Magashi Camp

The Magashi Camp in the Akagera National Park

Magashi Camp is a beautiful tented camp strategically located in the north-eastern corner of Akagera National Park. This camp has a scenic view as it is overlooking the beautiful Lake Rwanyakazinga in Akagera is known to have some of those really beautiful and scenic views of the savannah plains in East Africa.

This park has open plains, there are woodlands, some areas are covered by lakes and others with swamps while other parts are covered by grassy low mountains.

Magashi Camp is situated in the productive and phenomenally diverse north-eastern corner of Akagera National Park, overlooking beautiful Lake Rwanyakazinga. Akagera comprises some of the most scenic savannah in East Africa – open plains, woodlands, lakes, swamp, and grassy low mountains – and is home to one of Africa’s highest hippo densities, some very large crocodiles as well as the rare sitatunga and more than 520 bird species.

The lodge has turned out to be a great role model of responsible ecotourism in Rwanda and has contributed positively towards conservation as well as to community empowerment to people living around Akagera National Park.

Wildlife and other attractions you can see whilst staying at Magashi camp in the Akagera national park is known to have the highest densities of hippos in Africa. Akagera also has some of the largest crocodiles and also the rare antelope called the sitatunga. Those that are interested in bird watching will also not be disappointed at all because this park has a population of more than 520 different bird species living around the area. 

These birds may include the rare and also elusive shoebill which is one of the most sought birds in the world. There is also the near-endemic red-faced barbet bird, the yellow-throated longclaw bird, among so many others. 

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