Road transfers route
Kigali → Akagera NP (south gate: Kayonza; north gate: Nyungwe/Kabara)
Two to three hours from the capital to Rwanda’s Big Five park — the easiest savanna day-trip in the region.
- Private transfers, tour 4×4s, Akagera-arranged game drives
- 2.5–3 h
- ≈ US$60–120 (private transfer) · park drives from ≈ US$40
Tarmac to Kayonza, then a good dirt road to the southern gate. The park permits self-drive (2WD works on the southern tracks in the dry season) and arranges guided game drives, night drives and the Lake Ihema boat safari from the south. The full north-to-south transit — rhinos and lions north, hippos south — is a satisfying two-day loop ending an hour from Kigali airport.
Service classes
- Self-drive
- Guided game drive
- Private transfer
Booking information
Reserve drives and boats through Akagera Management Company or your lodge; self-drivers check vehicle suitability at the gate.
Good to know
Fuel up in Kayonza — no petrol inside the park. The north gate exit puts you 30 min from the Kigali–Mwanza road into Tanzania.
Times and fares are curated guidelines, not a live timetable.
Always confirm before you travel.
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