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My only advice: bring plenty of Dramamine because the uneven roads aren't easy on the stomach!
Nothing beats nature and we enjoyed it although we didn't get to see a couple of the big 5, lions in particular but the kids loved it and we had a good tour guide
We loved our stay at Akagera Game Lodge in the park.
We had the most wonderful evening game drive led by Jean Paul Karinganire.
His team worked tirelessly and so very effectively to give us all the best experience.
A visit never to be forgotten.
Thank you for what you do and how much you obviously love doing it.
We did our visit in Akagera with Usalama Tours and it was worth the money.
We got an experienced guide to show us around and talk about the animals and we had an very skilled driver throughout the rough terrain.
The park staff seem about disorganized and there are so many of them either passing you by or just looking at you.
The rates are a bit confusing.
The park guides need a bit more training.
The animals are still hard to find.
We had to drive from the south up north and only encountered a few elephants.
Up north, towards the plains you have a bigger chance to see more animals; giraffes, buffalo etc but still no lions.
Everything could be improved.
We had a full day's drive in the park with Anaclet as our guide.
He was incredibly knowledgeable about the park and all the wildlife we saw, and was a great source of stories and jokes.
The park itself was beautiful, and we were quite impressed with the dedication of all staff that we met.
We would love to come back to explore more of the park, especially for the night drive.
Thanks for a wonderful experience.
Our guide,Caesar was amazing.
He was with us for 6 hours.
The roads are rutted, so you need to enter the park driving an all terrain vehicle.
The sceneries are amazing...animals cross right in front of you.
The price is very reasonable.
There is a couple of type of lodges on the property, they are run by an independent company and also are very reasonable, especially on the off season.
I just finished the safari tour in akagera national park.
I visited it 2 times, yesterday and today, and I never saw any single elephant or even giraffe.
What I only saw, Zebras, buffalo, impalas with some of waterbuck.
and each animal of these I mentioned, I swear I could count them on a single hand.
I spent many hours to find big animals, but I NEVER saw them.
They also burned the grass everywhere in the national park without telling me that, so they scared the animals.
This is why I rarely saw animals here.
It looked like an abandoned area, or better to say bombed area after a war, black soil and fallen trees with no leaves .
I went to Tanzania and Kenya, and no way even to put them in a comparison with this Park.
I call it a park, like in any city you see.
my experience is very very bad, I will never ever come again, I don't recommend it for everyone, unless you come in a different time or don't come to waste your time, go to Maasai Mara and serengeti National Parks that's more than enough.
in Rwanda, go to see Gorillas, this is what they can show.
Night animal trek was highlight of our stay.
Three nights in newly renovated lodge rooms.
Very nice facilities.
Pool under construction.
Hot water issues for some of us.
Beautiful views of the park as lodge is set atop a ridge.
Staff were very nice.
Lodge was very empty.
Very few rooms occupied, so extremely quiet.
Nice!
My tour company, Shadows of Africa, took me here as part of the itinerary.
I did request to see this park as I heard so much about it.
In comparison to other parks I visited in Tanzania, this place also showcase many different types of animals.
True, it doesn't have as much animals as the other parks, but I think the park is boosting up more animals for the future.
It was a pleasant time to do a game drive as I've seen many animals.
My favorite ones are the elephants.
So nice to see a family of elephants.
The hippos are everywhere.
The park never runs out of hippos.
Birds as well are a nice thing to see.
I suggest that people bring their binoculars to view the animals if it was far away.
I wasn't disappointed at all.
I enjoyed the game drive.
Also make sure you have insect repellent as the tse-tse flies can get inside the jeep.
Our PR lady was nice enough to show us and to direct my tour guide/driver where to go.
landscape is amazing, we stayed at mutumba and muyumba campsite which was amazing and we were almost alone.
bring enough food and water.
we saw a lot of animals but no lions.
in the very north we had the park for our own, nobody else there.
be aware of controlled bushfires.
Ever since I was young I have wanted to do a legit African Safari, and that exactly what I found during my Game Drive in Akagera.
I felt like a little kid seeing all the differen animals throughout the park.
We mostly saw Zebra, Antelope and Impala, but some fo the cooler but limited experiences we had were running into about a pack of 20 Giraffes, a massive group of Hippos along Hippo Beach, some Crocodiles here and there perching near different banks.
We saw a group of Elephants as well but at a distance, and also Baboons running around everywhere!
Like I said, this trip brought the inner child out of me and was happy to finally experience it.
They also say on very rare occasions Lions are also spotted through the park!
Regardless, you need to try out a Game Drive if its something that you have not done yet in your life.
From Kigali it's 2 and a half hours drive to the southern gate entrance, with the first 90 minutes on good tarmac road but the last hour on massage road.
A good tip is to load up with fuel before entering, as there is only 1 fuel station in the whole park (next to HQ) that is well overpriced and only gives you a maximum of 20 usd whether empty or not.
Park entrance fees for 2 people, 2 nights plus rental vehicle was at 212 usd.
Reception also give you a handy park road map for 1 usd that can get you places where gps can't.
We stayed in Akagera Game Lodge which is just a few minutes drive from reception.
We spent most of the time driving in the southern and central areas of the park on our 1st day, but was told most of the bigger animals were in the northern section of the park.
Whilst in south we see many zebra, buffalo, giraffe, topi, waterbuck, mongoose, warthogs, olive baboon, vervet monkey.
A great highlight was the Lake Ihema boat tour that was 45 usd pp and lasted around 2 and a half hours.
On the tour we see lots of hippos (only their heads!
but was too risky to get close due to the size of our boat.
Also a few crocs and some birdlife.
Once the tour finished, a great sight was seeing a couple of grey crowned cranes on top of our car in the car park.
On our 2nd day we start to head for the northern gate that takes around 6 hours but take into consideration a few sighting stops on route.
We heard that lions were predominantly in the areas of Mutumba, Mihindi, Mohana and Kilala.
We drove these areas but had no luck in witnessing any cats.
We are well aware that luck and timing play a significant role in big 5 sightings.
You win some, you lose some.
Though Mihindi did have elephants and hippos but more towards the other side of the lake, where even a big lens is too far from the action.
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the north gate, as it's also 3 hours drive back to Kigali.
Also another tip being the drive from Mutumba Hills to Kitabili is a terrible road and needs your complete attention.
There's also tsetse flies galore here, so having a/c in your vehicle is a must.
The park on a whole is beautiful and scenic with hills, flats, grass, bush, many different vegetation colours.
Hardly any tourists were here during our visit which felt like having the park to ourselves.
Definitely worth the visit as some great experiences can also be without cats...