Countries: Rwanda and Burundi
Destinations: Kigali, King Palace museum, Bujumbura, Rusizi National Park and Gishora
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Arrive in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Bujumbura
Day 3: Visit Rusizi National Park and Bujumbura city tour
Day 4: Visit Gitega Drum Sanctuary and transfer to Kigali
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali airport for departure
Overview
The 5 days Kigali Bujumbura adventure tour rewards you with a great cultural insight of both Rwanda and Burundi. You will enjoy a scenic boat ride on Rusizi National Park, visit the famous Gitega drum sanctuary, known for its electrifying performance as well as visit the King Palace museum on your way from Kigali to Bujumbura. The short round up trip starts in Kigali and ends in Kigali.
Trip Highlights
- Kigali city tour
- Bujumbura city tour
- Boat ride on Rusizi National Park
- Visit Gishora drum sanctuary
- Cultural performance
- Border crossing
Day 1: Welcome to Kigali – Rwanda.
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by our safari driver who will brief you shortly and transfer you to the booked accommodation.
Rwanda’s capital and biggest city stretches across undulating lush hills surrounded by towering mountains, the largest of which is Mount Kigali, rising 1850 meters above sea level. Kigali is the country’s financial, commercial and cultural hub, served by an international airport and featuring a wide range of accommodation options, restaurants and points of interest, including the Kigali Genocide Centre, an atmospheric market and numerous craft shops. With its interesting architecture, busy streets, meandering boulevards, and green hillsides, Kigali is said to be one of the most attractive cities in Africa and is definitely worth a visit.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Overnight stay at: Quiet Heaven Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Bujumbura
Day Itinerary
After your early morning breakfast at your hotel in Kigali, meet your driver guide and jump into your jeep find your way to Burundi border, with an en route visit to King Palace museum, proceed to the border for immigration process, later meet your guide on Burundi side, and drive to Burundi, reaching in late evening. Check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Hotel Club du lac Tanganyika
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Visit Rusizi National Park and Bujumbura city tour
Day Itinerary
Have your morning buffer breakfast at 6:00 am, and 7.30 am, drive to Rusizi National Park, which is roughly 30 minutes away from Bujumbura city, undertake a scenic boat ride on River Ruzizi, which will reward you with a wonderful boat ride to shores of Lake Tanganyika. You will have a great chance to spot some hippos, crocodiles and numerous bird species on your scenic boat ride on River Rusizi. You will later return, drive to the Burundi – DRC border, before returning to Bujumbura in the afternoon, head for lunch, to enjoy the famous Amukeke local dish fish. In the afternoon, after lunch, head for Bujumbura city tour, visit the velvet museum, local market and correlation square. You will return later in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Hotel Club du lac Tanganyika
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Visit Gishora Drum Sanctuary and return to Kigali
Day Itinerary
After breakfast by 0700 hrs at your hotel in Bujumbura, meet your guide and drive to Gitega. From Bujumbura to Gishora takes about 2 hours and half depending on the stopovers along the way, with the beautiful landscape and Tea plantation on our way to Gitega. Once at Gishora drum sanctuary, we meet the team chef of famous drummers and take a sit to attend a fascinating show combining the sound of the drumbeat to dances, heroic poetry and traditional songs which take around one hour. After the show we drive from Gishora to Gitega city for lunch; after lunch, drive to Muramvya, Busekera to visit Handcrafts village where you attend a small demonstration of traditional dances and come back to Kigali and transfer to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Quiet Heaven Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Departure
Day Itinerary
After your breakfast at your hotel, depending on your flight time, you may take on Kigali city tour, with a visit to Kigali genocide memorial ground and other interesting part of the city or transferred to Kigali airport to catch up with your early morning flight. End of service!
Meal Plan: Breakfast only
The day safari includes.
- Transportation on a 4 x 4 private safari vehicle
- Accommodations and meals per as mentioned in the itinerary
- En route local lunch
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Boat ride on River Ruzizi at Rusizi National Park
- Bottled mineral water
- Visit to Gitege museum
- Visit to King Palace museum
- Gishora drumming experience
- Bujumbura city tour
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Visa Fees
- International or domestic flights
- Optional activities
- Tips for guides
- Laundry
- Change of plan or deviation from itinerary
- Meals that are not listed above
- Alcoholic drinks
- International vaccinations & tests
- Health test requirements
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Inoculations
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
- And all other items not listed in the inclusions list above.
Please contact us for a free detailed quote on the option of your choice. We can tailor a request that suits your interests, and budget, as well as we can change or upgrade the lodge options. Write to us with more details about your safari.