8-Day Discover the Heart of Africa Bu...

>> Arrive in Bujumbura and transfer to hotel accommodation. The rest of the day is left at leisure to relax after your arrival. Overnight at City hill hotel or similar. No meals nor guided arrangements included.
our experienced guide will brief you about the entire trip and feel free to ask any question please.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: Meals at own expense Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: City Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Bujumbura (City)

>> Today, Rusizi National Park’s wetlands form an ideal habitat for hippos, water-adapted Sitatunga antelope, and a wide variety of birds. Taking a boat trip on the Rusizi River and Lake Tanganyika, there’s time to visit a nearby fishing village. Later, we explore a little-known and intriguing African capital. Learn about pre- and post-colonial history, and some of the challenges Burundi has faced. Later, we tour the suburb of Kinama, gaining insight into daily life.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: City Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Bujumbura (City)

>> Today, we drive to Teza to see the tea plantations and observe one of the main products the country exports and Burundian tea production. Later we take a nature walk around Kibira National Park. In the afternoon, we drive back to Bujumbura and Overnight.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: City Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Bujumbura (City)

>> Our first stop is ‘La Pierre de Livingstone et Stanley’, a stone monument claiming to mark the site where explorer Dr. David Livingstone met journalist Henry Morton Stanley, on 25th November 1871. At Rumonge there’s a first-hand opportunity to explore the increasingly contentious production of palm oil, before continuing to Resha for the night. Overnight at Tanganyika Blue Bay or similar.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Tanganyika Blue Bay Resort Mid-range resort located near Rumonge (Town)

>> We continue to visit the southern most source of the Nile in Rutovu near Rutana, only discovered in 1937. Continue to Visit the ‘Gorge of the Germans’ at Nyakazu before heading to the ‘Chutes de la Karera’, an impressive series of waterfalls said locally to have healing powers. Afterward, drive to the town of Gitega. Overnight at Hotel Tropitel, Isango Hotel or similar.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Isango Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Gitega (City)

>> The country’s largest city, since January 2019 Gitega is again Burundi’s official capital. We visit the National Museum, a rather down-at-heel institution that nonetheless houses the country’s largest historical and ethnographic collection – in one room... However, museums and political administration are not Gitega’s headline acts. That billing rests with the world-famous Gitega Drummers whose performance on the royal field of Gishora is a sight not to be missed. Later, we transfer to Kirundo for the night. In the evening, we will visit the Intore Warrior Dancers for a show. During the royal times, the Intore warriors defended the King and paraded in dance before the delighted people when returning from victory. The dancer wears the skin of a leopard and an elaborate headdress, bells on their ankles, and a necklace of ivory. Overnight at Rama Hotel or similar.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: Rama Hotel Budget hotel located in Mwanza (City)

>> Today it’s an early start for a sunrise trip by dugout canoe on Le Lac aux Oiseaux in Lake Rwihinda National Reserve. After a picnic lunch, we drive back to Bujumbura for an overnight at city hill hotel.
If you feel like you want to enjoy night life please let us know and we shall take you at free of charge.

• Time: 8-10Hrs
• Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

•  Accommodation: City Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Bujumbura (City)