Karenge Bush Camp fetches its name from the word Akareng ‘small footprint’ in Kinyarwanda, and it’s the name of the area where the camp was first established. The word also represents Karenge Bush Camp’s commitment to leaving nothing more than a light ecological footprint. The camp is open 9.5 months of the year, closing in April and November to mid-December.
Karenge Bush Camp
The camp contains six charming canvas tents and accommodates a maximum of 12 guests, making it an intimate wilderness experience. Every tent contains two cozy camp beds with mattresses and bedding, camp chairs, reed mat floors, and solar lights for reading before bed, the sounds of nature all around you. The camp’s six tents enjoy their own private, outdoor bathrooms with bucket showers, toilets, and canvas basins. Warm water is provided daily.
Karenge Bush Camp
The camp is fully staffed and catered for on a full board basis. A lounge/dining tent with a bar and a campfire form the central meeting point. Tents on either side include two camp beds with mattresses and bedding. Camp chairs, reed mat floors and solar lights are provided in each tent. The bathrooms, next to each tent, have bucket showers and toilets and a canvas washbasin. Warm water is provided daily.
Karenge Bush Camp
Karenge is owned and managed by the Akagera park management and 100% of the profits from the running of the camp goes directly back into the management and conservation of the park as a whole. The communities surrounding Akagera also experience tangible benefits from the park’s existence.
Karenge Bush Camp
Local employment is one of the major direct benefits with over 200 people employed at any one time for tourism, construction and conservation activities. Alongside this, environmental education among the local school is seen as vital in creating support from the local community and ensuring the long-term survival of the park. Each year more than 1,500 local students are supported to visit Akagera
Karenge Bush Camp