Our Best 1-Day Tours in Burundi

Our Best 1-Day Tours in Burundi

Discover the beauty, culture, and nature of Burundi with our professionally curated 1-day tours. Whether you’re in Bujumbura for a short stay or want to maximize your time, M Travel and Tours Burundi offers reliable, safe, and enriching full-day experiences led by expert local guides.

Each tour includes comfortable transport, bottled water, and unforgettable moments across Burundi’s most iconic sites.


1️⃣ 1-Day Bujumbura City & Culture Tour

Highlights

  • Livingstone–Stanley Monument
  • Bujumbura city landmarks
  • Local markets & crafts
  • Lake Tanganyika sunset moment

Itinerary

TimeActivity
09:00Pick-up from hotel
09:30Visit Livingstone–Stanley Monument
11:00Explore city center & Independence Monument
12:30Lunch break
14:00Visit local markets (crafts, fabrics, drums)
16:30Relax by Lake Tanganyika
17:30End of tour

2️⃣ 1-Day Gishora Drum Sanctuary Tour (Cultural Experience)

Highlights

  • UNESCO-recognized Royal Drummers
  • Royal Drum Sanctuary tour
  • Cultural storytelling
  • Scenic highland drive to Gitega

Itinerary

TimeActivity
08:00Depart from Bujumbura
10:30Guided tour of Gishora Drum Sanctuary
11:00Royal Drummers performance
12:30Lunch in Gitega
14:00Museum of Gitega (optional)
16:00Drive back to Bujumbura
18:00Drop-off

3️⃣ 1-Day Rusizi National Park Tour (Nature & Hippos)

Highlights

  • Boat safari on Rusizi River
  • Hippos & Nile crocodiles
  • Birdwatching
  • View of the DR Congo border

Itinerary

TimeActivity
08:30Pick-up and drive to Rusizi
09:00Park registration
09:15Boat safari on Rusizi River
11:00Nature walk
12:30Return to Bujumbura
14:00Local lunch (optional)
15:30City drop-off

4️⃣ 1-Day Karera Waterfalls & Source of the Nile Tou

Highlights

  • Burundi’s most beautiful waterfalls
  • Tropical scenery
  • Visit the southern Source of the Nile
  • Local community interactions
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Itinerary

TimeActivity
07:00Drive toward Rutana province
09:30Explore Karera Waterfalls
12:00Lunch break
13:30Visit the “Source du Nil” monument
15:00Scenic drive back
17:30Arrival in Bujumbura

5️⃣ 1-Day Burundian Village Experience (Traditional Life)

Highlights

  • Participate in traditional traditions
  • Learn drumming, farming, cooking, dancing
  • Meet village elders
  • Authentic cultural immersion

Itinerary

TimeActivity
08:00Drive to selected cultural village
09:00Welcome ceremony
10:00Choose 1–2 activities:
• Banana beer process
• Music & drum session
• Basket weaving
• Farming
12:30Local lunch
14:00Cultural storytelling with elders
16:00Return to Bujumbura
17:00End of tour

6️⃣ 1-Day Teza Tea Plantations & Kibira National Forest Edge

Highlights

  • Beautiful green tea fields
  • Learn about Burundi tea production
  • Fresh mountain air
  • Walk on the edge of Kibira Forest

Itinerary

TimeActivity
07:30Depart for Teza Highlands
09:00Tea plantation tour
11:00Visit the tea factory
12:30Packed lunch
14:00Walk near Kibira rainforest edge
16:00Drive back
17:30Arrival in Bujumbura

7️⃣ 1-Day Mugara Hot Springs & Rumonge Beaches

Highlights

  • Relaxing natural hot springs
  • Lake Tanganyika beaches
  • Palm-tree coastline
  • Fresh grilled fish by the lake (optional)

Itinerary

TimeActivity
08:00Depart Bujumbura
10:00Visit Mugara Hot Springs
12:00Lunch in Rumonge
13:30Beach time at Tanganyika
16:00Drive back
18:00Return to hotel
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