Burundi
Africa's Undiscovered Gem – Lake Tanganyika & Drum Tradition.Experience tranquil waters, vibrant traditions, and a destination few have truly explored.
Country Overview
Why Visit Burundi
- Lake Tanganyika – world’s longest lake, crystal-clear waters with unique endemic cichlid fish
- Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO-listed living cultural heritage, one of Africa’s greatest performances
- Kibira Forest – chimpanzee trekking in Burundi’s largest remaining rainforest
- Source of the Nile – the southernmost source of the Nile is in Burundi (Kagera headwaters)
- Bujumbura – lakeside capital with French colonial café culture and excellent restaurants
- Rusizi National Park – hippos and crocodiles on the Rusizi River delta
- Gishora Drum Sanctuary – traditional drumming site of national significance
- Genuinely off the beaten path – almost no tourist infrastructure means authentic experiences
Essential Travel Information
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Capital | Gitega (official); Bujumbura (economic/main city) |
| Language | Kirundi, French, Swahili (official); English increasingly spoken |
| Currency | Burundian Franc (BIF). USD and EUR accepted in main hotels. 1 USD ≈ 2,900 BIF |
| Visa | Visa on arrival at Bujumbura airport (USD 40 for most nationalities) or eVisa |
| Best Time | June–September and December–February (dry seasons) |
| Time Zone | UTC+2 |
| Getting There | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM). Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, RwandAir |
| Getting Around | Hired vehicle with driver essential. No established safari infrastructure |
| Health | Yellow fever certificate required. Malaria prophylaxis essential |
| Budget Range | Budget: USD 50–80/day | Mid-range: USD 100–180/day |
| Safety | Bujumbura city generally safe. Check current government travel advisories for rural areas |
Tour Itineraries – 1 to 12 Days
The following itineraries are designed to be flexible and can be customised to your group’s interests, pace, and budget. All itineraries include accommodation, meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), transfers, and guide services arranged by Africa Milestone.
1-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 150.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
2-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 300.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
3-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 450.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
4-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 600.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
5-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 750.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
6-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 900.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
7-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1050.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
8-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
8-Day Burundi Programme
This 8-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 4 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 8-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1200.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
9-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
8-Day Burundi Programme
This 8-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 4 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 8-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
9-Day Burundi Programme
This 9-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 5 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 9-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1350.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
10-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
8-Day Burundi Programme
This 8-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 4 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 8-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
9-Day Burundi Programme
This 9-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 5 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 9-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
10-Day Burundi Programme
This 10-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 6 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 10-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1500.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
11-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
8-Day Burundi Programme
This 8-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 4 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 8-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
9-Day Burundi Programme
This 9-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 5 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 9-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
10-Day Burundi Programme
This 10-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 6 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 10-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
11-Day Burundi Programme
This 11-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 7 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 11-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1650.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
12-Day Itinerary
DAY 1 | Arrival Bujumbura – Lake Tanganyika
Arrive Bujumbura International Airport. Transfer to hotel.
Bujumbura sits on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika at just 800m altitude – warm and sunny.
Afternoon: Stroll along the Bujumbura waterfront. Lake Tanganyika stretches south for 700km.
Visit the Livingstone-Stanley Monument at Mugere – where Livingstone and Stanley met in 1871.
Evening: Dinner at a lakeside restaurant. Fresh Tanganyika fish (capitaine, sangala) are delicious.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: D
DAY 2 | Lake Tanganyika Snorkelling & Rusizi National Park
Morning: Snorkelling in Lake Tanganyika. The lake contains 350+ species of cichlid fish found nowhere else on Earth. The water visibility can exceed 20 metres.
Afternoon: Rusizi National Park at the northern end of the lake. Hippo observation on the Rusizi River.
Bird watching: African skimmer, goliath heron, and 300+ bird species in the Rusizi delta wetlands.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 3 | Royal Drummers of Burundi & Gishora Sanctuary
Drive to Gitega (2 hours) – Burundi’s official capital in the centre of the country.
Visit the Gishora Drum Sanctuary – where the national drum tradition has been maintained for centuries.
Performance by the Royal Drummers of Burundi – UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The drummers play massive royal ingoma drums in powerful, choreographed performances.
Visit Gitega National Museum – Burundian history and cultural artefacts.
Return to Bujumbura or overnight Gitega.
Overnight: Bujumbura or Gitega | Meals: B, L, D
DAY 4 | Kibira Forest – Chimpanzee Trekking & Source of the Nile
Drive north to Kibira National Forest – Burundi’s largest tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibira. Also: olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey.
Afternoon: Visit Rutovu in Bururi Province – home to the southernmost confirmed source of the Nile (Kagera River headwaters). A monument marks this remarkable geographic point.
Return to Bujumbura.
Overnight: Bujumbura | Meals: B, L, D
5-Day Burundi Programme
This 5-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 1 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 5-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
6-Day Burundi Programme
This 6-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 2 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 6-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
7-Day Burundi Programme
This 7-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 3 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 7-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
8-Day Burundi Programme
This 8-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 4 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 8-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
9-Day Burundi Programme
This 9-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 5 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 9-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
10-Day Burundi Programme
This 10-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 6 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 10-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
11-Day Burundi Programme
This 11-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 7 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 11-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
12-Day Burundi Programme
This 12-day programme combines the complete 4-day Burundi itinerary with 8 additional extension day(s).
Extension options include: deeper exploration of existing sites, additional national parks or regions, relaxation days, or combination with neighbouring country destinations.
Please contact Africa Milestone at africamilestone.com to design your custom 12-day Burundi programme.
Suggested extensions: See COMBO ITINERARIES section for multi-country options that can be appended to any Burundi programme.
Pricing Note
Rates: On request from Africa Milestone (africamilestone.com). Prices vary based on group size, accommodation category (budget / mid-range / luxury), and travel season. Start From USD 1800.
Included: Airport transfers, accommodation, meals as shown, game drives / entrance fees, professional English-speaking guide.
Excluded: International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional activities, gratuities.
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