Rusizi National Park
Bujumbura Rural, near Lake Tanganyika · Burundi

Good to know
- Best time to go
- June to September
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A delta and floodplain reserve where the Rusizi River empties into Lake Tanganyika just outside Bujumbura. Boat trips glide past hippos, sitatunga antelope, and dense birdlife in the papyrus channels. The park was long associated with Gustave, an outsized Nile crocodile of local legend.
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