3 Days Burundi primates tours explore lake Tanganyika, the country’s most scenic lake in the middle of Burundi, explore the Gishora Drum Sanctuary a renown cultural center and the rhythmic drums of Burundi.

The tour will explore Kibira national park for chimpanzee tracking and nature walks in the beautiful rain forest and later drive back to Bujumbura for drop off.

Tour Highlight

  • Bujumbura and Gitega city tour
  • Gishora Drum Sanctuary
  • Chimpanzee tracking in Kibira national park
  • Nature walks

Tour itinerary
Day 1: Bujumbura and Gitega city tour
Our company tour will pick you up from the airport upon arrival in Bujumbura or the tour can start off from your hotel after breakfast in the morning.

We shall set off for a city tout of Bujumbura to visit interesting sites in the city like the cultural museum, presidential offices, fresh fruit markets, art museum.

You will spend the rest of the evening exploring the unique Gishora Drum Sanctuary located in Burundi’s new capital city of Gitega. Establishes as a UNESCO Heritage site, the sanctuary drumming is a ritual to present the success of King Mwezi the 4th Gisabo Bikata when he won the rebellion over chief Ntibirangwa who had long strained the peace in the kingdom.

The people of Burundi have praised his victory untill toay and drum with confidence as a way of praise.

You will have a chance to take part in the special presentation which will entertain you and dance to the music of the drums.

You will have a chance to visit the Gitega national museum and the city.

Dinner and overnight at Club du lac Tanganyira / Kiriri garden hotel/ Burundi palace Boutique

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibira national park

Start your day with early breakfast ad be ready for pickup by our company tour guide to start off your drive to Kibira national park. Due to its large forest cover, the park is home to chimpanzees and over 70 mammal species living in Kibira national park.

On arrival, you will have a nature walk in the beautiful forest where you will see chimpanzees in the forest and quite a number of other primates like white and black colobus monkeys, baboons, birds, butterflies and so much more nature.

You will drive back to Bujumbura in time for dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Dinner and overnight at Club du lac Tanganyira / Kiriri garden hotel/ Burundi palace Boutique

Day 3: Departure
Have breakfast at your hotel and be ready to transfer to the airport to catch departure flight back home.

End of Tour