Sighting wildlife in Akagera National Park is one of the greatest experiences that any visitor can encounter. Akagera National Park is home to a variety of wildlife mammals which includes, elephants, buffalos, giraffe, zebras, leopards, hyenas, lions. Several antelopes including bushbucks, Topis, Oribis, water-buck, roan antelope and duiker, klipspringer, impala and the Cape eland.
Akagera’s wildlife is truly remarkable from sighting schools of hippos and crocodiles basking in the sun near Lake Ihema. The common primates in Akagera National Park is olive baboons, Vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, and bush babies who are often seen on night drives. Book Now
Wildlife Sighting in Akagera National Park- Photo by Magashi Camp
There are so many interesting activities you can do and explore more wildlife in Akagera National Park, It is a typical savannah National Park destination.
Game drives in Akagera are always exciting and full of surprises of seeing wildlife in Akagera National Park, you get close to see various animals including the big five, antelopes of various kinds along the Kilala plains, and primates and much more. For game drives, you will be accompanied by a guide who is very knowledgeable about the wildlife in the park
Night game drives in Akagera National Park are one of the few national parks where you can go on a game drive at night. Using spotlights to see animals in the night can be surreal and exciting. Some of the animals that are hard to see during the day, the predators especially come out at night and can be seen on a nocturnal game drive. Leopards, hyenas, civets, and bush babies are some of the animals you might see at night in Akagera.
Guided nature walks give you an opportunity to see various aspects of the park up close with wildlife with the help of a guide you can take a nature walk through the forest, and follow the trails in the park, and learn more about the flora and fauna in Akagera.
Boat trip in different lakes in Akagera National Park is one thing that never gets old in seeing wildlife in Akagera National Park. Lake Ihema is one of the best places to see different mammals both aquatic and non-aquatic, Lake Ihema has the largest concentrations of hippos in the region and has numerous crocodiles as well. You could also see some elephants as they make their way to the water to have a drink, and to bathe. Guests sleeping at Magashi Camp will have an opportunity to do a boat safari on Lake Rwanyakizinga to sight aquatic wildlife.
Compliment your visit to Akagera National park with Rwanda’s unique gorilla safari in Volcanoes Park or make your way to track golden monkeys. Exploring the lush green beautiful country Rwanda is a pure magic that will be memorable for your lifetime.