Take a choice our 3 Days Akagera Helicopter Tour staying at Magashi Camp, the most luxury end property in Akagera National Park. Enjoy the scenic flight over the wildlife park that will enable you take an Ariel experience to see wildlife from above. Staying at Magashi Camp gives unmatched safari experience that you will never find elsewhere.
The 3 Days Akagera Helicopter Tour gives more than the usual wildlife safari tour, it comes with a tour of the genocide memorial site and the behind the seen learning more about the great conservation efforts. Book your 3 Days Akagera Helicopter Tour to broaden your wildlife perspective on wildlife in Africa. You can also compliment 3 days helicopter gorilla safari to Volcanoes National Park and track the mountain gorillas
Visit AKagera National Park by Helicopter
Day 1: Kigali – City Tour Akagera National Park. (30 minutes)
09h00: Pick up at your hotel in Kigali and proceed on a morning tour of Kigali city that includes The Kigali Genocide Memorial Center and Inema arts center. (The overall tour will take about two and a half hours). Highlight; Perhaps the city’s best known landmark, and with good reason, is the very insightful and moving Kigali Genocide Memorial standing amid beautiful rose gardens and fountains
The memorial sets out the history leading up to the genocide in Rwanda and also explains other genocides around the world. It includes poignant displays of victims’ photographs and belongings, bringing the realities of the atrocities to life. While it might seem an unusual tourist attraction and can be upsetting, it does help to put into context how and why the genocide happened and to better appreciate just how far the country has moved on together in the intervening years. It also plays a vital role in educating Rwanda’s new and future generations about the genocide.
12h00: Have lunch at Retreat Restaurant
13h00: Transfer to Kigali International Airport for your scenic helicopter flight to Akagera National Park, departing at 14h00.
After 30 minutes, you will land at the Akagera National Park at Magashi helipad. Meet you driver guide and proceed to park headquarters where you will receive briefing about the park by one of the park guides. Embark on a guided game viewing drive en route to Magashi Camp
15h30: Proceed to Lake Ihema. 15h30: Arrive and have a boat ride at Lake Ihema.
Lining the lakes are some of the continent’s densest concentrations of water birds, while the connecting marshes are the haunt of the endangered and exquisite papyrus gonolek, and the bizarre shoebill stork – the latter perhaps the most eagerly sought of all African birds.
17h30: You will be back at the jetty. Join your driver guide and proceed to the camp with game drive en route. Arrive by sunset. Dinner and overnight stay.
MAGASHI CAMP (FB; – Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)
Day 2: Akagera National Park (Full day game drives viewing)
Breakfast at the camp then depart at 09h00 for a four hour game drive in Akagera National Park/. The game drive in Akagera National Park provides you with the opportunity to view gentle hills blending beautifully with lowland swamps and water bodies. You will visit the Giraffe area in the south and the lakes road up towards Birengero.
Akagera National park is a home for animals like elephant buffalo, Giraffe, zebra and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly the handsome chestnut-coated impala, but also the diminutive oribi and secretive bushbuck, as well as the ungainly tsessebe and the world’s largest antelope, the statuesque Cape eland.
13h00: Return to camp for lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure or you may opt for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight MAGASHI CAMP (FB; – Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)
Day 3: Akagera (Behind the Scene tour) Q Kigali (30 Minutes)
Have breakfast late at the camp and check out. 08h00: Have a behind the scenes tour at the park offices. This tour explains the key partnerships of the park including Law enforcement control room, patrol teams and canine unit ‘dog show
12h00: Have lunch at the Magashi Camp
14h00: Proceed to the helipad for your out bound helicopter flight out of Akagera National Park in to Kigali International Airport and connect with your International flight back home
Wishing you an excellent 3 Days Akagera Helicopter Tour!
Inclusions
- Pick up from the lodge on the day of the tour
- All transfers as indicated
- Exclusive use of 4WD safari Land Cruiser
- Services of professional, experienced English speaking driver guide
- Return Schedule Helicopter flight ( Kigali –Akagera)
- Park entrance fees
- Behind the scene tour
- Full board accommodation at the Ruzizi Tented Lodge /standard tents
- Bottled mineral water per person/day in the vehicle
- All other activities and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
- Emergency Medical Evacuation Services
- Our assistance
Exclusions
- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- Entry visa fees,
- Eptional extras whilst in Kigali
- Drinks throughout the trip,
- Tips and gratuities, Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.