Burundi Travel Guide

Book flights to Burundi to discover the country behind the headlines. Troubled by ethnic conflicts between Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups, Burundi is finally taking baby steps towards peace and inching open its doors to travellers. A Burundi city break in capital Bujumbura takes visitors past faded colonial architecture to the bustling market selling carved masks and drums. Airline tickets to Burundi reveal a mountainous, little-known corner of Central Africa. Book flights to Burundi and recline on sandy Saga Beach by Lake Tanganyika, spot wading hippos in the wetlands of Rusizi National Park and view the Livingstone-Stanley Monument, a sizeable rock marking where the explorers stayed in 1871.

A holiday to Burundi promises new flavours. Try staples like sweet potato and kidney beans with fresh fish from Lake Tanganyika, or fiery curries with cold Primus beers at restaurants in Bujumbura and Gitega. KLM and partners have frequent flights to Burundi. Book airline tickets for a flight to Burundi's Independence Day celebrations on 1 July. New Year's Day is crammed full with feasting, drumming and dancing.