Booking for : 3 Days Akagera Wildlife Safari Extension
3 Days Akagera Wildlife Safari Extension
Tour Details
The giraffes of Akagera NP were translocated from Kenya in Januaray 1986. The 2 males and 4 female Masai giraffes were got near Lake Magadi (Kenya) and given to the Rwandan government under an agreement to restock the latter’s wildlife habitats that were depleted by many years of poaching. The giraffes were first put in an enclosure on the Rurama peninsula. One night on Christmas 1987 they escaped because the barrier was broken down by elephants. (A ranger died of his wounds when he tried to prevent the elephants).
The giraffes crossed the Kiyonza ridges and settled on the Nyamwashama plains, since then also named as the giraffe valley. The animals have grown tremendously since then, now numbering in their thousands.
Why you choose this package!
- Game Drives
- Akagera Boat Cruise
- Sport fishing
Day 1,Arrival and Transfer to Akagera
You will be picked from your hotel in Kigali by your safari guide who will drive you to Akagera National Park East of Rwanda bordering Tanzania. Later in the afternoon, we will go for a game drive in the park before retiring for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Camp or Akagera Game Lodge
Day 2,Game Drive and Boat ride
After breakfast at the lodge, we will go for a morning game drive where you may have the opportunity to view elephants, Maasai giraffe, gazelles, impala, buffalos, lions, baboons, zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bushbuck. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for boat ride on Lake Ihema and have a glance at the large number of hippos, crocodiles, and bird life with over 525 species identified including herons, papyrus gonolek, ibis, sand pipers and jacanas.
Dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Camp or Akagera Game Lodge
Day 3,Game drive and departure
After Breakfast, enjoy an early morning game drive, have lunch and later return to Kigali or cross to Uganda through Ntungamo (Mirama Hills border) if you are doing your next safari in Uganda.
Tour Ends
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