Akagera National Park is one of the top destinations to visit in Rwanda commonly known for a wide range of wildlife primates. It covers 1,200km2 in North-eastern Rwanda, along with the Tanzanian border. It was founded in 1934 to protect animals and vegetation in three Ecoregions: Savannah, mountain, and swamp from hunting and poaching. Today, Akagera is one of few parks in Africa with the Big Five: leopards, lions, Cape buffalo, elephants, and rhinoceros.In 2015, seven lions – five females donated by Phinda Private Game Reserve, and two males by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife from Tembe Elephant Park, in South Africa and loaded on to a charter flight to Rwanda. The reintroduction of lions in Akagera National Park is a groundbreaking conservation initiative for both the park and Rwanda.