On this 2-day Burundi tour, will take you to the Karera Waterfalls, Source of Nile, and Gitega National Museum, Gishora Drum Sanctuary: This short Burundi sightseeing tour is ideal for solo, couples, or small group travelers looking to add Burundi on our small escorted group Gorilla trekking tour in Uganda and Rwanda.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival – Gishora Drum Sanctuary
After breakfast, visit the drum sanctuary of Gishora to enjoy Burundi safari experience. Gishora is one of the famous drum sites of Burundi. Gishora is perched on the top of a hill 7km from the urban center of Gitega. The site of Gishora also houses two ritual drums that were never beaten: Ruciteme (the one for whom we clear the forest) and Murimirwa (the one for whom we cultivate). The two names are intimately linked to the farming vocation and refer clearly to the fertility characteristic of the king. We also have ordinary drums, which the Batimbo could beat on special occasions in the country.
Visit the drum sanctuary of Gishora to relive the cultural tradition of Burundi, which is becoming scarcer. The site recreates an architectural complex of a royal palace, rarely found elsewhere in the country. Get there a lot of information will be provided by Mr. Anytime, who has travelled to a lot of countries across the world exhibiting the image of Burundi with his drum.
Here, drummers’ performance can be watched. Lunch at Gitega city. After lunch, visit the city. Gitega is the second largest town in the country, with its typical colonial architecture. It hosts the National Museum with its ethnographic and archaeological collections. After driving towards Bujumbura, stay overnight at Club du Lac Hotel or a similar hotel.
Day 2: Bujumbura City Tour – Departure
Half day tour in Bujumbura: Burundi cultural Tour of Bujumbura in the morning; we visit Rusizi National Park, where a possible boat tour in Rusizi river can let you explore closer the hippos, numerous birds, and the joining point between Rusizi River and Lake Tanganyika. Belvedere Climb
offering a nice view of Bujumbura City’s Independence Hero Monument. After we visit Explorers Memorial, a huge rock in the suburbs of Bujumbura commemorating the meeting between explorers Stanley and Livingstone,. Lunch and airport transfer.
