Big Five Safari in Rwanda 2022 : The big five animals in Rwanda are among the most memorable top tourist attractions in Rwanda that you can get to visit for the most memorable Rwanda safari. The big five safari in Rwanda 2022 are one of the top Rwanda wildlife safaris that tourists interested to watch all the big five animals in Rwanda like the leopard, lion, buffalo, rhinos and the elephants in the same place for an amazing experience in Akagera national park which is the only park in Rwanda where you will get to see all the big five animals in the same space. Aside from the big five animals in the park, there are a number of other interesting attractions that you will get to see for a memorable experience in the park and these include wildlife species like the maasai giraffe, the zebras, warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkey, antelope species like the impala, Uganda kobs and many other interesting attractions that can be seen when you participate in the different activities in Akagera national park.

HOW TO SEE THE BIG FIVE ANIMALS?

There are a number of activities in Akagera national park where you will get to see the different big five animals in the park for a rewarding experience and these include activities like:

Game drive

The game drives in Akagera national park will give you the chance to either take part in the morning or the evening game drives that will give you the chance to see all the big five animals. During the morning game drives in the park you will get to see the herbivores catching their first bite of the day like the rhinos, the buffalos the elephants and a number of other interesting animal species grazing in the savannah plains.  During the evening game drives in the park you will get to see the carnivores like the lions and leopards trying to catch their prey which can be an intense activity watching them trying to catch the different antelope species to feast on them among other rewarding animal species.

Big Five Safari in Rwanda 2022
Big Five Safari in Rwanda 2022

Boat cruise

During the boat cruise on lake Ihema, you will get to see rewarding views of the park as you enjoy the cool breeze from the lake. The activity will give you the chance to see the rhinos grazing in the plains, elephants quenching their thirst from the water source. Interesting about the activity is the fact that you will also get to see a number of other wildlife species like the different bird species for instance the king fishers trying to catch their prey,  Goliath Heron Great White Egret, Cattle Egret Grey Heron, White-winged Warbler, Long-toed Lapwing Spur-winged Geese, , Little Egret, African Jacana, Papyrus Gonolek Yellow Wagtail, African Open bill, Yellow-billed Stork Common Snipe, Black-headed Gonolek African Marsh Harrier, the endangered shoe bill stork  and many other interesting attractions in the park for an amazing Rwanda safari. You can also get to see the big five animals in Rwanda when you participate in the nature walks around the park where you will see a number of the buffalos grazing at a distance, elephants and many other interesting attractions in the park.

While participating in your Rwanda safari, you will have the chance to take part in other safaris that will make your Rwanda tour quite memorable;

Gorilla trekking safaris will give you the chance to visit the habituated gorilla families in Rwanda which you will spend one hour with observing their different behaviour in the wild for an amazing gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda like the mountain gorilla reproduction which involves the adult females during ovulation enticing the dominant silver back who has all the mating rights with the females of the group. During the primate safaris in Rwanda 2022, you can also get to participate in golden monkey trekking another interesting endangered monkey species that can be seen in volcanoes national park, you can also participate in chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park to spend time with the habituated chimpanzee troops in Rwanda. you can also participate in the cultural in Rwanda to understand the culture of the people of Rwanda by visiting the different cultural groups like the ibyiwacu cultural village, the Humure refugee camp, the kitabi village and many other interesting cultural villages. You can also take part in the Rwanda genocide and visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum and many other museums to understand more about the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

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