The 7-day Burundi Discovery Tour is a holiday, cultural, historical, and sightseeing tour in a country of relaxation after a wildlife safari in Rwanda and Uganda. This tour package can be tailor-made or combined with Rwanda and Uganda.
The natural beauty of Burundi is one reason to travel to these African undiscovered destinations. Wildlife tours in Burundi aren’t as attractive as the Rwanda Gorillas. A Burundi tour package opens a door to birding tours and famous Gishora drummers.
The tour Burundi itinerary can be combined with Rwanda tours of the Gorilla treks from Kigali to Bujumbura. A tiny land with a heavyweight of beauty on Lake Tanganyika, Rusizi National Park, Karera waterfalls, and Gishora drum sanctuary. Join Augustine Tours to explore and tour Burundi, the undiscovered “Heart of Africa”.
Take a 7-day itinerary to tour Burundi, part of Africa private tours, and explore Burundi things to do and see, Gishora drummers, Bujumbura city tour, Karera waterfalls, and beautiful landscapes.
Considering a Journey to Burundi but still don’t know what to do? Head over to the Burundi ultimate travel blog for updates and tips for your next trip to Burundi. Do you have any special travel wishes? Feel free to send them to us for a personalized, tailor-made tour itinerary.
Bujumbura International Airport
Bujumbura International Airport
Travel to Burundi and explore the hidden beauty of the country. The 7-day Burundi Discovery Tour is a holiday, cultural, historical, and sightseeing tour in a country of relaxation after a wildlife safari in Rwanda and Uganda. This tour package can be tailor-made or combined with Rwanda and Uganda. Take a 7-day tour of Burundi part of Africa private tours and explore Burundi’s things to do and see, Gishora drummers, Bujumbura city tour, Karera waterfalls, and beautiful landscapes.
Considering a Journey to Burundi but still don’t know what to do? Head over to the Burundi ultimate travel blog for updates, and tips for your next trip to Burundi. Do you have any special travel wishes? Feel free to send them to us for a personalized itinerary.
Arrive in Bujumbura and transfer to hotel accommodation. The rest of the day is left at leisure to relax after your flight. Overnight at Club du Lac Tanganyika or similar. No meals or guided arrangements are included today.
Today, we drive to Teza to see the tea plantations and observe one of the main products the country exports, Burundian tea production. Later, we take a nature walk around Kibira National Park. After a visit to Teza Plantations, we visit the Kiganda Treaty Site, one of the historical sanctuaries containing all the details about signing the Treaty between the Germans and King Mwezi Gisabo, who was the king of Burundi during that colonial era. In the afternoon, we drive back to Bujumbura. Overnight at Club du Lac Tanganyika or similar.
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. In Rumonge, there’s a first-hand opportunity to explore the increasingly contentious artisanal production of palm oil before continuing to Resha for the night. In the afternoon, around 4p.m, you are free to take a walk/hike in the hills overlooking Lake Tanganyika, which will mark the end of today’s tour. Overnight at Tanganyika Blue Bay or similar.
The day starts with a nature walk in Kigwena National Reserve, where we track chimpanzees and baboons. We continue to visit the southernmost source of the Nile in Rutovu near Rutana, only discovered in 1937. Continue to visit Karera waterfalls, also known as les ‘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 or similar.
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. This evening, later, we transfer to Kirundo for the night. Overnight at Rama Hotel or similar.
Today it’s an early start for a sunrise trip by dugout canoe on Le Lac aux Oiseaux in Lake Rwihinda National Reserve. We will later 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. After a picnic lunch, we drive back to Bujumbura (230 km) for an overnight at Club du Lac Tanganyika.
After breakfast, go for a city tour in Bujumbura to visit the Rusizi National Park where a boat trip is possible to let you explore closer the hippos and birds in Rusizi River; the Explorers Memorial, a huge rock in the Suburbs of Bujumbura commemorating the meeting between explorers Livingstone & Stanley; Independence hero mausoleum & Unity monument, Belvedere Hill offering a nice of Lake Tanganyika and the city. Lunch and transfer to the airport. End of tour.
