Activities in Akagera National Park

Activities in Akagera National Park: Akagera national park is popular for being a home to the big five animals in Rwanda which are one of the main reasons why tourists visit the park for an amazing adventure in the park given their unique features that can be seen when you take part in the different activities. The park has a number of attractions and the different activities for tourists on their Rwanda tour that they  can participate in to ensure that they have an amazing time while they visit Akagera National Park.  during the activities you will a number of attractions like a number of water bodies like Lake Shakani and Lake Ihema, Akagera River where you can see a number of amphibians and the reptile species like the Nile crocodile, chameleon, monitor lizard among other species. Although the park is a home to different mammal species you will also get to see a number of bird species, and also you will also see a number of interesting cultural groups on your way  to the park with unique cultural attributes.

Boat cruise

The boat cruise in Akagera national is one of the activities that should not be missed out on because it will offer amazing experience worthy of repeated participation. The park is a home to  a number of water bodies like lake Shakani, akagera river and lake Ihema but the boat cruise is carried out on where you will see a number of attractions like the different bird species like African fish Eagle, the open billed stork, the egrets, cormorants, Senegal lapwings, African darter, Caruthers’s cisticola, pied crow, black headed weaver, fan tailed widow bird, violet’s black weaver, long crested Eagle and the endangered shoe bill stork that is usually seen in the swamps of the park. during the activity, you will also get to see a number of animal species can also be seen like the elephants quenching their thirst from the lakes, hippos taking a dip, buffalos can also be seen crocodiles in the waters among other animal species.

Game drive

The game drives are some of the other activities in akagera national park that will ensure you have an amazing time during your stay in the park. There are different game drives that can be carried out in the park which include the morning game drives and the nocturnal game drives all of which offer unique surprises and twists as you carry out the activity. During the  morning game drives you will see a number of early risers like the zebras, cape bushbucks, elephants that can be seen grazing in the plains during the early morning game drives and during the nocturnal game drives, you will get to see a number of animals of animal species that you might have missed out during the morning game drives especially the carnivores that can be seen hunting for prey like the leopards and lions and also get to see a number of herbivores in the park in their hiding spots for overnight stay.

Sport fishing

Lake Ihema and Lake Shakani are some of the water bodies in the park that sport fishing can be carried out to ensure that you have an amazing experience while on you Rwanda tour, ideally the idea of sport fishing involves catch and release but among the places where sport fishing is carried out, however in Akagera National Park is quite there is an exception where you will have the chance to keep one fish as reward for taking part in the activity.  During the activity, you will have a chance to see a number of attractions like a number of bird species, a number of animal species like the hippos that can be seen taking a dip in the water, crocodiles can be sun bathing or waiting on their prey.

Birding

Akagera national park is the best area in Rwanda where you can carry out birding as one of the rewarding activities in akagera national park. The park is a home to 500 bird including endemic species, migratory species from Europe, the Congo biome and other bird species. Among the water birds like the African fish Eagle, the open billed stork, the egrets, cormorants, Senegal lapwings, African darter and other bird species like the Hamerkop, Caruthers’s cisticola, the endangered shoe bill stork, pied crow, black headed weaver, fan tailed widow bird, violet’s black weaver, long crested Eagle and a number of other bird species that can be seen.

Nature walks

Interested in having a relaxing trip while on your Rwanda tour, then Akagera National park is the destination to visit where you will participate in a number of activities including the nature walks which will give you the most relaxing adventure as you engage with nature. The guided nature walks are carried out with company from a guide who will take you along the safe trails in the park to see a number of rewarding attractions and also have relaxing adventures. Interesting about the guided nature walks you will have a chance to see a number of attractions like the different butterfly and bird species like Senegal lapwings, African darter and other bird species like the Hamerkop, Caruthers’s cisticola, the endangered shoe bill stork, pied crow, black headed weaver, fan tailed widow bird, violet’s black weaver and also have the cool breeze from the different water bodies makes the park the right environment to take part in the relaxing trips. 

Cultural encounters

During the different activities on your safari while visiting akagera national park, you can also visit the Humure refugee village and the Inema crafts village in order to understand more about the culture of Rwanda and its people. The Humure cultural village tour will give you an insight of the culture of Rwanda before modernity as you get to visit different homesteads where you will have the chance to see and also take part in activities like preparing Rwanda cuisines, making butter, milking cows which offers authentic experience of the Rwandan culture where there will be cultural performances among other activities. The Inema crafts village on the other hand tells about the Rwanda cultural through art, storytelling poetry which will offer amazing experiences while you go for the community visit around the park which you will get to experience by listening to a number of poets and also watch and understand the culture of the people through art displays for a memorable experience