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odyek fred
Kigali, Rwanda133 contributions
Lovely place for birders...
Sep 2019 • Business
True birders paradise, if you love birding, kindly visit this site. We show alot of stolks, and the spoon billed stolk, lits of ducks, skimmers, herons, and much more.

Was a lovely ride, though the sites guides luck much information as Burundi is still back ward on tourism..

Was a lovely trip.

For bookings, kindly get intouch with me, i can arrange for you a life time trip
Written September 12, 2019
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Liam W
Luanda, Angola11 contributions
Well worth it! You'll see plenty of hippos
Aug 2014 • Business
It was really interesting and cheap. You can catch a boat at Club Du Lac at Kanjnyika lake. You will pay the hotel $40 for a boat ride that takes you through the lake to the river.
Written August 21, 2014
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Bart F
Geneva, Switzerland132 contributions
Hippo's, flamingo's and giant herons
Sep 2014 • Business
A nice quick outing for a couple of hours down the estuary to the lake. Beautiful colours and plenty of animal life. We were there on a windy day, which is good for seeing the birds, less so for the Hippo's it seems. Or else they were just shy. This park is very undeveloped in terms of tourism. Staff were friendly and responsive though. The boat is about 150,000 Burundi francs (80 Euros) for an hour which includes the 20 USD entry fee. Not cheap, but not very expensive either. The taxi back and forth from town was around 80,000 BF.
Written September 16, 2014
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Peter N
Berlin, Germany50 contributions
rushed Boat trip on Rusizi River
Feb 2022
Did a boat tour on the River starting from the road to Gatumba. On the river banks you can see lots of Hippos and birds, the Congolese mountains in the back and then its pretty cool to see the red coloured river entering the blue waters of Lac Tanganjika. So far a perfect place for an excursion!
Unluckily the stuff was in a hurry and asked between 300 USD (Tourists) and 100 USD (foreign residents) for 40 min on the boat...Lot of bargaining...
We could have had a perfect day in the park, but ended up with just a glimps. If it is like this you can´t enjoy nature.
Written April 2, 2022
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thayersn
Washington DC, DC96 contributions
Rustic adventure
Feb 2014 • Business
By pre-arrangement, a boat which holds about 8 is available for one-hour charter down the river and onto the Lake for under $100. Hippos, crocs, multitude of birds--well worth it!
Written March 7, 2014
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sonorsnoopy
Bujumbura, Burundi5 contributions
fun fun fun
riding on the river is fun, watch funny hippos & birds (pelican, kingfisher) on the boat. tour guides are funny lovely and love their job. ride is around 40 minutes. best time is the morning at 0730 and cloudy skies.
Written January 18, 2014
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KrisBerw
Ghent, Belgium483 contributions
My favourite spot for hypo watching
Jul 2019 • Friends
The Ruzizi river runs from Lake Kivu in Bukavu to Lake Tanganyika, on the DRC/ Burundi border. It is very small and easy to organize from Bujumbura. You can pay a fee per personand walk/ drive or hire the boat for 100$ and go with a group. I have done this many times, but yesterday we were very Lucky in what we saw. Entire hipo families and important bird colonies. We left the Ruzizi delta and were on Lake Victoria. Probably not impressive if you're used to bigger game reserves in eastern or Southern Africa, but I love it.
Written July 7, 2019
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t1deleeuw
Renkum, The Netherlands43 contributions
Wildlife in Burundi
Apr 2016 • Family
In and along the Rusizi river you will find all kinds of birds but also crocodiles and hyppo's. Make trip on a safari jeep and with a boat on the river.
Written February 25, 2017
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Stray
Pakistan177 contributions
Must not waste money and time
The trip of Rusizi was a waste of time. If you have enough money to waste then please waste somewhere else as wasting 25 USD just to see one Hippo that too from a long distance won't be fun.
Written May 11, 2015
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Brenaj
Lisbon, Portugal116 contributions
Pricey but worth it
Nov 2014 • Friends
Fabulous river trip, fascinating wildlife, beautiful, beautiful views. Downside is that prices have gone way up ($120 for a short trip). Also, service is pretty grim. We had no guide, for example, and were given no verbal (lots of shrugs) explanations for why that was. If you are okay with the price and the lack of service and facilities, this is a special and memorable trip.
Written November 6, 2014
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