A country · 20 places · 6 regions
Burundi, all of it.
20 curated places across 6 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Bujumbura Mairie, Bururi Province, Burunga and Gitega Province — read below as chapters, with 2 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Bujumbura Mairie · 4 places
Bujumbura Mairie
This living museum in Bujumbura combines a small zoo, reconstructed traditional homesteads and displays presenting the heritage of Burundi. Visitors can see local reptiles including crocodiles, view a replica royal hut and learn about the country's history. Craft demonstrations and drumming performances animate the grounds. As one of the capital's principal cultural institutions, it introduces Burundian traditions, wildlife and daily life. The compact lakeside site blends museum, cultural centre and wildlife park in one visit.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Bururi Province · 3 places
Bururi Province
A montane forest reserve in southwestern Burundi protecting a patch of Albertine Rift woodland. Its dense canopy shelters chimpanzees and a variety of forest birds.
✦ June to September
Chapter III · Burunga · 1 place
Burunga
A cluster of waterfalls in southeastern Burundi tumbling through forest and grassland, protected as a natural reserve. Several distinct drops can be reached by short trails from a central path.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Gitega Province · 1 place
Gitega Province
Burundi's political capital since 2019 and the historical seat of its monarchy, set in cool central highlands. The National Museum holds royal artifacts, and the town is the home stage of the Royal Drummers of Burundi, whose ritual drumming is inscribed by UNESCO. Its unhurried streets offer a calmer counterpoint to Bujumbura.
✦ June to September · $
Regions of Burundi
Every place in Burundi
20 places, one country.
Rusizi National Park
Bujumbura Rural, near Lake Tanganyika, Burundi
✦ June to September · $
Livingstone–Stanley Monument
Mugere, near Bujumbura, Burundi
✦ June to September · $
Kibira National Park
Northwestern Burundi, Burundi
✦ June to September
Gitega
Gitega Province, Burundi
✦ June to September · $
Saga Beach, Bujumbura
Bujumbura, Burundi
✦ June–September, December–February · $
Musée Vivant de Bujumbura
Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi
✦ June–September, December–February · $
Central Market, Bujumbura
Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi
✦ June–September, December–February · $
Unity Monument, Bujumbura
Bujumbura, Burundi
✦ June–September, December–February · $
Karera Falls
Burunga, Burundi
✦ June to September
Ruvubu National Park
Karuzi Province, Burundi
✦ June to September
Rwihinda Lake Natural Reserve
Kirundo Province, Burundi
✦ June to September
Nyakazu Fault
Rutana Province, Burundi
✦ June to September
Vyanda Nature Reserve
Bururi Province, Burundi
✦ June to September
Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Bururi Province, Burundi
✦ June to September
Regina Mundi Cathedral, Bujumbura
Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi
✦ June–September, December–February
Rusizi Delta
Cibitoke Province, Burundi
Source du Nil
Bururi Province, Burundi
Mugere River
Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi
Kinyankuru Falls
Muramvya Province, Burundi
Buyenzi
Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi