7-Day Burundi and Eastern Lowland Gorilla Trek

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

Arrival at Bujumbura International Airport

Arrival at Bujumbura International Airport. Meet and greet by your driver guide and transfer to your Hotel. Depending on your time of arrival, you will be able to relax on the shores of the lake at your hotel and enjoy the beauty of Burundi. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika.

Main Destination:

Bujumbura International Airport (Bujumbura, Burundi)

Accommodation:

Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika

• Mid-range hotelin Bujumbura (City, Burundi)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Bujumbura City Tour

The city tour will introduce you to the livelihood in Bujumbura city. The trip will involve visiting historic sites, market, art gallery, museums and boat ride in lake Tanganyika. The tour will also introduce you to the local restaurants for you to enjoy local food and get to know more about the city. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel.

Main Destination:

Bujumbura (City, Burundi)

Accommodation:

Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika

• Mid-range hotelin Bujumbura (City, Burundi)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Rusizi National Park

Breakfast and departure from your Hotel at 8:00 am and proceed with Rusizi NP and boat trip on Rusizi river/Lake Tanganyika to see hippos and crocodiles. After that, proceed with a guided city tour of Bujumbura (important sights in and around the capital city). Meals and overnight at Kiriri Garden Hotel.

Main Destination:

Rusizi National Park (Burundi)

Accommodation:

Kiriri Garden Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located outside Rusizi NP (Burundi)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Kibira National Park and Gitega

Breakfast and departure early morning from your Hotel for transfer to Kibira NP to do chimpanzee trekking. Gishora Drum Sanctuary and Gitega follows where you will enjoy the best drum sanctuary in the world. Lunch in Gitega and Back to Bujumbura. Dinner and overnight at your Hotel.

Main Destination:

Kibira National Park (Burundi)

Accommodation:

Kiriri Garden Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located outside Kibira NP (Burundi)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to DRC

Breakfast and check out from your Hotel for transfer to DRC, Travel across the border to DRC. In the afternoon a guided Bukavu city tour where you will be able to see the city and its surrounding views of the Lake. Lunch in Bukavu town, dinner and overnight at Orchids Safari Club-Bukavu.

Main Destination:

Bukavu (Town, Congo (DRC))

Accommodation:

Orchids Safari Club

• Mid-range hotelin Bukavu (Town, Congo (DRC))

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Gorilla Trekking Experience

Breakfast and departure from the lodge and proceed to the park offices for briefing and departure for lowland Gorilla trek. This experience involves encounter of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in their natural habitat where you will be guided with park guides and rangers to this once in lifetime experience. When its done, you will drive back to Bukavu, Meals and overnight your lodge.

Main Destination:

Kahuzi Biega National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Orchids Safari Club

• Mid-range hotel1-2hr drive from Kahuzi Biega NP (Gorillas, Congo (DRC))

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Transfer back to Bujumbura drop off at the airport

Depending on the time of your flight, you will have a relaxed morning starting with breakfast. After, check out from your Hotel and departure back to Burundi. On arrival to Bujumbura, you may check again to the market to see if you may buy more souvenirs. Then after, have lunch and departure to the airport, drop off at Bujumbura International Airport- End of the tour.

Main Destination:

Bujumbura International Airport (Bujumbura, Burundi)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.