Akagera National Park offers amazing boat safaris on Lake Ihema. Boat safaris take one hour at any time of the day. You will get absolutely amazed while on a Boat safari in Akagera National park with the density of animals a long Lake Ihema.
After your mini game drive where you will see zebra, buffalo, or giraffe, lions and elephants if you are lucky on a boat safari you will see a herd of hippos with an expert boat guide with densely populated beautiful birds, and a few crocodiles. This boat safari in Akagera is something you cannot miss, you will love this park, we would definitely recommend during your visit to this wildlife park in Rwanda.
In Akagera National Park, three pre scheduled boat safaris in the day very early in the morning, afternoon and sun set boat safari for visitors to enjoy the park. Meet the crocodiles, hippos and many aquatic animals as well as water birds. The one hour boat trip per visitor is US$ $40 per person at maximum of 11 people and in case you want to schedule your own trip with a private group at your time, it will costs $180 to hire the private boat safari
The Sunset Boat Safari in Akagera National Park
On an evening boat cruise that starts at 05:00pm, on Lake Ihema to bird island where you will have the chance to see one of the many large resident Nile crocodiles and listen to the call of the Fish eagle.
More to experience in Akagera National Park and take on a guided game drives in Akagera National Park and you will love it: Visitors get on an African safari experience in beautiful Akagera. From Kigali Rwanda’s capital and Akagera National Park is approximately 110 km by road leaving a smooth tarmac road and join the 28 km on dirt road to the park headquarter.
It is ideal and highly recommended to use a 4×4 Safari vehicle while taking on a guided game drives. For self-drive safaris, safari vehicles are available for hire, there is one 7-seater game viewing vehicle which can be hired out for full day, all which includes the vehicle + driver + guide and gas to Akagera National Park. Park guides are available for hire from the park reception and will join visitors on their self-drives. The park guides are on a first come, first serve basis and so booking them is not necessary, unless for special groups such as school trips. Maps for self-drives are available at the reception upon arrival. An information Center to assist with activities is also available and can advise clients on which routes will be best for them
In Rwanda, a lot leaves to be desired from Akagera National Park to Volcanoes National Park famous for gorilla trekking in Rwanda and golden monkeys. Most visitors extend their stay in Rwanda and visit Nyungwe National Park to track Chimpanzee in Rwanda with a canopy walk tour.
In Uganda, which is the closest neighbor to Rwanda has spectacular parks including the famous Bwindi forest national Park where tourist get to undertake gorilla tours and Queen Elizabeth National Park for wildlife safari including a boat safari on Kazinga Channel.