🕓9 Days Discover Rwanda Burundi by Motorcycle

Day 1 Arrival – KigaliYou arrive at Kigali airport in the evening. You will be picked up and taken to the hotel in the city. There you will meet your Tour leader and the rest of the group.Day 2 Kigali – KirundaA beautiful day straight away. We drive south out of the city and partly follow asphalt and then gravel again. We cross the border with Burundi. If we go quickly, we will drive a beautiful route along the lakes in Burundi.Day 3 Kirunda – GitegaIn the morning we follow the main road, which has now been paved. We have lunch in the town of Ngozi. Then we alternate between unpaved paths and main roads towards Gitega, off course all through beautiful mountain areas.Day 4 Gitega – BujumburaWe drive a beautiful off-road route through the mountains, past small villages that have not seen many foreigners yet, especially not on motorcycles. After lunch we head to the Monge Forest reserve and via a narrow path we return to the main road close to the capital.Day 5 Bujumbura – KarongiA long drive today. But from Bujumbura to the border with Rwanda, we drive through the only lowland in the country. The road is straight and flat and we can cover quite a distance before the border. You will still find Congolese refugee camps here and there.Day 6 Karongi – RuhangeriWe follow the coastline of Lake Kivu all day long. This is a mountainous area and therefore often offers beautiful views. We will largely take the famous Congo-Nile route, while our support car will follow a different route. Ruhengeri is the place we are going.Day 7 Ruhangeri – NyagatareAll day we drive through beautiful mountain areas and most of the route will be unpaved, sometimes narrow and difficult, sometimes wide and easy. We drive past tea and coffee plantations and beautiful lakes. It is the most challenging day of the trip.Day 8 Nyagatare – KigaliOn the last day of driving, first take the main road south. Just before Akagere National Park, we turn onto a dirt road. We then follow the south side of the reservoir with beautiful views again. The closer we get to Kigali, the busier the traffic becomes.Day 9 Kigali – DepartureToday you can explore the city. For example, you could visit the genocide museum or the famous Rwanda hotel. Departure to the airport is often in the late afternoon or evening