Wildlife Safaris in Akagera National Park  : Akagera national park is famous for its big five animals in Rwanda which are among the different attractions that attract tourists to visit the park. once you visit Akagera national park you will get to realise that there’s more to the park than just the big five animals and these can be seen when you take part in the wildlife safaris in Akagera national park that will give you the chance to take part in a number of activities in the park that will let you explore a number of wildlife species from the mammals, numerous bird species, a number of water sources where a number of animal species converge quenching their thirst along the river banks in the park.

Mammals in the wild

While participating in the wildlife safaris in Akagera national park, you will get the chance to access the different herbivores in the wild that can be seen in the savannah plains in the park that will be seen grazing within the plains and this can be seen when you participate in the game drives in Akagera national park. during the morning game drives, you can track the big five animals in the park like the rhinos, buffaloes, elephants grazing in the savannah plains. During the evening game drives, you will get the chance to see the carnivores in the park catching prey in the park like the lions, hyenas, leopards catching a number of herbivores in the wild for an amazing experience in the wild. You can also get to see hoe the park comes to life when the sun sets by participating in the nocturnal game drives which will give you the opportunity to watch a number of herbivores in their hiding spots and how they interact during the night. Interesting about the activity is the fact that you will also get the chance to a number of bird species at night and the notable ones being the night jars for an amazing adventure in the park.

Wildlife Safaris in Akagera National Park
Game drives in Akagera

Bird species

During the wildlife safari in Akagera national park, you will get to see numerous bird species like the water birds, a number of migratory species and many other rewarding species in the park like; African Darter, African Wattled Lapwing, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Squacco Heron, Crowned Lap wing, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Great Egret, Carruthers’s cisticola, white-winged scrub-warbler, slender-billed starling, baglafecht weaver, yellow-browed citril, papyrus canary, thick-billed seedeater among the different bird species that can be seen the endangered shoe bill is the most rewarding with a number of interesting features which make the activity of birding in Akagera national park quite rewarding. Some of the interesting features of the shoe bill stork is the fact that the species makes a sound that is similar to that of a machine gun which is quite interesting, the bird can stand motionless for almost one hour in water waiting on their prey making them one of the species to look out for during your wildlife safaris in Akagera National park.

Boat cruise

While participating in the wildlife safaris in Akagera national park you should not miss out on participating in the boat cruise in Akagera national park where you will have the most rewarding experiences watching the landscape and the numerous water life to make your activity quite rewarding. Participate in the boat cruise on lake Ihema will give you the opportunity to watch a number of water birds in the park, you will get to see a number of the sunset in the park for a rewarding experience in the wild, you will get to see the sunset which is among the highly anticipated activities in Akagera national park that you should not miss out one.

Wildlife Safaris in Akagera National Park
Boat Cruise on Akagera National Park

Nature walks

As part of the wildlife safaris in Akagera national park, you can also participate in the nature walks which will give you the opportunity to explore the park on foot as you follow the trails in the park. You will get to see q number of animal species up-close as you walk along the different trails to make your Rwanda safari quite memorable.

After exploring Akagera national park, you can visit volcanoes national park where you can take part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda, you can also participate in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda, hiking the Virunga mountains, visit Nyungwe national park and take part in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda, you will also have the opportunity to participate in the canopy walk in Rwanda, visiting the Isumo waterfalls, primate tracking in Nyungwe national and many other rewarding Rwanda safaris.

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