Biking around Akagera National Park Communities
Biking around the Akagera National Park communities is one of the ways to discover the hidden secrets and cultures of the people living around one of Rwanda’s most beautiful and endowed Protected Areas. In so doing, you will get the chance to interact and learn from the locals, in addition to getting immersed in their daily life experiences. Book Now
During your unforgettable biking experiences around Akagera National Park communities, get prepared to visit some of the local families to learn about their delicious local foods and how they are prepared, the local banana beer and how it is brewed and if possible even have a taste of it. Your biking experience can be spiced by including a wilderness Camping experience to have a real feel of rural Rwandan life. However, there is also a possibility of spending a night or more with one of the families in the nearby local village.
Although Perfect for physically-fit visitors, biking around Akagera National Park is an ideal way to explore rare but exciting places and activities that many travelers don’t know about Rwanda. If you relish interacting and learning from the locals, then this biking tour is for you because you will also get a taste of Rwandan culture and traditions. This adventure can be undertaken in a short time, especially in the morning or evening, and can be done as a combination of Akagera National Park activities.
Other activities that can be done together with biking around Akagera National Park communities include;
Explore some of the unmissable game tracks in Akagera National Park via an open-roof safari vehicle while spotting different wildlife species that include Kobs, Defassa waterbucks, blue monkeys, African bush elephants, Topis, Cape buffaloes, duikers, bushbucks, lions, Rhinos, leopards, Olive baboons, vervet monkeys, with lots of bird species along the way.
Bush walks.
Guided by experienced Ranger guides, the bush walks last 3-4 hours and go through areas that are hard to reach via game drives and provide insight and knowledge into the hidden natural wonders of the wilderness. Discover more of Akagera National Park- mammals, reptiles, insects, birds, and others, sometimes even getting close enough to places that are difficult to reach.
Boat rides in Lake Ihema
After your morning biking experience around Akagera National Park communities, you can enjoy a boat ride on Lake Ihema, lasting 1-2 hours. This provides opportunities for sighting wildlife species like Nile crocodiles, Hippos, elephants, and Cape buffaloes, as well as lots of aquatic and wetland inhabiting bird species such as grey-crowned cranes, pied and giant Kingfishers, saddle-billed storks, pink-backed pelicans, to mention but a few.
