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 Akagera National Parc
is located in the east of Rwanda. Kibungu is the city that is nearest to the park and the best starting point.
The park covers over 2500 sq km of savannah west of the Kagera River, which denotes
the frontier with Tanzania. The park has a variety of wildlife and is a habitat for over 500
different species of birds. There are accommodation facilities on the edge of the park at
Gabiro, 100km (60 miles) to the north. It is best not to visit the park in the rainy season (December, March and April) since many of the routes become impassable.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
Country/Territory
Rwanda
Administrattive region(s)
Kibungo, Umutara
Central Coordinates
30o 38' East 1o 45' South
Area
~900 sq. km.
Altitude
1250m - 1825m
Rainfall
750-850
mm/year
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Bordering Rwandas eastern neighbor Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood
to the breezy cultivated hills that characterize 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
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 lucky visitors might stumble across a leopard, a spotted hyena or even a stray lion.
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