Rwanda’s Akagera National Park is the only place Leopard Filming in Rwanda can be conducted.
Located approximately 110 km/ 68 mi a journey that lasts about 2.5 hours from Kigali, Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s only savannah National Park and also the only place one can track, see, photograph and film Leopards in Rwanda. However, it’s important to remember that much of Rwanda’s wildlife is just recouping after the political unrest that birthed the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. For example, the leopard population in Akagera National park is only estimated to range between 15 – 20 individual sighted around the Magashi camp – a luxury Safari camp overlooking the expanses of the park an is the Best place to stay for people looking to film the elusive Leopards of Akagera National Park.
Best time to go for Leopard filming in Rwanda
The Best time to film Leopards in Akagera National park is in the drier months of June to September. During this time, the bushes tend to thin out thus making leopard sightings a lot easier.
On the other hand, it’s important to avoid the months of March & April – as these are the rainy months in Akagera national park and Rwanda as a whole.
Requirements to film Leopards in Rwanda
Rwanda Filming permits and permissions are a MUST have for all person intending to indulge in any kind of filming activity in Rwanda.
Filming Permits in Rwanda are issued by the Ministry of Sports and Culture for the persons that believe in the DIY – do it yourself approach, here is the procedure; otherwise, we are happy to assist you to secure all relevant filming permits & Permissions for your shoot.
Procedure #1: Fill out a Rwanda Film Permit Authorization Request form (click here to download it) and thereafter return the filled out form to the Ministry of Sports and Culture via email: info@minispoc.gov.rw. Then wait for a response from the Ministry on whether you or your crew has been granted or denied a Rwanda Filming permit
Alternatively, if you want less of the hassle, then Realm Africa Safaris™ can assist you to do all the ground follow up on your Rwanda filming Permit.
Your undertaking would be to fill out the Rwanda Filming Permit Application form, provide all the necessary information and or relevant documents as may be requested by the Ministry of Sports and culture in Rwanda, mention to the authority that Realm Africa Safaris™ will represent you in any other correspondences including picking up your Rwanda Filming permit. Once we have secured your permits, we will then contact you and hand-deliver it to you. Download the Rwanda Filming Permit Application Form.
Other permits & Permissions needed
Press Accreditation for Media In Rwanda
Besides the Rwanda Filming Permit, each crew member ought to have accreditation – a license that grants them permission to carry out Journalism in Rwanda. Media accreditation applies to both Foreign and local crew members intending to take on a Filming Project in Rwanda.
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- Official letter requesting for accreditation with the official letterhead of media organization, signed by authorized personnel with their contact information
