The 1 day Akagera National Park safari starts with a pick up from Kigali early morning in Kigali at 5: 00 am, and transfer to Akagera National Park which is located 3 hour’s drives away from Kigali, bordering Rwanda and Tanzania on the East and it’s the only Rwanda savannah park, where you will execute a full day game drive in the park, and return late evening to Kigali.
Excursion.
Meet your guide at your hotel in Kigali after your breakfast order at 5:00 am, share a short briefing and jump into your safari car 4 x 4 with a pop up roof for game viewing and find your way to Akagera national park which is 3 hour’s drive away. You can have an en route stop over for coffee or to use the washroom as you proceed, reach at the gate, register and proceed to the park reception for logistic clearance.
After that, you will head straight into the park and start to count your day’s sightings, starting from the southern sector of the park, driving north to the Kilala plains, where much wildlife sighting can be done.
On the course of the day’s game drive we shall be looking out for a number of wildlife including elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs, leopards, lions, rhinos and much more the nature can offer, not forgetting a number of bird species, can as well be sighted along. Picnic lunch will be served during the course of the day before we exit the park to find our way out back to Kigali, reaching in the late evening and dropped off at our hotels or airport.
The day safari includes.
- Transportation on a 4 x 4 safari vehicle
- En route picnic lunch
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Park entrance fees
- Game drives
- Bottled mineral water
Excluded in the tour
- Personal expenses
- Accommodation
- Liquor
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Air fares
- Tips for the guide
- Activities that deviate from the itinerary