Akagera National Park lies on the eastern border of Rwanda with Tanzania. This scenic low-lying park is Central Africa’s largest protected wetland. It's also the last refuge for savannah-adapted species in Rwanda. Akagera is home to healthy populations of buffalo and elephant, zebra and giraffe. Predators, such as lion and leopard, prowl through the cover of its acacia groves. But you’ll share the roads with virtually no other vehicles. So an Akagera safari offers an interesting contrast to the mountainous forest reserves of the Volcanoes and Nyungwe.
It stretches across a vast expanse of low-lying mountains and savannah plains. The park takes in the rolling highlands woodlands, a labyrinth of swamps and lakes, and the wetlands of the Kagera River. (Indeed, the Akagera ultimately joins the Nile to become part of the longest river in the world.) The bush ranges from cactus-like Euphorbia candelabra shrub to dense forest.
As well as game drives, you can also enjoy a boat cruise on the beautiful Lake Ihema. This is a great way to see some of the many hippo pods. Look out for the huge Nile crocodiles that wallow in the park’s watery regions. Of course birders will enjoy park’s abundant water-birds including breeding colonies of noisy, and somewhat smelly, cormorants and open-billed storks.
Bursting with a rich biodiversity, Akagera National Park features a variety of rare species, such as Topis, klipspringer and even Cape Eland. Plus plenty of general game and hundreds of bird species. An Akagera safari is also the only place you are likely to see elephant in Rwanda.
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Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Akagera iko kwenye mpaka wa mashariki wa Rwanda na Tanzania. Mbuga hii yenye mandhari nzuri ya chini ni eneo kubwa zaidi la maji lenye ulinzi katika Afrika ya Kati. Pia ni kimbilio la mwisho kwa spishi zilizobadilika-badilika katika savannah nchini Rwanda. Akagera ni makao ya idadi nzuri ya nyati na tembo, zebra na giraffe. Wanyama wa mwitu, kama vile simba na chui, hutafuta-tafuta katika misitu yake ya mierezi. Lakini utashiriki barabara na karibu hakuna magari mengine. Safari ya Akagera ni tofauti na safari ya mwambao wa Nyungwe. Eneo hilo lina milima mirefu na nyanda za savannah. Mbuga hiyo ina misitu ya milimani, mabwawa na maziwa, na maeneo yenye unyevunyevu ya Mto Kagera. Akagera ni mto mrefu zaidi duniani. Mti huo huanzia kwenye kichaka cha Euphorbia candelabra kinachofanana na kaktusi hadi kwenye msitu mzito. Mbali na safari za kuogelea, unaweza pia kufurahia safari ya mashua kwenye Ziwa Ihema lenye kupendeza. Hii ni njia nzuri sana ya kuona baadhi ya makundi mengi ya hippo. Angalia mamba wakubwa wa Mto Nile wanaotembea-tembea katika maeneo ya maji ya mbuga hiyo. Bila shaka, watazamaji wa ndege watafurahia ndege wengi wa majini katika mbuga hiyo, kutia ndani makoloni ya ndege wenye kelele na wenye harufu mbaya, kama vile koromora na korongo wenye mdomo ulio wazi. Hifadhi ya Kitaifa ya Akagera ina aina nyingi za wanyama kama vile Topi, Klippringer na hata Cape Eland. Pamoja na wingi wa mchezo wa jumla na mamia ya spishi za ndege. Safari ya Anagera pia ndiyo mahali pekee ambapo unaweza kuona tembo nchini Rwanda. Tunatoa huduma za kusafiri kwa zaidi ya nchi 100 za Afrika. Unahitaji msaada kidogo? Angalia Safari yetu Mwongozo kukusaidia kuanza