Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s savannah, a 1,122-square-kilometre wilderness of lakes, wetlands, and rolling plains along the Tanzanian border — and one of Africa’s great conservation comeback stories.
Lions were reintroduced in 2015 and eastern black rhinos in 2017, restoring the Big Five to a park that had been brought to the brink. Today, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, and hundreds of bird species roam free.
Visitors explore on guided game drives, night drives, and boat safaris on Lake Ihema — while community partnerships and tourism revenue now fund the park’s protection.