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Akagera National Park Rwanda

Positioned in the north east of Rwanda, Akagera national park is one of Rwanda’s main game parks and the largest covering an area of 1,085 km2. The park shares a border post with the Republic of Tanzania and is drained by the Akagera River thus giving it the name.

Founded in 1934, Akagera national park contains fauna plus flora occurring in three locales that is Mountain, Swamp and savannah. .

The park thirds is covered by papyrus swamps and maze of lakes that follow the course of River Akagera which streams towards the east draining many lakes with Ihema Lake standing as the largest. .

Akagera national park stands as the largest in the region of central Africa and differ from the general landscape of Rwanda for it is averagely elevated with warm low savannah dotted by acacia tree species, vast plains and grass lands that support a wide range of African game. .

The game in Akagera national park includes; buffalo, elephant, zebra, giraffe and array of antelope. The exciting note is that this park and its enclosed lakes compete favorably in terms of hippopotamus concentrations in Africa. .

The Nile crocodile has also extended to secure another dwelling in Akagera national park while other shy rare animals like spotted hyenas and leopard have been registered. .

The ranges of minor predators also exist including mongoose, bush babies, olive baboons, serval cats, genets and silver monkey species. .

The beautiful slender Impala is the most common of the 12 antelope species recorded in the park. In terms of birdlife, Akagera contains over 525 bird species including raptors and savannah birds. .

The amazing water bodies in the park are also exciting. Four lakes of Mihindi, Gishanju, Shakani and Ihema with Akagera River combine to give Akagera national park a unique stand on the African continent and Rwanda in particular. .

No wonder that Akagera national park offers opportunities for game drives, fishing, boat trips and Helicopter adventures. .

Rwanda Facts & Other Rwanda Safari Attractions

Rwanda Facts; Rwanda is also known as the Republic of Rwanda is found in the central and East Africa. The country borders countries like Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and DRC.

The country lies a few degrees in the southern part of the equator and it is a land locked country, with Kigali as a capital city.

Rwanda covers an area of 26,338 sq. km therefore can accommodate a number of people and in the larges countries it takes the 149^th position in the world.

The country has two rainy seasons the first staring from February to June and the other one of September to December. There are also two dry seasons which are from June to September and December to February. READ MORE

Rwanda Culture & History; Rwanda is one of the stronghold countries in Africa with a deep linguistic coherence among its people.

It entirely consists of three main tribes; the Tutsis, Hutus, and the Twa but all speak the same language called Kinyarwanda.

These three tribes can be identified probably basing on their physical build but they have a strong coloration in terms of values of religion and are averagely spread in the entire territory.

However they have deep political differences that are believed to have resulted in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda culture is not only shaped by the settlers of the land but also the refugees in the diaspora more especially in the adjacent countries of Uganda and Congo who still draw much of their attachment to their mother country – Rwanda. READ MORE

Rwanda Flights;

Flights in Rwanda arrive and depart from the largest Airport that is Kigali Airport

From Nairobi 5 major airlines serve the Kigali area and from Dubai 1 major airlines serve the Kigali area.

Flights from Nairobi to Kigali start at 8:35am and the journey is 1 hour. From Dubai to Kigali the flight starts at 6:30am and it takes 6 hours.

The closet flight to Rwanda is Gregoire Kayibanda Airport and that is in Kigali and it flies to 17 cities and a week it arranges 14 domestic flights and 469 international flights. READ MORE

Akagera National Park Rwanda

Rwanda Facts & Other Rwanda Safari Attractions

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