Akagera National Park

The park that covers an area of 1122 sq kilometers is next to Kibungu city, west of the famous Akagera River.

The best time for visitors to visit Akagera National Park is during the dry season, which is between June to September. The climate in the park does not change much throughout the year, but visitors will experience warmer temperatures during the long dry season.

Akagera national park is home to a variety of wildlife which include, elephants, buffalos, giraffe, zebras, leopards, hyenas, lions. It is home to several antelopes like bushbucks, Topis, Oribis, water-buck, roan antelope and duiker, klipspringer, impala and world largest antelope – the Cape eland.

The park is home to over 482 bird species of which, 100 of the different bird species, are endemic to Akagera National Park thus they cannot be found elsewhere.