cruise tours, expect to embark on the trip on Lake Ihema. This is the biggest of Rwanda’s scenic lakes with a surface area coverage of 100 sq. km. It is located in the marshland area of the Kagera River and pours its water into the channel within the Park.
Bird-watching
Birding lets you identify the diversity of avifauna on foot, boat cruise tours, or game drives. Akagera boasts of abundant birdlife, including red-faced barbets, papyrus gonoleks, African fish eagles, shoebill storks, and open-billed storks.
Nocturnal game drives
Guided nocturnal game drives offer a unique opportunity to encounter nocturnal animals. You embark on a night game drive with an expert and with spotlight torches. The expected nocturnal species to find on a nocturnal game viewing include hyenas, bush babies, leopards, and nightjar avifauna.
Where to stay on a wildlife tour in Akagera
At Akagera National Park, visitors can book available budget, midrange, and luxury lodges and camps. The camps present for visitor overnight stay include Mutamba, Shakani, and Muyumbu. The higher standard accommodation options include Rusizi Tented Lodge, Akagera Game Lodge, Karenge Bush Camp, and Magashi Luxury Tented Camp.
How to get to this Park
From Kigali, tourists can reach Akagera in just a 2.5-hour drive. Connecting to Akagera National Park for wildlife tours can be done by using a 4×4 tourist car.
The Best Time to get there
To experience most of Akagera’s wildlife viewing, you should plan your trip carefully. Choosing the right season or month of the year to travel to Akagera is essential. The park records both dry and wet or rainy seasons. The longest dry season offers the best game viewing in Akagera compared to any other season. The dry months to consider for game tours include June, July, August, and September. Game viewing in Akagera is also proven to be excellent around December, January, and February.
Wildlife tour packages in Akagera
Rwanda safari booking presents abundant packages for game viewing in Akagera National Park. Visitors can book short or long Rwanda safaris to experience most of Akagera’s wildlife tours. On our list of enriching wildlife tours, the short Rwanda tours cover 1-4 days, and if you are interested in the long trips, then consider 5-12 days or more.
The long Rwanda game viewing tour packages in Akagera National Park
12 Days Rwanda Tour starting from Kigali. This is a long Rwanda safari package and introduces you to Akagera for a Big 5 game viewing experience, Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Park, plus Gishwati-Mukura National Parks for primate expeditions. The prime experiences awaiting you on the 12-day Rwanda tour safari include gorilla trekking, game drives, cultural tours, and Kigali city tours.
9 Days Rwanda safari tour, a long wildlife and primate package that takes you to Rwanda’s best destinations. Expect to explore Akagera’s large and small mammals, primates in Volcanoes National Park, particularly mountain gorillas.
7 Days Rwanda safari tour package –enjoy a complete week while exploring the Big 5, primates, and birds. Visit Rwanda’s premier destinations, ranging from Akagera, Kigali, Nyungwe Forest, to Volcanoes National Park.
5 Days Rwanda gorillas and wildlife safari, an affordable package that involves visiting Akagera and Volcanoes National Park. This Rwanda itinerary combines experiences from the Eastern province and Northern end of Rwanda.
The short Rwanda game viewing packages
The available short game viewing packages to book for Rwanda include 1 day, 2 days at Akagera wildlife, 3 days, and 4 days. On short game viewing tours, expect to have boat tours and game drives.
Conclusion: Akagera National Park presents amazing game viewing opportunities, especially if your focus is on seeing the Big 5.
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