Location of Akagera National Park in Rwanda

Location of Akagera National Park in Rwanda  : Akagera national park is among the most rewarding national parks in Rwanda where wildlife safaris can be carried out. The park is famous for having all the big five animals in Rwanda but interesting about it is the fact that there’s more to the park than just the big five animals with a number of attractions that can be seen for a memorable Rwanda safari.

 Akagera national park is located in the eastern part of Rwanda at the border it shares with Tanzania separated by lake Ihema one of the major water bodies that can be seen in the park. From Kigali city, it will take you about 2-3 hours to access the park which makes it the closest park among volcanoes national park and Nyungwe national park for tourists interested in participating in the wildlife safaris in Rwanda.

Once you visit Akagera national park you will be mesmerised by the beauty it possesses but one thing you should know about the park is the fact that the park was not like that  because it had less animal concertation because during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a number of animals were killed and the after the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a number of people settled in the park and used the plains in the park  as the  grazing areas for their cattle and with this this a number of carnivores in the park were killed as they killed and feasted on their farm animals due to the competition on the food which put a strain on the population of the wildlife species.

However, with the help of the African parks and the Rwanda development board, the park wildlife has been able to be restored after the evacuation of the people from the park premises, fencing the park and re-introducing the different animals that were depleted in the park and has enabled a number of activities in the park like;

Activities in Akagera National Park

The boat cruise in Akagera National Park Akagera National Park should not miss out among the activities you take part in for an amazing experience during your Rwanda safari. During the boat cruise on lake Ihema, you will get the opportunity to watch a number of rewarding attractions like the numerous water birds in the park like; White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet, you will also get to see the endangered shoe bill stork that has a number of amazing of rewarding facts for instance the fact that it can stand motionless in water keeping an eye on their prey among other attractions as you enjoy the lake breeze.

Game drive

The game drives in Akagera national park are quite rewarding with a number of attractions that can be seen as you choose to take part in the different game drives in Akagera national park. during the game drives get to track the big five animals during the morning game drives, you will get to see the rhinos, buffaloes and a number of other herbivores in the park like the elands, gazelles, oribi, the Uganda kobs among other rewarding attractions and during the evening game drives, you will get to see the carnivores like the lions, the leopards, hyenas hunting for their prey for a rewarding experience in the park.

You can also take part in the night game drives which will give you the opportunity to explore the best of the park and this will give you the opportunity to watch how the animals in the park interact at night you will get to see the night jars an interesting bird species that can be seen at night, you will also enjoy the cool breeze of the park at night, Location of Akagera National Park in Rwanda

Birding

Akagera national park is also the perfect spot for birding in Rwanda and this can give you the chance to watch a number of rewarding bird species in the park from the migratory species, water birds and aa number of endemic species. some of the different bird species that can be seen include; African Darter, African Wattled Lapwing, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Squacco Heron, Crowned Lap wing, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Great Egret, Carruthers’s cisticola, white-winged scrub-warbler, slender-billed starling, baglafecht weaver, yellow-browed citril, papyrus canary, thick-billed seedeater and many other interesting features for an amazing Rwanda tour.