Four campsites are available in Akagera National Park for independent travelers who come with their own vehicles. These campsites are shown on the Akagera map.
Tents and firewood are available for rent at the campsites. Tents for the southern campsites can be rented at the Reception. Campers must bring their own food, cooking items, and other supplies.
All activities in Akagera National Park have extra charges, even though the campsites are mainly used by travelers with their own vehicles to experience Akagera safari tours.
Credit card payments are accepted only at the park’s Reception.
Mihindi Campsite & Café (North)
Mihindi Campsite is located 3 to 4 hours from the park’s southern main gate. Please note that the north gate is for exit only. Mihindi is a popular stop for game drives and transfers between the north and south of the park.
It is near the shores of Lake Mihindi and has a café selling food and drinks, along with a picnic area. The campsite includes barbecue facilities, a low electric fence, and a bathroom block with flushing toilets and cold showers. Beds, mattresses, and tents can be rented, but you must bring your own sleeping bag.
Muyumbu Campsite (South)
Muyumbu Campsite is about 15 minutes from the park’s southern main gate. It sits on a ridge with views of Lake Ihema and Tanzania. The site includes a low electric fence, bucket showers, an open shared shelter (rondavel), rainwater tanks, pit latrines without flushing water, and barbecue facilities. Tents can be rented, but campers must bring their own bedding and mattresses.
Shakani Campsite (South)
Also located about 15 minutes from the southern gate, Shakani Campsite is set by Lake Shakani. It has two rondavels with wood-fired barbecues, a low stone wall, and bathrooms with flushing toilets and solar-heated showers. Tents can be rented, but campers need to bring their own mattresses and bedding.
Mutumba Campsite (Central)
Mutumba Campsite is located 2 to 3 hours from the southern main gate. Remember, the north gate is only for exiting the park. This campsite is in the Mutumba Hills, the highest part of the park, and is the most remote of the four.
It has a low electric fence, bucket showers, a shared open shelter, rainwater tanks, pit latrines without flushing water, and barbecue facilities.
