Size of Akagera National Park is approximately 1,120km² and is one of Africa’s oldest National Parks, first gazetted in 1934. The Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania and it’s characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and savannah.
Originally the size of Akagera National Park was bigger than 1,120km² but due to the troubled past, with refugees from Rwanda’s civil wars returning to live in the area in the late 1990s, harming the environment through cattle-grazing and poaching. Consequently, the government reduced Akagera by half, allowing the new residents to stay in one part and protecting the rest. Book Now
Lion in Akagera National Park
This game viewing National Park in Rwanda is also mostly fairly low-lying grasslands and savannah plains, similar in feel to the ‘traditional’ safari areas of East Africa especially in the north of the Park.
In the west are rolling hills and valleys more typical of Rwandan countryside while to the east, the Akagera River feeds into a series of lakes, marshes and papyrus swamps that constitute central and eastern Africa’s largest protected wetlands. So, for a fairly small National Park, an Akagera safari can be extremely diverse with a variety of habitats, wildlife and birds, and some lovely scenery.
Its size of Akagera National Park and the varied terrain shelter wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema a home to hippos and crocodiles.
The new perimeter fences and anti-poaching measures have made a huge difference to its animal populations and the national park is now well on the way to being restored. While its wildlife isn’t quite on the same scale as better-known East African parks, there is still plenty to see and to do on an Akagera safari in some very beautiful scenery. Such unique innovations and activities that offer to every guest including game drives, boat riding, behind the scenes, bird watching Nature walk, and sport fishing and among others that make your safari unforgettable.
Most visitors compliment a safari to Akagera National Park with the most visited Volcanoes National Park for an opportunity to track gorillas in Rwanda. Volcanoes is one of the most popular parks in Rwanda, home not only to the biggest primates but also to the rare golden monkeys. It is such a big opportunity to visit this diverse and beautiful country that many refer to as Remarkable Rwanda. With Nyungwe Forests being part of the country is a home to Chimpanzees and Colobus monkeys. Popular for its Canopy walk experience. Discover the most remarkable in Rwanda.