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Or the easiest.
The maps are very vague and do NOT include all the potential turn-offs that you encounter.
It is an adventure this way, though.
I haven't camped there yet, but friends have and have been happy with it and the tents that you can rent.
This park is way underrated in the guidebooks.
It was breathtaking!
Great vistas and up-close wildlife viewing without any crowds.
Seeing giraffes, zebras, and baboons were my highlights.
I also saw hippos, warthogs, vervet monkeys, and lots of birds.
I went in November so during the rainy season so there were almost no bugs and I nearly had the park to myself!
It was great!
I felt like it was great way to get the African safari experience only a day-trip distance from Kigali.
It is one of our favorite places to take visitors to Rwanda--especially those who have never been to other game parks in Africa.
We love staying at Ruzizi Tented Lodge while there.
The biggest challenge is the horse flies that enter the vehicles and will bite.
However, the park is working to reduce this problem and each time we visit it seems a bit better.
We recommend paying the extra for a guide and if you have a group of 4 or more, rent the Safari Vehicle.
Loved our trip to Akagera... we had a great guide and even though it was the rainy season we still saw many many animals.. the only ones we did not see were the elephants but that's okay.. it was a great day and very reasonable to see animals up close and personal
We spent 2 nights here at Ruzizi tented lodge and the animals were obligingly willing to be seen.
We saw 3 different elephant groups, one set twice.
People kept saying it was amazing to see the elephants and it is possible to come many times without seeing any elephants.
So it just depends on where they are in the vast park.
There are no guarantees but we were lucky.
The boat tours were very interesting the guide was delightful.
We took two of them.
I highly recommend it.
That is where we saw lots of hippos and even an elephant in the water!
Wear light colored clothing.
Do not rent a dark car with a dark interior that has broken airconditioning as the flies acted like it was a magnet for them.
We did one 1/2 day on our own and got a local guide the next 1/2 day.
It was nice with the guide because the roads are scantily marked and this is no problem for the guides who of course are totally familiar with the lay of the land.
It was a bit stressful going without one because of the forementioned road situation.
The guides keep in communication about where the animals have been spotted so it adds to the likelihood of target animals ( for us giraffes) being seen.
We had the trip of a lifetime.
We even saw the future generation of elephant and zebra.
There were klipspringers, waterbuffalo,baboons,&birds galore!
We are visiting from Kigali on a long weekend.
We have taken a day long tour, night drive and two boat trips.
We hired a driver and 4x4 in Kigali.
Number to come later in a comment).
On the first sunset boat ride we saw hippos, two crocs (they are very fast) and many different species of birds.
On day safari we were very lucky.
A small group of elephants were blocking out road which made for an very exciting stand off ( the elephant won).
We then saw a leopard LSO in the middle of the road.
The guide had only seen one five times... so this is rare in the day time.
We then saw herds of topi, antelope, impala, water and reed bucks, my favorite...
Many zebra.
Right up north we came across a mud wallowing hippo who treated us to an amble through zebra.
Finally we also found giraffes.
This was pretty much a full house!
Very very lucky.
There are many baboon and monkeys.
Next day we had a daytime boat ride and encountered many bathing hippo and a baby crocodile.
Amazing selection of birds.
That night on the night safari we saw a hyena, but also learnt that animals do not just turn up for tourists to see.
It is however a very different experience and interesting to see the different behavior the animals present at at night.
Tips: go with guide, ours were all excellent.
Ask about the community ...
The stories are interesting....
If you have expensive camera gear learn how to shoot at night so as not to annoy your fellow passengers with your ineptitude while we wait for you to figure it out!
Take a torch out at night and try to sort out aperture under those conditions!
If you have back pain.. Take pain pills before heading out -the roads are bumpy... You really are on safari .
This is a beautiful park with rolling hills, fields of flowers, interesting trees, open plains, and game wandering all over.
There are hardly and people there so often it seems that it is just you and the animals.
They seem unconcerned about humans so you can get fairly close for pictures.
There was nothing like looking at the hills in the distance and noticing that one of the trees along the top profile was really the neck of a giraffe.
I don't know if I would make a special trip to Rwanda to visit this park, but absolutely if you are in Rwanda to see the gorillas I would highly recommend taking two days to stay here and tour the park.
The ride to the park from Kigali or Ruhengeri is interesting too.
Rwanda is a beautiful country.
This park has suffered from the war in the nineteens and the pressures from the population afterwards.The park is now recovering but it will take time to get back to level it was 30 years ago.
The reintroduction of lions and Rhino should help.
The elephants and girafes are doing fine.
If travelling to Rwanda, it is an interesting activity to do.
A stay at the Ruzizi Tented lodge is a must!
Our tour of the park was initially uneventful; we had a pleasant lunch at the cafe after a long journey to the park and had progressed viewing zebra, water buffalo, topi, mongoose and many species of bird.
Our guide (I would definitely recommend hiring a guide) told us he'd seen elephants in the morning and we were returning slightly disappointed when another guide warned us of a bull elephant in musht around the next corner.
We backed around the corner and thankfully were able to make a quick getaway after viewing him at close quarters when he started to charge.
What speed!
A very good way to see all the animals in their real environment, both giraffs, hippos, zebras, elephants, crocodiles and a lot of birds but so far no lions.
And you can also be hunted by baboons at the game lodge
I really enjoyed my stay in Akagera.
The landscape is stunning and you can see a lot of different animals in a short amount of time.
The staff at the visitor's centre are friendly and helpful, and the prices are reasonable, cheaper than the parks in Tanzania or Uganda.
We stayed at the Northern campsite, which was very beautiful and quiet - we were the only ones there.
Be aware that amenities at the campsite are simple - when we were there, there was no water, so make sure to bring food, water and other stuff which you need.
Rolling green hills, animals, birds, lakes.
Hire a driver or take your own car through the dirt tracks that cross the park.
Don't miss the boat trip in the evening.
There's a lot of driving, so you have to be patient.
Really beautiful.
I have been several times in Akagera National Park, and always it is possible to discover the new kind of animals in the you have not meet.
According to seasons the park has various looks and it is better to overnight in the park when you need to meet more animals even Crocodiles and Hippos.
This is a wonderful natural mage of the centuries ago.
On my previous trip with Peter Gilchrist a Birder witha Checklist of more than 5600 Bird Species, we spotted almost 10 New species in two days.
It's one of the best birding areas of the world with the highest number of species per unit area.
You Should not miss visiting Akagera National Park.
I will highly recommend it to Birders.
We stayed at Ruzizi tented accommodation for two nights ( absolutely fantastic) and on the final day drove from South to North.
What an experience, stunning country, initially hilled and quite forested and later open plains.
We encountered so much wild life: many, many varied antelope, Hippos, crocs, wart hogs, Giraffe, only one Elephant, baboons and Vervet monkeys, scores of Zebra and the most amazing birdlife, this must surely be a birdwatchers paradise.