Safari in Akagera National Park: Akagera National Park Rwanda is found in North Eastern Rwanda comprised of swamps and small lakes with flow in the wake of River Kagera home to various attractions which rank the national park as a great destination to go for a wildlife safari from in the country.
The Park was named after River Kagera which feeds different water bodies including Lake Ihema. Surrounded by cultivated hills, and dominated by grass, cactus-like Euphorbia candelabra shrub and both thick and thin forests.
Akagera National Park is also home to a variety of wildlife which include, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, zebras, leopards, hyenas, lions, antelopes like bushbucks, Topis, Oribis, water-buck, roan antelope and duiker, klipspringer, impala and world largest antelope ranking a great destination to go wildlife viewing.
It is also home to home to over 520 species such as; water birds forest birds, and savannah species as well as migratory bird species, amazingly the park also houses the Albertine Rift birds such as the rare papyrus gonolex which is found in the papyrus swamps, red faced barbets, and the swamp flycatcher, elusive shoebill stork, fish eagles, Grey-backed Fiscals, Cattle Egret, Black-headed, Viellot’s Black Weavers, Hamerkop, Pied Crow among others. which ranks this national park as a birder’s paradise.
This article answers the common question asked by many visitors planning to have a safari to Akagera national park as we get to sightsee some of the safari activities that can be carried out at the national.
Guided game drives
Guided game drives in Akagera National Park gives visitors an opportunity to spot captivating wildlife up close including the Big 5 animals like lions, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, and leopards. Other animals can also be spotted while on a guided game drive in the park such as Angolan giraffes, Masai giraffes, topis, hyenas, serval cats, impalas, African wild dogs, duckers, klipspringer among others
Boat cruise
Guided boat cruise on Lake Ihema which is found within the national park as it is Lake Ihema is one of the largest lakes in the park located in the southern part of the park home to the highest concentration of hippos in East Africa. And during the guided boat cruise here visitors get a chance to spot the many crocodiles along the lake, water birds, elephants as they drink from the lake and many more.
Sport fishing
Guided Sportfishing in Akagera National Park is yet one of the other safari activities that sightseers should not skip to try out while at the national park, this normally done in Lake Shakani and while carrying out this exciting activity, sightseers get amazed by the sounds of the hippos, sounds of fish in water as well as the singing water birds.
Birding
home to over 520 species of birds which are found in this national park makes the national park a birder’s paradise as sightseers get to marvel at birds such as; water birds forest birds, and savannah species as well as migratory bird species, amazingly the park also houses the Albertine Rift birds such as the rare papyrus gonolex which is found in the papyrus swamps, red faced barbets, and the swamp flycatcher, elusive shoebill stork, fish eagles, Grey-backed Fiscals, Cattle Egret, Black-headed, Viellot’s Black Weavers, Hamerkop, Pied Crow among others.
Accommodation safari facilities at Akagera National Park
Akagera National Park has a variety of accommodations and these accommodation facilities range from luxury, mid-range and budget level which sightseers can select from according to one budget these include; Magashi Lodge, Ruzizi Tented Camp, Mantis Akagera Lodge, Munyana Homestay, Rutete Eco Lodge, Akagera Neighbors, Vintage Cottage, and Akagera Transit Lodge among others.
