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  1. Sucuri avatar

    Transit visa (airport)

    by Sucuri 21 May 2012

    Hi everybody, I’ve just booked a flight to Rwanda from Nairobi. This flight has 1 stop in Bujumbura and continues to Kigali. I would…

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    RE: Bujumbura to Gombe

    by Tella_t 20 May 2012

    When in Kigoma, the "water taxi' takes 3-4 hours, and will drop you off at Gombe! That is pretty much the only way to get to the National…

  3. jjsg avatar

    RE: Beach in Rwanda

    by jjsg 19 May 2012

    I guessed that all the replies would be lampooning the poster with smug 'Rwanda is landlocked...' replies. However there are of course…

  4. dze avatar

    RE: Bujumbura to Gombe

    by dze 17 May 2012

    Travel overland from burundi to the border in Tanzania and head with daladala to Kigoma town center Once you are in kigoma there are…

  5. jho319 avatar

    Bujumbura to Gombe

    by jho319 16 May 2012

    Hello All, I did a search about this question, seems like someone else had asked it before, but there wasn't any definitive answer. …

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    RE: How to get from Mwanza to Bujumbura? How long does it take?

    by babahi 08 May 2012

    Thanks for the answer. Can you please elaborate a bit on the 2 days? From where to where, and how long, etc. The fly540 flight from Mwanz…

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    Re: How to get from Mwanza to Bujumbura? How long does it take?

    by sdub 08 May 2012

    Try fly540 if they are still operational there is a flight to Nairobi that stops in Bujumbura.

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    Celebrate 50 years of Burundi Independence with Burundi Travel

    by netobdi 07 May 2012

    When visiting Most of Bujumbura Hotels looking for their regular services as well as accommodation ,restaurant , meeting rooms ,....you…

  10. babahi avatar

    How to get from Mwanza to Bujumbura? How long does it take?

    by babahi 07 May 2012

    I've looked for information on this, but unfortunately, none of it appears to be clear. Can someone please tell me about how it is to…

  11. burundianboy avatar

    Re: Uganda, Rwanda and (maybe) Burundi / Itinerary Help

    by burundianboy 03 May 2012

    Hello, Merhaba It is a good thing to travel and to get to know how other people lives. I think in the plans of your trip your should…

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    LE KASUKU (BUJUMBURA): LIGHT MY FIRE ‘Kasuku’ is the Swahili word for an African grey parrot. To me it translates as “Wow!”. Le …

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    NOVOTEL POOL AREA NOVOTEL - BUJUMBURA: NOT 4-STAR ANYMORE ! The Novotel should be as good as it gets in the center of town. Unfortunate…

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    LE KASUKU (BUJUMBURA): LIGHT MY FIRE ‘Kasuku’ is the Swahili word for an African grey parrot. To me it translates as “Wow!”. Le …

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    THE CRAZIEST ZOO IN AFRICA - BUJUMBURA You could call this place either completely crazy or even fun. Either way you will never see…

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    BURUNDI CHEAP VISA ON ARRIVAL Burundi offers a cheap, but very strange, Visa on Arrival on their land border with Rwanda (Kayanza Hau…

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    CHANGING MONEY AT THE BURUNDI BORDER The border between Rwanda and Burundi is at Kayanaza Haut. There is a ‘No-Man’s Land’ on the r …

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    RE: Hakuna Matata tours in Congo drc, Rwanda, burundi, Uganda and Kenya

    by daodao1 28 April 2012

    THE ROAD TRIP TO BURUNDI AND BUTARE Ok. So you want to go from Kigali to Butare in the south or even cross the border and go to Bujumbur…

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    Cycle Burundi 2012

    by angusgw 02 April 2012

    Can anyone help in advising about the current security situation in Burundi? Im planning on cycling solo there, coming in from Kigoma,…

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    RE: Itinerary - How to best fit in a short trip to the DRC?

    by Fulana 25 March 2012

    Entering Uvira from Bujumbura is easy but I don't sincerely know what would you enjoy seeing in Uvira. It has lots of small businesses,…

  21. babahi avatar

    Itinerary - How to best fit in a short trip to the DRC?

    by babahi 24 March 2012

    Hi everyone, I'm starting a trip in late May to start in Kenya and go around Lake Victoria. Here is my tentative plan with the major…

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    RE: KIGALI TO ZANZIBAR BUS-FERRY-TRAIN-FERRY

    by kaz 21 March 2012

    When I took the ferry it was an overnight trip, leaving Bujumbura fairly late in the afternoon and arriving at Kigoma very early next…

  23. ToadofToadHall avatar

    RE: KIGALI TO ZANZIBAR BUS-FERRY-TRAIN-FERRY

    by ToadofToadHall 21 March 2012

    I'm pretty sure the Bujumbura - Kigoma Ferry no longer runs (unless a new one has started to operate recently). You can bus from Bujumbura…

  24. Tourist4Life avatar

    RE: One city per letter...

    by Tourist4Life 18 March 2012

    Two cities per letter, and no more than one city per country, meaning 52 different cities in 52 different countries. Aden, …

  25. 7stern avatar

    RE: Kigoma / African Lakeshore Pursue

    by 7stern 13 March 2012

    Orrling, as I can't really recall the name of the place I tried to find a receipt or any other scrap of paper from that place today, but…

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