Day Trip Safari – Akagera National Park with Optional Lake Ihema Boat Safari

10 hours 12 minutes • Free CancellationPickup availableInstant confirmationPrivate tourGuided • Operated by Expedition Happy Hour • 4.1 from 28 reviews

Why we love it?

This full-day tour from Kigali takes you to Akagera National Park, a lesser-known safari destination in Rwanda known for its diverse landscapes of grassy mountains, savannah, and wetlands. You’ll have the opportunity to spot wildlife including lions, rhinos, elephants, Maasai giraffes, Burchell’s zebras, warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and various antelope species. An optional boat safari on Lake Ihema allows you to observe hippos, Nile crocodiles, and over 450 bird species in their natural habitat. Led by an experienced guide familiar with the park and Rwandan wildlife, this tour offers a comprehensive exploration of Akagera’s unique ecosystem with transportation in a customized safari vehicle featuring a pop-up roof for enhanced game viewing.
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Inclusions

  • Pick up and Drop off in Kigali
  • All Transportation in a Customized Safari Vehicle with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing
  • 1 Bottled Water Per Person

Exclusions

  • Akagera Park Entrance Fee 100 USD Per Person (Offered by the Government)
  • Optional Lake Ihema 1 Hour Boat Safari 35 USD Per Person
  • Lunch 5 - 20 USD - Kindly Discuss/Request guide for Options
  • Items and Services of Personal Nature

Itinerary

Stop 1

Pick up from your hotel at 5:00 AM and drive through the dramatic, cultivated hills define Rwanda arriving at Akagera National Park 8:00AM.

Stop 2

Enjoy an optional Boat Safari at Lake Ihema as you drift along the forest fringed body of water on the midst of hippos resting and Nile crocodiles patrolling for breakfast. The lake is also rich in birdlife with over 450 different species.

Stop 3

Spend an entire day in Akagera a spectacular chain of low grassy mountains that slope down to a tract of undulating savannah, hemmed in by an extensive wetland comprising a dozen lakes, extensive papyrus swamps.

Search for Lions, Rhino, buffalos, elephants, Maasai giraffe, Burchell’s zebra, warthog, olive baboon, vervet, antelopes and other animals to your heart's content

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems

Cancellation Policy

Fully refundable until 1 day before start

Non-refundable after 1 day before start

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