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4-Day Akagera Wildlife Safari & Lake Ihema Adventure

4-Day Akagera Wildlife Safari & Lake Ihema Adventure

Offered by: USD Safari Tours
4.9/5 (1600 Reviews)
Journey Snapshot
🗺 Rwanda ⏱ 4 days 🚙 4x4 Pop-up Roof
Akagera NP Kigali
Overview Day by Day Rates Inclusions Getting There Offered By
Discover the wild side of Rwanda on an unforgettable 4-day safari in Akagera National Park, Rwanda's premier savannah and Big Five destination. Enjoy exciting game drives through scenic plains, woodlands, and wetlands while searching for elephants, lions, rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and other wildlife. The adventure also includes time around Lake Ihema, where a boat cruise offers the chance to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and a variety of waterbirds. With several days to explore the park, you'll have more opportunities for wildlife viewing, photography, and relaxation in Rwanda's beautiful wilderness.

Route

Start Akagera NP (Day 1)
Day 2 Full-day game drive and night game drive
Day 3 Game drive and local communities visit
Day 4 Short game drive and drive back to Kigali
End Kigali

Tour Features

Day 1:Pick up and drive to Akagera National Park Day 2:Full-day game drive and night game drive Day 3:Game drive and local communities visit Day 4:Short game drive and drive back to Kigali

Activities & Transportation

  • Route: Akagera NP, Kigali
  • Duration: 4 days
  • Getting around: 4x4 safari vehicle (pop-up roof)
  • Transfers: airport pick-up & drop-off can be included

Accommodation & Meals

Day
Accommodation
Meals
1
Ruzizi Tented Lodge> Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
2
Ruzizi Tented Lodge >Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera N
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
3
Ruzizi Tented Lodge> Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera N
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
4
No accommodation
Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included

Day by Day

Day 1 Pick up and drive to Akagera National Park
⏱Morning 🏨Ruzizi Tented Lodge> Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Your 4-day adventure begins with a morning pickup from your hotel in Kigali. Travel east toward Akagera National Park, enjoying beautiful views of Rwanda's countryside along the way. After arriving at the park, check in at your lodge and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, relax at the lodge or take an optional short nature experience before enjoying dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2 Full-day game drive and night game drive
⏱Morning 🏨Ruzizi Tented Lodge >Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera N 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
In the morning, after enjoying breakfast in Akagera National Park, our driver-guide will take you on a full-day game drive with a packed lunch. Spend your day in nature searching for animals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes, rhinoceros, lions, birds, etc. Your driver-guide will choose a suitable picnic area where you will have lunch while watching animals. Continue exploring as you make your way back to the lodge in the afternoon. On your night game drive, you can spot nocturnal animals such as leopards, aardvarks, jackals, porcupines, genets, pangolins, owls and nightjars. You will then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge.
Day 3 Game drive and local communities visit
⏱Morning 🏨Ruzizi Tented Lodge> Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera N 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will take you on a short game drive in the south of the park. Enjoy seeing the park's attractions, such as its landscape and animals like zebras, antelopes and bird species. Then, the driver-guide will take you to the lodge for lunch. Later, you will be taken to interact with local communities and join them in some of their daily activities. You can participate in milking cows by hand, brewing banana and sorghum beer, collecting honey from bee hives, traditional dancing, and more. After enjoying time with the locals, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge.
Day 4 Short game drive and drive back to Kigali
⏱Morning 🏨No accommodation 🍽Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included
After a late breakfast, the driver-guide will take you on a short game drive near the park reception to explore more animal species and birds. Return to the lodge for lunch. You will drive back to Kigali and be dropped off at your hotel, residence or airport. Depending on your flight time, you may return to Kigali without a game drive.

Rates

From: $1,718 pp (USD)
Final quote depends on date, travelers and lodge level.

No upcoming group dates found in database (group_climbs).

Inclusions

Included
  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • 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)
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Exclusions

Not included
  • 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

Note: Some items may vary depending on season and lodge level.

Getting There

Start: Akagera NP

End: Kigali

We can arrange airport pick-up and drop-off. Ask in your quote request.

Offered By

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