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

4.4 (28 reviews) 10 h 12 min Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

This tour takes you to Akagera National Park, a Big Five destination that is emerging as one of the best off-the-beaten-path Safari Parks. It lacks of tourist hordes sets it apart from other destinations in East Africa and the fact that you can enjoy an optional boat Safari at lake Ihema (offered by the Government) makes it a unique experience.

The tour will be led by an experience guide, who is not only at home in the park but also knowledgeable on all-things-Rwanda

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At a glance

Duration: 10 h 12 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–7
Guide: English, French
Operated by: Expedition Happy Hour

Ages: Children (0–3 years) · Youth (4–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

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

Not included

Not included: Akagera Park Entrance Fee 100 USD Per Person (Offered by the Government)
Not included: Optional Lake Ihema 1 Hour Boat Safari 35 USD Per Person
Not included: Lunch 5 - 20 USD - Kindly Discuss/Request guide for Options
Not included: Items and Services of Personal Nature

Itinerary

Kigali

3 hours

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

one hour

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.
Akagera National Park

4 hours Admission not included

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