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Akagera NP /Rwanda/
area: 1,122 km2/433 mi2
The lake environment of Akagera National Park in northeastern Rwanda is magnificent and its campsites with electric fences are unique in the Gorilla Highlands region. Its fauna specials are the zebra, the giraffe and the rare roan antelope. Lions were introduced in 2015 while black rhinos returned in 2017 restoring the park’s Big Five status. There are also elephants, leopards, hippos, buffalos, eleven species of antelope and almost 500 different bird species.
The diversity of wildlife and landscapes – a string of lakes to the east and rolling grassland hills to the west – make Akagera well worth visiting. It combines nicely with Queen Elizabeth NP.
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