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Akagera National Park
Set at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterise much of Rwanda. Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, the most remote source of the Nile, this is an archetypal African savannah landscape of tangled acacia woodland interspersed with open grassland.
Akagera is, above all, big game country. Herds of elephant and buffalo emerge from the woodland to drink at the lakes, while visitors might stumble across leopard, spotted hyena or even a stray lion. You will find giraffe and zebra on the savannah, and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly impala, but also oribi and bushbuck, as well as tsessebe and the world's largest antelope, the Cape eland.
Camping alongside the picturesque lakes of Akagera is truly a great introduction to the wonders of the African bush. Lining the lakes are some of the continent’s densest concentrations of waterbirds, while the connecting marshes are the haunt of the endangered and exquisite papyrus gonolek, and the bizarre shoebill stork - the latter perhaps the most eagerly sought of all African birds.
In and around Akagera National Park
Game drives and walking safaris will give you the opportunity to see the diverse wildlife found in Akagera.
quicklinks > request itinerary : other regions in Rwanda
Other regions in Rwanda
Set at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterise much of Rwanda.
Located at Rwanda’s geographical heart, the rapidly growing city of Kigali is not only the national capital, but also the country’s most important business centre and main port of entry.
Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of the best places in the world to see a range of different primate species.
Rwanda's lakes offer visitors glimpses into ancient African lifestyles. Here, fishermen still fish in dugout canoes unchanged in design for centuries, while the local populace can be seen working, or sitting on the shores in colourful local dress, smoking traditional wooden pipes.
Volcanoes National Park is situated in the Virunga Mountains in northwest Rwanda and ideal for gorilla trekking.
