Akagera National Park is a low-lying savannah reserve in the east of Rwanda on the border with Tanzania. A mosaic of dense, broadleafed woodland and grassland covers the rolling plains, while the east of the park supports a network of lakes, papyrus swamps and channels leading from the Akagera River. Poaching and human pressures on the park have meant that the game populations are only slowly increasing but there is still plenty of wildlife around. Elephant, buffalo, zebra and giraffe are often seen as well as many antelope. There are hippos in the lakes and huge crocodiles bask on the banks. Akagera is superb for birdlife with numerous savannah birds and raptors, and the wetlands are especially rich in waterbirds.