Have also been on safari and had the most exciting day - saw my first big cat in the wild - well it was a little big cat actually - a leopard cub. I was so excited i had tears in my eyes. Akagera is not overflowing with wildlife but that made it all the more fun finding all the animals - everything from giraffes to hippos basically. The park ranger was really thrilled to see the leopard cub too because he has only seen three lions in 8 years - the big cats are very good at hiding. He was very knowledgeable about all the animals and birds in the park and it was a fantastic day - even if we did have to get up at 4 am to get there in time to see the animals. Ivana had organised a jeep from kigali and it was great driving around with our heads out of the top. Also Akagera is quite quiet as game parks go so there were only two other vehicles there as well as us on the day so we really did feel like we were out in the wild. A super day - I will try to put some photos on but may have to wait until late at night