Burundi drum sanctuary!!! in Bujumbura

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Day1 :Arrive Bujumbura Half day tour in Bujumbura, to visit the Snake & Culture Museum (Musee vivant), visit of Buyenzi muslim city ,Belvedere Climb offering a nice view of Bujumbura city and Lake Tanganyika. Dinner and overnight at Club du Lac Tanganyika Hotel on a Bed & Breakfast basis.

Day 2 : Morning, we visit Karera Falls is a famous waterfall of Burundi and is one of the popular Burundi tourist attractions. Burundi is a famous African destination and attracts a lot of tourist worldwide,After Karera falls we take the Direction leading us in the centre of the Country at Gitega , Lunch at Gitega ,after the lunch Gitega city tour there we visit the national museum , Gitega city tour,Catholic Location of Mushasha , Overnight at Helena Hotel or Tamotel –Gitega

Day 3 :After breakfast visit of the drum sanctuary of Gishora. Gishora is one of the famous drum sites of Burundi. Gishora is perched on the top of a hill at 7km from the urban centre 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 have also ordinary drums which the Batimbo could beat on special occasions of 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 Royal palace, rarely found elsewhere in the country. Get there a lot of information will be provided by Mr Antime who has travelled a lot of countries across the world exhibiting the image of Burundi with his drum. Here drummers performance can be observed . Lunch at Gitega city , and drive back to Bujumbura for overnight at Club du lac Tanganyika Hotel .

Day 4 : Our trip continues with visit to a local fishermen at Rumonge port at 70 km in the South of Bujumbura will let you explore different kinds of fishs of the Lake Tanganyika . Lunch at Saga Resha and drive back to Bujumbura for overnight at Club du Lac Tanganyika Hotel

Day 5:Birds watching tour After an early breakfast ,we drive 200 kilometers from Bujumbura, in the North-East of Burundi, Kirundo a region of extensive depressions dotted with many lakes and abounding in bird life.It is an area of great scenic beauty where the visitor may discover, by canoe, such lakes as Cohoha, the bird Lake,renowed for its ornithological reserve ; and other lakes like Kacamirinda and Kanzigiri. On the road leading to Birds Lakes, we will stop not far from Bugarama to see splendid tea plantations at Teza before to arrive at Kirundo. Lunch at Kirundo Center City and drive back to Bujumbura for overnight at Club du lac Tanganyika Hotel .

Day 6 :Airport transfer

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