Akagera Rhino Lodge, Rhino Lodge Akagera

Listing Details

Owner

mpagi

Address

Akagera Rhino Lodge Akagera

Telephone

+256.772.788.426, +44.790.863.9450

Accommodation

Rhino Room
Pumba Safari Family Room
Lion Hill Family Room

International Airports

Kigali airport KGL, 2hr's drive from Kigali to Rhino Lodge.

Contact Details

Email: karibu@kariburwanda.com
Mobile: +256.772.788.426
What sup: +256.772.788.426
Fixed: (+44)208.765.1058
:(+44)790.863.9450
Email: travel@kariburwanda.com

Owner

Akagera Rhino Lodge

General Manager

Rhino Lodge Akagera Rwanda

Description

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Rhino Lodge Akagera is located on the outskirts of Akagera National Park. Stay at Rhino Lodge when you safari in Akagera National Park in Rwanda, the only park in Rwanda where one can spot lions, zebra and the other big five.
Akagera National Park is an amazing conservation story and now home to lions and rhinos. Akagera is only 2 hour's drive from Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Step off a flight and 2 hours later you will be immersed in proper African safari country having a date with the big five. Forget long drives from Arusha to Serengeti, Akagera presents you lions, rhinos, elephants and zebras only a comfortable 2 hours drive from Kigali on beautiful tarmac roads.

Rhino Lodge is located in a beautiful and splendid savannah landscape well worth the visit and teeming with wildlife. The diversity of habitats in Akagera is unique including lakes, marshes, savannah, mountains and woodland which all make for spectacular and rare green scenery.

Akagera is a birder's paradise with more than 482 recorded bird species including the rare shoebill which can also be seen in Mabamba swamp in Uganda just outside Entebbe and Kampala.

Akagera Rhino Lodge is an eco-lodge with ecological themes running all through the lodge, built with ecological construction local Rwandan materials. .

Rhino Lodge Akagera is stituated about 10 minutes from the park entrance of Akagera National Park, making it a very convenient accommodation of choice for visitors to Akagera.
Stay at Rhino Lodge Akagera and soak in the best of what nature has to offer while you enjoy one of the most magnificent vistas of Akagera and beyond.
Stay at Akagera while on a weekend away from Kigali or as part of a larger Rwanda safari holiday of the big 5, lakes, gorillas, chimpanzees, culture and much more.

Rhino Lodge is an epitome of Rwanda architectural beauty and design. The local artisans excelled in carving wood and stone while building the lodge, with the end result an amazing lodge with beautiful rooms and furnishings that give Rhino Lodge Akagera a uniquely local Rwanda design, look and feel.

The lodge is rustic in nature and has been curated to include the distinctive hallmarks of Rwandan hospitality.
Dine out of the open air restaurant and enjoy international and traditional African dishes. The lodge also serves coffee and fresh juice made from locally sourced and organically grown coffee beans and fruits.
Breakfast is served with a selection of home baked breads and garden fresh fruits and vegetables.
Dining space options include a large, outdoor patio with thatched roof-shaded tables for diners who wish to enjoy an open air dining experience during the day. You also have the option of dining under the beautiful African night sky.
Rhino Lodge is family friendly and caters to the requirements of families with children where everyone is assured of a memorable experience.
The lodge has a range of room choices for families of all sizes. The rooms are all of large size and are neatly tucked away in the bush and trees giving guests utmost privacy, peace and quiet during their stay at the lodge.

Lion Hill Family Room
Family: sleeps a maximum of 4 persons
Stone-canvas-grass cottage
Large bed on the ground floor
Bedroom on the mezzanine floor with an exterior staircase.
The upstairs room is shaped like a tree house and not suitable for very young children.
Sleeps a maximum of 4 guest all sharing an attached open roof bathroom.

Pumba Safari Family Room
Family: Sleeps a maximum of 4 guests.
semi-covered bathroom

Rhino Room
Double: sleeps 2 persons
Double room
One king size bed that sleeps 2.
Best bathroom design.

Rhino Lodge Akagera can arrange a number of activities while in Akagera Game Park.
Options include but are not limited to;
GAME DRIVES IN AKAGERA
Get to spot the big five while on a morning or evening game drive in the Akagera.
This is your only chance while in Rwanda of seeing the the Big 5 Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino as well as the Zebra plus other wildlife, birds, flora and fauna. Akagera park has an abundance of wildlife including but not limited to antelopes,Topi, Eland, Roan and Impala. You can also catch a glimpse of the Zebra, Maasai Giraffe, Bush Buck and Baboons

BIRDING
Akagera National Park and Nyungwe are the best place in Rwanda for avid birders with more than 500 recorded species being resident in the Akagera park.
This is your best chance of spotting the Pied Kingfisher, Fish Eagle, Grey Crowned Cranes, Open Billed Stork, Cormorant, as well as the Egret and on a very lucky day, you may also see the shoebill in the northern swamps of Akagera.

COMMUNITY FARMING WALK.
Get to learn first hand the local farming methods of Rwandans that live in the Eastern Province of Rwanda that borders Akagera Park. Join us on this community farming walk and get a chance to interact with local Rwandans as they go about their daily lives. We take you on a guided tour of the local communities and give you the chance of photographing the local long horned Ankole/Rwandan cows..

Cost: $35 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 2 hours.

BOATING IN AKAGERA
A boat safari cruise is one of the best ways to see Akagera's stunning beauty. The boat safari will take 1 hour sailing on Lake Ihema, Rwanda's 2nd largest lake. You will get a chance to spot hippos and crocodiles as they come down on the banks of the river to drink in the scorching African sun. A boat cruise is another opportunity for you to see plenty of birdlife.that calls Akagera home.
You may also get a glimpse of leopards and elephants while on the boat cruise along lake Ihema.

NATURE WALK SAFARI.
One of the best ways of exploring Akagera Park is on a guided walking safari on foot along the southern edge of Akagera. The nature walking safari gets you up close and personal with the animcals, plants, wildlife as well as birdlife, flora and fauna. On the walking safari you will meet up with local community members that are engaged in apiary, farming and making handicrafts to supplement their daily income.
It is an exciting 2 hours walk that will get you to appreciate Rwanda and its peoples more.

Cost: $30 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 2 hours

TRADITIONAL CANOEING
Join local fishermen for a canoeing trip on a nearby lake and learn the traditional methods of catching fish.The fishing lake is only ten minutes drive from Rhino lodge and the canoeing is offered as one and two hour options.

Cost: $25 or $35 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 1 or 2 hours

WALK THE LINE
Hike along the electric fence that was erected along the park to minimise human-wildlife conflicts and see how people and wildlife live harmoniouslybesides each other.
Cost: $25 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins

LOCAL MARKET & CUISINE
One of the best ways to spend your afternoon at Akagera Rhino Lodge is to meet and interact with the local community. You will be introduced to a local family that will go shopping with you to the local market to buy food stuffs and ingredients for preparing a local gourmet meal. You will then return to prepare one of the local dishes and have absolute fun tasting what you have prepared with guidance from a local.

Cost: $40 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 3 hours

MAKE LOCAL BEER & HONEY
One other enriching activity to undertake would be learning how to make beer out of banana, locally known as “Urwagwa”. You will then also have a chance to explore how bees skilfully enter a locally made beehive, and how honey is harvested without upsetting the bees. You will also learn how honey is treated and preserved for much later use.

Cost: $35 per person (min, 2 people)
Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins

GREATER NYAGAKONJI HALF-DAY TOUR
For adventure seeking guests to Rhino Lodge Akagera, you get an opportunity to hike the cliffs of Nyagakonji hills.The half-day tour is a rare opportunity to explore and learn the history of Eastern Rwanda plus a chance to meet the locals who call the Akagera area home. Get to participate in a local Rwandan dance as well as forklore and if you prefer go canoeing in a traditional fishing boat in Lake Gishanda.

To ensure the community directly benefits from your visit, half of the fee you pay for this activity is given directly to the community and the local dancers.

Cost: $60 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: Half day

KARAMA’S HERITAGE TOUR
We invite guests to Akagera Rhino Lodge to take a private guided tour of the community living in the southern sector of Akagera . The heritage tour gives a deeper insight of how locals live and get on with their daily lives. On the tour, participants will get to meet with the heritage tour leader Joseph Karama who has a wealth of 13 years experience in community tourism as well as conservation in game parks.

Note that these tours are booked in advance and only offered on weekends.

Cost: $80 per person
Duration: 4 hours
Availability: Weekends with 7 day advance booking

MUNINI-NDEGO BIKE TRAIL
Akagera Rhino lodge organizes mountain bike riding tours using local bicycles that take you through the breathtaking scenery of the southern part of Akagera National Park, along the eastern plains of the trio lakes of Ihema, Nasho and Kibare.

The Rhino Lodge provides the bicycles, helmets, water, and snacks. Guests are encouraged to bring their own suitable clothing, including jackets, sunscreens, sunglasses and camera.

Cost: $40 per person (min. 2 people)
Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins

To book accommodation at Rhino Lodge, safari tours of Akagera and any of the activities mentioned above, please email us at karibu@kariburwanda.com
OR
WATSAPP us on +256.772.788.426

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