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Akagera National Park Trip
Enjoy this 1-day full day game drive with Nextgen Safaris to explore Akagera National Park which is located in Eastern Rwanda on the border with Tanzania. It will give you a great experience to explore the only savanna national park where safari game drives can only be carried in Rwanda. Akagera National Park is known for harbouring a number of wildlife and bird species. It is the only savannah park in Rwanda and is home to several mammal species and a big number of bird species.
Arrival
You’ll be collected from the airport.
Day 1
Today early morning after having your breakfast, you will be picked by your Nextgen safaris driver guide at about 5:30 am from your lodge in Kigali and head for a day trip to Akagera National Park. It is about 2.5 hours away from Kigali. Akagera National Park is majorly a savannah park with elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, topis and recently introduced lions and rhinoceros. We shall take a game drive in search of these wildlife and numerous bird species. The game drive can last about 4 hours depending on the animal sightings and interest. Have a packed picnic lunch before your last game drive on your way out of the park, arriving in Kigali later at around 6:00 pm.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included)
Drinks not included
End of tour
You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
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Included/Exclude
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Drinks
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Day 1
Today early morning after having your breakfast, you will be picked by your safari driver guide at about 5:30 am from your lodge in Kigali and head for a day trip to Akagera National Park. It is about 2.5 hours away from Kigali. Akagera National Park is majorly a savannah park with elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, topis and recently introduced lions and rhinoceros. We shall take a game drive in search of these wildlife and numerous bird species. The game drive can last about 4 hours depending on the animal sightings and interest. Have a packed picnic lunch before your last game drive on your way out of the park, arriving in Kigali later at around 6:00 pm.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included)
Drinks not included
End of tour