Day 1: Kigali – Transfer to Akagera National Park, Approx. 3 hours

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked by our safari guide and leave for Akagera. The journey to Akagera takes about 2.30 – 3 hours depending on the stopovers along the way. Enjoy beautiful unwinding landscape en route to the park, feel free to ask the guide for stopovers to capture some photos. Another game drive is after lunch.

Overnight: Akagera Game Lodge/Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Akagera – Full day game drive

Have early breakfast then leave for a morning game drive to catch up with late hunters and early risers. Look out for the big mammals like Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, several Antelope species, and the re-introduced Lions and Rhinos. Apart from wildlife, Akagera hosts a good number of bird species. You will have a picnic lunch before later head for a boat trip on Lake Ihema to watch Hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the shores. You will also meet the buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight: Akagera Game Lodge/Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Akagera – Transfer back to Kigali

After breakfast, be transferred back to Kigali. Arrive in time for lunch and later a visit to Kigali genocide memorial ground were over 25000 bodies of victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide were buried. This place acts as a museum and an educational center. There is a lot to see and learn about Rwandan history. Later be dropped off at your hotel/airport.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch