Get picked up by your driver guide from your hotel in Kigali at 5:30 AM and depart for Akagera National Park located along the eastern border of Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania.  Arrive for a morning game drive, searching for the big five, rhinos, lions, buffalo, leopard, and elephant in the expansive Park. Typically hilly countryside gives way to the savannas of the Great Rift Valley. Dominated by lakes, swamps, and marshland, the area boasts a huge compliment of nature and wildlife that cannot be found elsewhere in the country.   The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles. Arrive at the picnic site for your lunch then later go on your afternoon exploration with a game drive by visiting the giraffe valley. Depart the park in the late afternoon through the northern gate and travel back to Kigali arriving early in the evening.

NB: Read Carefully inclusions & exclusions section before you book or talk to u for clarification Join this riveting day tour to Akagera national park for a wildlife safari. Explore the park on a game drive and see hippos, elephants, lions and more. Learn about the wildlife from your guide and enjoy lunch afterward. The tour will depart from Kigali at 5:00 AM and arrive at around 7:30 AM. Akagera National Park is located in eastern Rwanda on the border of Tanzania. It is the only Savannah park in Rwanda and is home to elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, bushbucks, waterbucks, and black rhinos. The park is also home to numerous bird species in several habitats which include woodland, swamps, lakes, and Savannah. Take a game drive in search of these animals. The game drive can last about 4 hours depending on the animal sightings and interest. Have lunch at the Akagera game lodge before the last game drive on the way out of the park. Arrive in Kigali later in the evening. The park was once marred with lots of conflict between people and the park, but this was solved by fencing off part of the park and introducing community tours where visitors are encouraged to visit the communities and benefit accordingly.

Pick up from your hotel at 4:30 AM and drive through the dramatic, cultivated hills define Rwanda arriving at Akagera National Park 7:00AM. Enjoy an optional Boat ride 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. Spend the whole day game-driving in Akagera National Park. Akagera National Park has a diversity of wildlife including buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas and many others. After a long time being extinct in Akagera National Park, the black rhinos and lions have recently been restocked. Their sighting is always not guaranteed due to their small number and the hiding character of the black rhino. Enjoy the game drive viewing the natural habitat of different animals, birds and enjoying the view of different lakes and landscape. What to Carry This 1 Day Akagera National Park Tour will require you to have the best recommended equipment for a game drive safari. Make sure that you carry the following; A Sun Hat: This is very essential to protect you from direct sunshine while on a game drive. A Pair of binoculars: Game drives and birding in Akagera National park is more enjoyable when you have your own binculars to be able to view the animals from a distance Don’t Forget Your Camera: Carry a good camera to capture this lifetime experience too

We pick you up in the morning before the sunrise from your hotel. Our team greets you at the take off area. While you are enjoying your coffee and snacks hot air balloon gets ready to take off. Our experienced pilots give you safety briefing and flight starts. You was watch the beauties of Akagera National Park like Lake Ihema and Giraffe Plain also spot the animals including rhino, lion, elephant, giraffe and many more. After the landing your breakfast is served at the nicest spot of the park including the tradition of hot air balloon, champagne. Your experience finishes with Flight Certificate signed by pilots as memory of this unforgettable day and you will be dropped back to your hotel

Early morning, you will be picked up by KGL Safaris driver guide at 4: 30am for your day trip to Akagera national park, The drive takes 2 h 30 min to reach to the park reception for tour formalities and briefing. After breakfast immediately begin for your game drive where you will be able to spot all mammals and an opportunity to spot a variety of wild animals such as elephants, buffalo, lions, giraffes, gazelle, impala, baboon, oribi, and Burch ell’s zebra, topis, bush back, leopard, and bushbuck. You will also see crocodiles and hippos, together with a large concentration of birdlife, with over 525 identified species and it is also known as to have African big five animals; Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and African buffalo. Akagera game viewing drive takes about 5-6 hours in the park via northern part and have a packed lunch at the picnic area, Exit the park in the late afternoon and drive back to Kigali.

NB: Read Carefully inclusions & exclusions section before you book or talk to u for clarification Join this riveting day tour to Akagera national park for a wildlife safari. Explore the park on a game drive and see hippos, elephants, lions and more. Learn about the wildlife from your guide and enjoy lunch afterward. The tour will depart from Kigali at 5:00 AM and arrive at around 7:30 AM. Akagera National Park is located in eastern Rwanda on the border of Tanzania. It is the only Savannah park in Rwanda and is home to elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, bushbucks, waterbucks, and black rhinos. The park is also home to numerous bird species in several habitats which include woodland, swamps, lakes, and Savannah. Take a game drive in search of these animals. The game drive can last about 4 hours depending on the animal sightings and interest. Have lunch at the Akagera game lodge before the last game drive on the way out of the park. Arrive in Kigali later in the evening. The park was once marred with lots of conflict between people and the park, but this was solved by fencing off part of the park and introducing community tours where visitors are encouraged to visit the communities and benefit accordingly.

NB: Read Carefully inclusions & exclusions section before you book or talk to u for clarification On this 1 Day Akagera national park tour, we shall set off from Kigali in the morning at about 5:00 am to the Eastern province of Kayonza, where Akagera park is located. The journey is about 2 hours from Kigali city. This day trip to Akagera National Park will reward you with a classical feel of a true African safari in Rwanda. Akagera national park is majorly a Savannah park with Elephants, Zebras, Giraffes, Buffaloes, and recently introduced Lions. We shall take a game drive in search of these mammals. Wildlife Safaris in RwandaThis day trip to Akagera will start from your collection point (at the airport or your residence within Kigali. Our driver-guide will pick you up for the 106 km journey eastwards to reach the Akagera National park in Kayonza district. Akagera national park shares borders with Tanzania to the east currently managed by African parks, an institution which has done a great job with the conservation of the park. Despite past conflicts between people and the park, African parks has taken initiative to solve this by fencing off part of the park and also the introduction of Akagera community tours has encouraged more visitors to visit these local communities and benefit accordingly. Akagera national park is home to several mammal species you can see on this day trip including Lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Hippos, Kobs, Zebras, Bushbucks, Waterbucks and most recently Black Rhinos that have been introduced from Czech Republic. There are also numerous bird species in the several habitats which include woodland, swamps, lakes and Savannah to see on this tour. End of the Tour

Akagera is the only Park in Africa that you can traverse in one day from south to north with chances to encounter the big 5. Being in a country of Thousand hills, makes it unique. A combination of beautiful landscapes that are marked with open savannah and more than 10 lakes including Ihema, The second largest rift valley lake of Rwanda. It offers magnificent views and encounters. Join us for this life changing experience. It is a good decision to go with our tour guides who are in the park daily. You will be taken to the best spots with beautiful sceneries and mammals’ territories. Along the game driver, you’ll learn about the wildlife and get to know interesting stories about how these beautiful creatures live. Feel free to ask your cool guide anything that arouses your curiosity. Akagera national park is home to Rwanda’s big five mammals, more than 500 birds species and several other wildlife species including the Rhinos, Lions, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Zebras, Elephants, antelopes, impalas, Hippos, and so much more which will give you the best photographic safari moments. Itinerary and Packing List You will be picked up from your accommodation early in the morning, and then take on the journey driving to Kayonza district in the Eastern province of Rwanda. The 2.5 hours journey to Akagera national park will reward you with planned en-route stopovers along the route mesmerizing on the beautiful landscaping views of Rwanda’s beautiful nature and scenery. Feel free to ask your driver-guide questions about the wonderful scenery and even request for photographic stopovers along the way. When you arrive at the park, while the guide will be organizing the entrance permit, you will receive briefing about the safari and learn about the park history. Stretch your legs and get ready to embark on the game drive. We shall be expectant to see the big five safari game such as Lions, Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Antelopes, leopard, Baboons, among others. Akagera National park is a varied habitat for wildlife species in Rwanda and a birders haven with more than 500 bird species in the park. After the game drive which takes up to 6 hours depending on your schedule, you will have your picnic lunch and then exit the park through the northern gate to start the journey back to Kigali. We will drop you to your chosen destination (Hotel or airport) Note: We use comfortable 4x4 Car to all our tours. The pop up roof safari vehicle starts for the group of more than 2 people.

Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali and transfer you to Akagera National Park. Enjoy an afternoon game drive, and keep your eye out for the Big 5 and big cats. Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge. Day 2: Game Drive and Boat Cruise Head out on another game drive in the early morning. After lunch, take a boat trip on Lake Ihema for a close encounter with the crocodiles and hippos along the river banks. Spot some of the over 525 bird species, both migratory and savanna residing, in the area. Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge. Day 3: Akagera National Park — Kigali — Musanze Have breakfast and then enjoy a morning game drive before returning to Kigali. Visit interesting spots, which may include the craft market or the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Afterward, depart for a 2-hour drive to Musanze. Arrive at Red Rocks Intercultural Exchange Center for lunch before joining the local brew makers to understand the process of brewing a local beer from bananas. Overnight at Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge. Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes National Park After breakfast, report to the park headquarters for your first experience endangered species in the Volcanoes National Park. The golden monkey trek is normally an easy trek that takes 1-2 hours. Later, visit the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Overnight at Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge. Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters together with your packed lunch early enough to be briefed about the code of conduct while with the gorillas. Then, enter the forest in search of the gorillas, which may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the jungle. Meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of 1 hour. Overnight at Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge. Day 6: Lake Kivu and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park After early morning breakfast at the lodge, drive for 1 hour to Rubava to visit Lake Kivu and enjoy the morning breeze on the shores. Spend just 1 hour there, then get back on the road to proceed on your 4-5 hour drive to Nyungwe National Park with lunch en route. Overnight at Emeraude Lake Resort. Day 7: Chimpanzee Trekking — Canopy Walk Have a morning breakfast then head out on a trek to find chimpanzees in Nyungwe National Park. You will be entitled to a 1-hour stay on finding the chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch at the hotel. After lunch, go back to Nyungwe National Park for a canopy walk and return in the afternoon for dinner. Overnight at Emeraude Lake Resort. Day 8: Nyungwe National Park — Butare — Kigali Have an early morning breakfast, then transfer back to Kigali where you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the airport to catch your flight back home.

Embark on a full-day safari adventure in Akagera National Park, known for its varied terrain of savannah and wetlands which makes the park home to a wide variety of fauna. Spot exciting wildlife such as the Big 5 and big cats on your game drive and enjoy the magnificent views of the natural surroundings. Meet your small group early in the morning (around 5 AM) and hop in the van which will take you straight to Akagera National Park. After a short introduction and safety briefing, you'll have time to get comfortable before heading out in search of the Big 5. Explore routes less traveled in your game viewing 4x4 with your experienced guide tracking the animals you want to see. Encounter wildlife such as elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, kudu, and of course lion, leopard, and cheetah. Akagera National Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It's characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains, and savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles. On completion of the game drive (+-3.5 hours), return to base camp for a debrief from your professional guide and tuck into a delicious meal. After, return to your hotel in Kigali.