Possible itineraries to tourist and ecotourism sites in BurundiPossible itineraries to tourist and ecotourism sites in Burundi

Axe 1

Bujumbura-Bugarama- 1) Busekera site ( pygmy dances)- 2) Teza tea and Kibira forest- 3) Traditional Burundian dishes in Bukeye- 4) Bukeye Church- 5) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances)- 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 7) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 8) Rwegura Dam in Kayanza- 9) Kayanza thermal waters-return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 2

Bujumbura- Bubanza- 1) Kayanza thermal springs- 2) Rwegura dam- 3) Church and cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 4) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 5) Igisumanyenzi (local dance caves) – 6) Traditional Burundian dishes in Bukeye – 7) Bukeye Church- 8) Busekera site (pygmy dances)- 9) Teza tea and/or Kibira forest- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 3

Bujumbura- 1) Bugarama- Busekera site (pygmy dances)- 2) Tea from Teza and Kibira forest- 3) Traditional Burundian dishes in Bukeye- 4) Bukeye Church- 5) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances)- 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 7) Royal Tombs (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 8) Rwegura Dam in Kayanza- 9) Thermal waters of Kayanza – 10) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi- 11) Lake of birds in Kirundo- 12) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo- 13) Intore dances in Kirundo- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 4

Bujumbura- Bubanza- 1) Thermal waters of Kayanza- 2) Rwegura Dam- 3) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 4) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 5) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi- 6) Lake of birds in Kirundo- 7) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo- 8) Intore dances in Kirundo- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 5

Bujumbura – 1) Busekera Site (pygmy dances) – 2) Teza tea and Kibira forest – 3) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances) – 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza – 7) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi – 8) Lake of the Birds in Kirundo – 9) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo – 10) Intore dances in Kirundo – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in three days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 6

Bujumbura- Bubanza- 1) Kayanza thermal springs- 2) Rwegura dam- 3) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 4) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 5) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi- 6) Lake of birds in Kirundo- 7) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo- 8) Intore dances in Kirundo- 9) Ruvubu National Park in Muyinga- 10) Muyaga Church in Cankuzo- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 7

Bujumbura- 1) Busekera Site (pygmy dances)- 2) Tea from Teza and Kibira Forest- 3) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances)- 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 7) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi- 8) Lake of birds in Kirundo- 9) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo- 10) Intore dances in Kirundo- 11) Ruvubu National Park in Muyinga- 12) Muyaga Church in Cankuzo- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 8

Bujumbura- 1) Bugarama- Busekera site (pygmy dances) – 2) Tea from Teza and Kibira forest – 3) Traditional Burundian dishes in Bukeye – 4) Bukeye Church – 5) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances) – 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza – 7) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza – 8) Rwegura dam in Kayanza – 9) Hot springs in Kayanza – 10) Kwa Inarunyonga in Ngozi – 11) Bird lake in Kirundo – 12) Cohoha lake in Kirundo – 13) Intore dances in Kirundo – 14) Ruvubu National Park in Muyinga – 15) Muyaga Church in Cankuzo – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in six days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 9

Bujumbura- 1) Teza tea and Kibira forest- 2) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances)- 3) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza- 4) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza- 5) Lake of birds in Kirundo- 6) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo- 7) Intore dances in Kirundo- 8) Ruvubu National Park in Muyinga- 9) Muyaga Church in Cankuzo- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 10

Bujumbura-1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Itinerary of the Kings’ enthronement in Muramvya – 3) Treaty of Kiganda – 4) Royal Palace of Bukeye – Return to Bujumbura

Possible in three days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 11

Bujumbura- 1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Enthronement route of the Kings in Muramvya – 3) Kiganda Treaty – 3) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 4) Teza tea and Kibira forest – 5) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances) – 6) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza – 7) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in three days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 12

Bujumbura-1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Route of Kings’ enthronement in Muramvya – 3) Kiganda Treaty – 3) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 4) Cathedral/Mariological Sanctuary of Mugera – 5) National Museum of Gitega – 6) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in three days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 13

Bujumbura- 1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Route of the Kings’ enthronement in Muramvya – 3) Treaty of Kiganda – 4) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 5) Cathedral/Mariological Sanctuary of Mugera – 6) National Museum of Gitega – 7) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – 8) Mwaro Waterfalls (Agasumo ka Mwaro) – 9) Tombs of the Mother Queens in Mpotsa (Mwaro) – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in five days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 14

Bujumbura – 1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Route of the Kings’ enthronement in Muramvya – 3) Treaty of Kiganda – 3) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 4) Cathedral/Mariological Sanctuary of Mugera – 5) National Museum of Gitega – 6) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – 7) Ecocultural Center Chez Miganda in Mwaro – 8) Mwaro Falls (Agasumo ka Mwaro) – 9) Tombs of the Queen Mothers in Mpotsa (Mwaro) – 10) Anglican Church of Rutana – 11) Birthplace of royalty in Burundi (Chez Mwambutsa) in Rutana – 12) Source of the Nile in Rutana – 13) Pyramids in Rutana – 14) Hot springs and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi. Back to Bujumbura.

Possible in six days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 15

Bujumbura- 1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Kiganda Treaty- 3) National Museum of Gitega- 4) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – 6) Ecocultural Center Chez Miganda in Mwaro- 7) Mwaro Falls (Agasumo ka Mwaro)- 8) Tombs of the Queen Mothers in Mpotsa (Mwaro)- 9) Birthplace of the royalty in Burundi (Chez Mwambutsa) in Rutana- 10) Source of the Nile in Rutana- 11) Pyramids in Rutana- 12) Hot springs and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi- 13) Kigwena Nature Reserve- 14) Hot springs of Rumonge- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in five days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 16

Bujumbura- 1) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 2) Route of the Kings’ enthronement in Muramvya – 3) Kiganda Treaty – 4) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 5) Cathedral/Maria Sanctuary of Mugera – 6) National Museum of Gitega – 7) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – 8) Ecocultural Center Chez Miganda in Mwaro – 9) Mwaro Falls (Agasumo ka Mwaro) – 10) Tombs of the Queens Mother in Mpotsa (Mwaro) – 11) Anglican Church of Rutana – 12) Birthplace of royalty in Burundi (Chez Mwambutsa) in Rutana – 13) Source of the Nile in Rutana – 14) Pyramids in Rutana – 15) Thermal waters and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi – 16) National Park of Bururi – 17) Kiryama Cheese Factory – 18) Kigwena Nature Reserve – 19) Thermal waters of Rumonge – 20) Mawimbi Hotel – 21) Stanley and Livingstone – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in eight days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 17

Bujumbura- 1) Traditional huts of Mugamba- 2) Birthplace of royalty in Burundi (Chez Mwambutsa) in Rutana- 3) Karera Falls in Rutana- 4) German faults in Rutana- 5) Source of the Nile in Rutana- 6) Pyramids in Rutana- 7) Hot springs and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi- 8) Bururi National Park- 6) Kigwena Nature Reserve- 14) Hot springs of Rumonge- 19) Mawimbi Hotel- 11) Stanley and Livingstone- Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in five days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

Axe 18

Bujumbura- 1) Traditional huts of Mugamba- 2) Birthplace of royalty in Burundi (Chez Mwambutsa) in Rutana- 3) Karera Waterfalls in Rutana- 4) German Faults in Rutana- 5) Source of the Nile in Rutana- 6) Pyramids in Rutana- 7) Hot springs and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi- 8) Bururi National Park- 9) Kigwena Nature Reserve- 10) Hot springs of Rumonge- 11) Fishing zone of Muguruka at Nyanza-Lake – 12) Agasimbo dances in Makamba- 13) East African Hotel in Nyanza-Lake- 14) Mawimbi Hotel – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible in six days to make the most of it without pressure. The option to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.

axe 19

Bujumbura- 1) Traditional huts of Mugamba- 2) Karera waterfalls in Rutana- 3) German faults in Rutana- 4) Source of the Nile in Rutana- 5) Pyramids in Rutana- 7) Hot springs and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi- 8) Hot springs of Rumonge- 9) Hotel Mawimbi – Return to Bujumbura.

Possible en quatre jours pour en profiter au maximum sans pression. Possibilité d’adapter et choisir quelques sites pour deux jours ou une journée. 

Axis 20: Tour of Burundi with these suggestions for key sites to choose from:

Bujumbura – 1) Karera Falls in Rutana – 2) German Faults in Rutana – 3) Source of the Nile in Rutana – 4) Pyramids in Rutana – 5) Thermal waters and waterfalls of Muyange in Bururi – 6) Thermal waters of Rumonge – 7) Fishing area of Muguruka in Nyanza-Lac – 8) Agasimbo dances in Makamaba – 9) Mwaro Falls (Agasumo ka Mwaro) – 10) Tombs of the Queen Mothers in Mpotsa (Mwaro) – 11) Ecocultural Center Chez Miganda in Mwaro – 12) National Museum of Gitega – 13) Site of the Drummers of Gishora – 14) Kiganda Treaty – 14) Royal Palace of Bukeye – 15) Royal Palace of Muramvya – 16) Tea plantations of Teza – 17) Igisumanyenzi (caves-local dances) – 18) Church and Cemetery of the Belgians in Kayanza – 19) Tombs of the Kings (Inganzo) in Kayanza – 20) Lake of Birds in Kirundo – 21) Cohoha Lake in Kirundo – 22) Intore dances in Kirundo – 23) Ruvubu National Park in Muyinga – 24) Muyaga Church in Cankuzo – Return to Bujumbura with a return route of choice (south or center)

Possible in four days to make the most of it without pressure. Possibility to adapt and choose a few sites for two days or one day.