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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Bujumbura international pick up and transfer to your hotel

Bujumbura international pick up and transfer to your hotel

Upon arrival at Bujumbura international airport, you will meet our guide who will welcome you and brief you about you stay in Burundi. After briefing, you will be transferred to your hotel in Bujumbura and if you arrive in the morning time, we will proceed with Bujumbura city tour.

Main Destination:
Bujumbura (City, Burundi)
Accommodation:
Hotel Dolce Vita Resort
  • Mid-range hotel located in Bujumbura (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Busekera Pygmy community village walk

Busekera Pygmy community village walk

After your breakfast, we will go for Busekera pygmy village situated on the edge of the Kibira forest, just 4 km from the crossroads of the Bugarama town and start experiencing the semi-nomadic pygmy people known for their great skills for hunting and dancing. They are believed to be the original inhabitants of Burundi. Over just the past 50 years, the Batwa has been evicted from the forests of Burundi.
They have been displaced in mass to support the creation of national parks and the establishment of tea plantations and other farms. They make a small minority of all the people in Burundi, just one percent of the entire population. They live in straw huts, which can host an entire family. You will just learn about their lifestyles and participate in the pottery making and you will see how women sell traditional clay cooking pots to survive, and as result, pottery becomes the key symbol of modern pygmy identity.

Later, we will drive a little bit to Gitega and stay at Tropitel hotel.

Main Destination:
Gitega (City, Burundi)
Accommodation:
Tropitel Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Gitega national museum and Gishora drum sanctuary

Gitega national museum and Gishora drum sanctuary

After your breakfast, you will visit Gishora drum sanctuary and be welcomed by royal drummers. You will be astonished by their rapidity in jumping in air and how talented they are. You will just learn and imitate how to beat drums and dance.

Later, we will go to visit the Gitega National museum to learn about Burundian ethnography. And then after, we will drive a little bit about 2hours to Kayanza and stay at le paradis hotel.

Main Destination:
Gitega (City, Burundi)
Accommodation:
Paradis Beachcomber Hotel
  • Luxury hotel located at Le Morne (Beach)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Visit the royal tombs, Ngozi city tour

Visit the royal tombs, Ngozi city tour

After your breakfast, we will go to explore the kingdom graves and learn about the rites associated with the kings burial and how their succession did proceed. Burundi recognized about 7 kings all of the same dynasty. Learning about this precolonial history, will give you the true image of Burundi kingdom and the republic of Burundi.

Later after, we will drive a little bit to Ngozi and proceed with Ngozi city tour before we continue our way to Kirundo.

Main Destination:
Ngozi (Town, Burundi)
Accommodation:
Rama Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Intore warriors' dance, Boat ride and transfer to Kigali

Intore warriors' dance, Boat ride and transfer to Kigali

After your breakfast, we will proceed with Intore warriors' dance experience before we proceed to boat ride in the Lac aux oiseaux.

Later, we will drive about 2 hours to get at Kigali international airport to return back to your home.

Main Destination:
Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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  • This tour is offered by Empirical Tour and Travel, not SafariBookings.
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