Day 1. Arrival :Arrive at the airport where we will meet you for transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight in Bujumbura.
Day 2. Rusizi National Park : After breakfast,drive to Rusizi National Park,see hippos, sitatungas (antelope) and a wide variety of birds attracted to the wetland environment. During the afternoon, you are free to relax, dinner overnight at your Hotel.
Day 3. Waterfall Visit and Burundi National Museum: After an early breakfast we drive toward the south to visit âœChutes de la Kareraâ or the spectacular Karera Falls. Lunch on the way. In the afternoon we travel to Gitega where we visit the Burundi National Museum before returning to your hotel for dinner.
Day 4. Discovering Bujumbura and the Surrounding Area: After breakfast, visit the mausoleum of Prince Louis Rwagasore; a hero of the independence of Burundi. Climb to the the top of the âœBelvedereâ hill, a dominating point of Bujumbura, offering a unique view over Lake Tanganyika. After lunch, drive ten kilometres south to visit “La Pierre de Stanley et Livingstone” the commemorating stone of the place where the famous explorer Stanley uttered the infamous âœDr Livingstone, I presumeâ on meeting the legendary Scotsman. This was on 25th November, 1871. Return to you Hotel, dinner, over night.
Day 5. Rurubu National Park: After breakfast we drive to Rurubu National Park, the largest protected area in northern Burundi. Rurubu National Park neighbors Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda and is the largest rainforest in Burundi with wonderful hiking opportunities and views. Late in the afternoon we proceed to Bujumbura. Lunch, dinner, overnight at your Hotel
Day 6. Kibira Forest National Park: After breakfast we drive to Kibira Forest National Park for a walk in the forest, have lunch. In the afternoon we travel to Bujumbura and transfer to Lake Tanganyika and relax at Saga Beach with entertainment by Burundi Drummers while enjoying a cold drink; a boat ride on the Lake Tanganyika can be arranged, and for swimmers this may be an opportunity to swim in the lake. After some shopping we transfer to the airport for departure and sadly say our personal good byes after what will have been a fantastic experience in Africa.
