Akagera National Park | 2024 Expert Guide & Safaris

The 2023 definitive guide to Akagera National Park contains everything you need to know about the lovely Akagera National Park in Rwanda and Safaris. Akagera National Park Tour This magnificent Akagera Park is everything you need to know about Rwanda. Here you will find the most up-to-date information on the park’s attractions, activities, best times to visit, location, and lodging options.

Akagera National Park is located in eastern Rwanda, close to the Tanzanian border. Activities in Akagera National Park, Weather, Game Drives, and Camping.

Our informative guide to Akagera National Park will teach you everything you need to know about this lovely park. Here you will find the most up-to-date information on the park’s attractions, activities, best times to visit, location, and lodging options.

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Wildlife in Akagera

Akagera National Park is a protected region in eastern Rwanda that spans 1,122 square kilometers (433 square miles) near the country’s border with Tanzania. It was established in 1934 and has savannah, montane, and swamp ecosystems. The park takes its name from the Kagera River, which flows along its eastern edge and feeds Lake Ihema and numerous smaller lakes. Over a third of the park is made up of a complex system of lakes and linked papyrus swamps, making it the biggest protected wetland in Eastern-Central Africa.

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Best Time to Visit Akagera National Park

Akagera may be visited at any time of year. The dry season (June to September) is the best time to visit the park to observe animals. Because the jungle thins out and wildlife congregates near the lakes, it is easier to detect animals.

Best Time

From June through September (It is dry and wildlife is easier to spot)

High Season

June to September (Akagera is busiest at weekends)

Low Season

March, April, October, and November (These are the peaks of the rains)

Best Weather

June to August (Least rain)

Worst Weather

March and April (Most rain)

June to September –Dry Season

  • Best time of year for spotting wildlife
  • Skies are bright, with almost no rain
  • Malaria risk subsides as there are fewer mosquitoes
  • Conditions are dry and dusty, and the sky can be hazy

October to May –Wet Season

  • The scenery is green and lush
  • There are more birds around
  • Rain can sometimes interfere with activities
  • Wildlife viewing is not as good as during the Dry season

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Akagera National Park Safari Packages

Rhino tracking in Akagera National Park Rwanda

The three-day Akagera National Park wildlife safari provides the finest animal watching in Rwanda’s only savannah park, with the option of game drives. Akagera Park, located in the east of Rwanda, is the only savannah park in Rwanda where you may go on a game drive.

Zebras in Akagera National Park Rwanda

The ideal trip for wildlife game drives in Akagera Park, Rwanda’s only savannah park, is a four-day Akagera Park wildlife safari. Akagera Park, located east of Rwanda, is the only savannah park with game drives for animal watching.

Golden Monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park

5 Days Safari in Rwanda The monkey tracking and gorilla trekking tour takes you to Rwanda’s top primate habitats. This 5-day Rwanda safari takes you to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking and Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimp tracking.

Wildlife viewing in Akagera National Park Rwanda

1 Day Akagera Park is a one-day wildlife excursion to Rwanda’s Akagera Park. The Park is home to the big five African games and is the greatest place in Rwanda for a one-day excursion for wildlife watching in the picturesque wilderness. Rwanda does not have many wildlife parks.

Canopy Walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park

7 Days Rwanda Safari, Primates and Wildlife Tour is thorough wildlife, Gorilla trekking, and chimp tracking safari program.

Eastern rhino in Akagera National Park Rwanda Wildlife viewing

The 6-day Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari include game drives in Akagera Park as well as gorilla trekking.

Nyungwe national Park Rwanda

This 8-day Rwanda Safari provides the greatest eight days in Rwanda, including gorilla trekking, chimp tracking, and a wildlife tour.

nyungwe Park canopy walk

9 Days Rwanda Safari provides Rwanda’s top gorilla trekking, chimp tracking, and wildlife tours. Nyungwe Forest National Park trip in Rwanda for 9 days.

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