Ruzizi Tented Camp, Akagera National Park, Rwanda

A Tented Camp in Rwanda

Camp Details

Nine tents are spaced widely apart on either side of a thatched reception and dining area, set back from the lake shore and hidden among swaying palms and fruiting fig trees. With a maximum of 20 guests, the lodge is a quiet an intimate retreat. Each tent has an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold running water, a dressing area and either comfortable queen or ¾ twin beds, with a small patio at the front and accessible by wooden boardwalks. Another boardwalk leads to a large deck with a fireplace sits under a shady fig tree overlooking Lake Ihema. Solar energy entirely powers the Lodge and the lodge prides itself on being environmentally conscious.

WHY CHOOSE RUZIZI TENTED CAMP?

• Elephant, giraffe and hippopotamus are amongst the largest mammals found in the park, joining a number of naturally occurring large plains game species including buffalo, topi, zebra, defassa waterbuck, the secretive roan antelope and the statuesque eland.
• Akagera is a ‘Big Five’ park with lions, rhino, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, elephant and hundreds of birds species.
• The rolling hills of acacia and brachystegia woodland, coupled with scattered grassland and swamp-fringed lakes create a park of breathtaking scenic beauty.