Magashi Safari Camp is a luxury housing facility located in Rwanda’s north-eastern Akagera National Park. Wilderness Safaris manages the luxury safari camp, which formally launched in May 2019. It overlooks Lake Rwanyakazinga, provides breathtaking views, and is an excellent place to unwind and relax. The new premium safari lodge intends to provide its guests with high-end accommodations in a gorgeous safari setting.
Magashi Safari Camp in Akagera National Park in Rwanda is built on the shores of Lake Rwanyakazinga, providing guests with breathtaking views of the park. Visitors to the lodge can enjoy breathtaking views of wildlife surrounding the lake. The camp offers guests an intimate setting on the shores of Lake Rwanyakazinga, home to one of Africa’s largest hippo populations.
Magashi Safari Camp was established thanks to financial backing from the Howard.G. Buffet Foundation, in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and African Parks, a non-profit conservation institution that oversees other national parks on the African continent.
Magashi Camp includes six spacious tented suites, with the main guest areas intended to take advantage of the stunning wilderness surrounds and unobstructed views of the lake. The camp’s interior is created and furnished with locally made objects and crafts, clearly portraying Rwanda’s unique culture.
Visitors to the Magashi safari camp have a wonderful opportunity to see big crocodiles in Lake Rwanyakazinga, as well as Sitatunga and the endangered shoebill stork in the marshes. Magashi camp has exceptional game viewing opportunities, including big cats like leopards and lions, as well as wild wildlife such as buffaloes, zebras, Defassa waterbuck, impala, eland, Masai giraffe, and topi.
Aside from providing exquisite accommodations and a variety of exciting safari activities, the camp has an ultra-light footprint. The safari camp is entirely solar-powered and made of recyclable plastics. This is part of the facility’s sustainable tourism practice, which is based on the four Cs of commerce, community, culture, and conservation. With these procedures in place, Magashi camp has proven to be an excellent addition to the high-end Rwanda safari experience.
Magashi Safari Camp in Akagera National Park in Rwanda, provides its guests a wide selection of activities, including:
Guided Nature walks
Visitors to Akagera can go on trekking experiences and guided nature hikes through the national park. Hiking and nature treks in the park allow visitors to see a diverse range of flora and wildlife, including plant, tree, insect, butterfly, and bird species.
Boat cruise.
Launch tours, or boat trips/cruises, in Akagera National Park allow guests to explore gorgeous crystal lakes such as Lake Rwanyakazinga, which is located near Magashi camp. However, most boat tours in Akagera take place on Lake Ihema, where you can observe several hippos and crocodiles. The park offers boat tours four times every day at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 3 p.m., and 4:30 p. However, there are unplanned boat cruises accessible in the park for people who want to go on private tours.
Game drive in Akagera National Park.
Guests staying at the Magashi Safari Camp can participate in a guided wildlife drive through Akagera National Park. Game drives in Akagera National Park are the best way for tourists to discover this stunning, diverse, and expansive national park. The national park covers an area of 1,122 square kilometers and is home to over 8,000 huge wildlife animals like as elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos, as well as over 500 bird species such as the stunning shoebill stork and the uncommon red-faced barbet, to name a few. Visitors to the national park can see a variety of animals, including Burchell’s zebra, giraffes, antelopes, impala, topi, Sitatunga, jackals, and hyenas, among others.
The national park provides both day and night game drives, with morning game drives starting as early as 6 a.m. and night game drives beginning at 6 p.m. Night game drives in the park go between 1-2 hours and cost USD $40 per participant. Day guided wildlife drives cost USD 30 per guest and take place in the early morning and late afternoon.
Other activities available to camp visitors include a behind-the-scenes Akagera tour, a walk-through experience, bird watching, community visits, swimming in the Lodge’s pool, spa treatments, and fitness activities in the lodge’s well-equipped gym. To stay in this exquisite housing facility, visitors must travel to Akagera National Park, which is around 2½ hours’ drive from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.
