3 Days | Rwanda Safari |Wildlife Tour
3 Days | Rwanda Safari offers a 3 days wildlife safari in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park . This 3 days Rwanda wildlife tour offers 3 game drive & 1 boat cruise (Lake Ihema) experience in Akagera National Park.
3 Days | Rwanda Wildlife Safari takes you for a 3 days wildlife tour in Akagera National Park in Eastern Rwanda on the border with Tanzania.
Akagera National Park is the only intimate wildlife savannah park in Rwanda hosting numerous wildlife including Elephants, Leopards, Buffaloes, Black Rhinos and the recently introduced Lions, thus making it a home to the big 5. The Park also harbors other wild game like the Zebras, giraffes, Bush bucks, Water bucks, Kobs. Depending on your schedule, you will have chances to view wildlife on game drives and boat ride on Lake Ihema
All-Inclusive. Your 3-day | Rwanda Wildlife Safari in Akagera National Park Rwanda includes park entrance fees, 3 game drives, launch cruise at Lake Ihema, all ground transportation, Birdwatching, an English speaking guide or any other language(if requested), accommodations and meals.
A safari at Akagera is very possible because, the park is just a 3 hours’ drive from Kigali, and it is also advisable, you go along with an experienced guide while Visiting Akagera national Park
Detailed Itinerary of the 3 days | Rwanda Wildlife safari
Day 1 : Transfer to Akagera national Park
On the 1st day of the 3 days | Akagera National park Wildlife Safari, Aloyo Safaris experienced and professional driver guide from our company will pick you up from your hotel or the Airport. He will brief you about your 3 days Akagera National Park Wildlife safari, after which you will proceed for a city tour where you will visit the city markets, Kigali genocide museum, the former presidential palace, a few art shops and other landmarks. Enjoy Lunch in one of the restaurants in the city and head for 3 hours drive to Akagera National Park.
A long your journey, you have a stopover at Nyakarambi village to learn about the cow dung paintings by the Kakira women cooperative, whereby they showcase different style of decorating their houses using cow dung.
Upon arrival, You make all the necessary clearances at the gate, after then you will proceed to the lodge For dinner and an overnight Sleep.
On the other hand, you can transfer immediately to Akagera national Park after breakfast. You will then make all the necessary payments for you to be cleared at the gate and proceed to the lodge.
Have lunch and set off for a boat cruise at the Lake Ihema. The boat trip provides opportunities to spot crocodiles, hippos and other animals coming to the park for watering. Look out for the elusive Sitatunga (swamp antelope) and waterbucks.
Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge (Mid-range)
Day 2: Game drive in Akagera national park – Picnic Lunch – Night Game drive
Rise up early for breakfast, and the driver guide will pick you along with an experienced park Guide to tag along. The game drive on this wildlife tour will be in our customized safari 4×4 jeep with pop up roof that will allow you to have an ultimate wildlife view as your driver guide takes you through different tracks, while exploring the parks landscape including woodland forest, savanna plains, riverine forests and wetlands. Look out for hippos, Impala, warthogs, Topi, Zebras, spotted hyenas, giraffes, buffaloes, crocodiles, elephants and birds & recent Black Rhinos, which are still hard to find. The park Guide will play an important role in helping locate the lions, Rhinos and other elusive creatures.
You will enjoy your picnic lunch in the open Savannah plains to allow you experience an intimate feeling of dinning out in the wild.
After lunch, embark on your afternoon game drive as you head back to the lodge relax and take a swim in the hotel swimming pool. Since Akagera National Park is bird paradise with over 500 birds recorded including
Or, you can proceed for birding at the vast wetlands found in the Park, since Akagera is one of the top birding destinations in Rwanda with over 500 species recorded including the Papyrus Gonolek and Shoebill storks
After Dinner, you can also opt for a night game drive to glimpse the nocturnal animals like leopards, hyenas and mongooses, owls and primates
Return to the lodge for an overnight
Day 3: Morning Game drive – Return to Kigali
On this day, we finalize with our 3 days Akagera National Park Wildlife Safari. You will be picked from the hotel, after your morning breakfast, and transfer you back to Kigali with an enroute morning game drive. You will have lunch enroute/
In case you missed out on the city tour on day 1, then you still visit most of the city attraction sites, before proceeding to the hotel or airport to catch up with your next flight back home
END OF SAFARI
PRICE INCLUDES
Game drives as per the Itinearary
Bottled Water
English Speaking Guide
Park Entrance Fees
Boat Ride at Lake Ihema
All Activities Mentioned
All Accommodations
Lunches Enroute
PRICE EXCLUDES
International flight fare
Entry Visas
Laundry services
Tips
Alcoholic Drinks
Any other optional activities in the Paror or other National Parks (like;Sport fishing, Trekking Chimpanzees).
What to pack for a 3 days | Akagera National Park Safari
Rain jacket is important as the rains are unpredictable.
Light clothes
A Torch/headlamp is for safety purposes during night game drives
Sunglasses to protect direct sun rays
A Zoom lens Camera for photographs
A good insect repellent to keep off persistent insects
Good Safari Shoes
Note That:
We can custom tailor the cost of your safari, depending on your travel season, the number of travelers in your group, and your pick up accommodation.
Depending on your style or travel budget, select from economy, comfort or luxury safari lodges, tented camps.
please know that whatever level of accommodation you choose, your confirmed safari adventure with us will always be at our highest expectations.