3 days big five safari in Rwanda from USA
Choosing Akagera National Park as your wildlife destination will give you the ultimate safari, which will give you access to over 69 mammal species, drainage features, and many other attractions for a memorable Rwanda safari. Participating in this 3 days big five safari in Rwanda from USA will give you the chance to track the big five animals as you participate in the game drives in Akagera National Park. You can also get to watch some of the big five animals while participating in other activities like the boat cruise on Lake Ihema and others. Continue with the detailed itinerary for more insight about the wildlife species in Rwanda.
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park and Ihema Boat Cruise.
You will be met by your driver guide at Kigali international airport after your flight from the USA and transfer you to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time to embark in the boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks, Crocodiles and many bird species like the endangered shoe bill stork, the king fishers and many other water birds that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Dinner and overnight at Akagera game lodge(mid-range) Karenge bush camp (budget)
Day 2 : Full day Game drive
Rise up early in the morning have breakfast and go for a morning game drive with great anticipation of seeing the big five animals in Rwanda, the lions, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes and the leopards. During the safari experience there are a number of different animals that can be seen, like the early risers grazing and predators looking for their early morning kill, especially the big cats like the leopard, lions and many other carnivores. You will get to watch a number of herbivores like the rhinos grazing within the plains, elephants, gazelle, oribi and many other rewarding game animals. After the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments and later in the afternoon transfer to take part in the evening game drive. Get ready to watch how the park comes to life as the sunsets with a number of predators coming from their hiding spots to catch prey, the herbivores catching their last bite for the day, the crocodiles can be seen sun-basking, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks which will make your safari quite memorable. After an amazing safari experience, you will make your way back to your camp for dinner and overnight stay. Akagera game lodge(mid-range)
Day 3: half game drive and Departure
After an amazing lunch at your accommodation facility, get ready to make your way back to Kigali city. You can participate in a half game drive to watch the species in the wild that you might have missed out on during the game drive. After the activity, you will make your way to the park, having lunch en route and later be dropped off at a hotel of your choice at Kigali international airport in case you have a flight to catch back home or drop off in Kigali city as you may advise. With your flight from Kigali International, you can book a direct flight to your home country without any stopovers to avoid tedious flights. End of Tour.
Includes;
- 4X4 safari land cruiser with a pop up Roof for game viewing & Fuel
- Full time English speaking driver/ guide
- Park entrance fees
- Lunch
- Full day game drive
- Pick up and drop off in Kigali city
- Vehicle entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
Excludes;
- Tips
- All items of personal nature like tents, beddings, laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
