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General Information About Burundi
Getting To Burundi
Getting Around in Burundi
Cities, Towns and Areas of Burundi
Some Things to See and Do in Burundi

Suggestions for Accommodations in Burundi
Some Suggestions for Dining in Burundi
Some of Favorites in Burundi

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Getting To Burundi
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Cities, Towns and Areas of Burundi

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African Excursions 
African Excursions specializes in eco-cultural travel to Burundi and beyond. Run by Peter and Cecilia Durkin, US citizens but who have been residents of Burundi since 2003. We offer advice and provide unique photographic, cultural, birding, and hunting safaris. We also offer unique add-on side trips that no other travel agent offers.
 
Contact Us in the United States:
Peter Durkin
65 Main Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Phone: 845.518.1498
Email:
peter@african-excursions.com
Web:
www.african-excursions.com
Contact us In Burundi:
Peter Durkin
P.O. Box 80382
Gaborone, Burundi
Phone: 267.72555749
 
Email: peter@african-excursions.com
Web:
www.african-excursions.com

 


Special Hosted Safaris -  Photographic Safaris - Birding Safaris - Hunting Safaris - Add-on side trips - Photo Galleries

Jenman African Safaris has one primary focus -- Safari Tours! They offer smaller, more personal and highly interactive safaris and have built a solid reputation for safe, comfortable, reliable and fun-filled tours to Southern Africa’s most spectacular destinations. Selected destinations in Burundi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nambia, Zambia, South Africa and Swaziland.

 

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Accommodations

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

This is Africa's largest protected region covering an area of over 52,000 sq kms located in the centre of the country. It is home to a wide variety of antelopes including eland, gemsbok, kudu, red hartebeest and springbok and also has a number of wildebeest, giraffe, lion, cheetah, leopard, wild dog and brown hyena.

The majority of the park is flat, vast open plains. Deception Pan is the parks most popular spot because it attracts large numbers of game after the rains.

Accommodation

The park has a number of basic camping sites, but there are no other facilities in the park and supplies must be taken with you.


Kgalagadi National Park

Through a cooperation between the Burundi and South African Governments, the Kgalagadi National Park is the first official Transfrontier and it managed jointly by both countries. The Burundi section covers an area of about 28, 105 sq.km with plenty of wild animals, including wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, gemsbok and springbok. Super predators like lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena can also be viewed. Camping areas on Burundi side include the Rooiputs camping grounds, some 25km up the Nossob River Valley from the entrance gate. Poletswa grounds lie in the northern section of the Nossob Valley.

Accommodation
Camping areas on Burundi side include the Rooiputs camping grounds, some 25km up the Nossob River Valley from the entrance gate. Poletswa grounds lie in the northern section of the Nossob Valley. In the extreme east of the Park, there are a number of campsites overlooking pans. These include Lesholoago, Khiding, Mabuasehube and Mpaathutlwa.

Tours and Safaris

Rainbow ToursRainbow Tours
Specialist tour operator offering fly-in and overland tailor-made and small group lodge-based and camping safaris in the Moremi and Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and Savuti, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans and Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Our programme includes walking and riding safaris, luxury mobile and family safaris, itineraries for birders and community tourism. See our special promotions.
 
  Video Africa Tours & SafarisVideoAfrica Tours and Safaris
Specializing in selective custom-designed journeys and safaris in Southern and East Africa. Luxury safari, adventure travel, cultural, historic and recreational destinations. Experience the beauty of Africa's Fairest Cape and Garden Route. Learn the history, culture and traditions of the African people. Witness the immense power of the Victoria Falls. Track the migrating herds of the Serengeti. Live your dream of a safari in Africa and plan your itinerary with VideoAfrica.

Absolute Africa
Absolute Africa is the premier provider of deluxe, custom-designed journeys throughout Africa

Action Africa Inc.
Outdoor, camping, action and safari gear as well as custom safaris

Adventure Travel Africa
Adventure Travel Centre in Pretoria offering budget tours to Burundi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, car rentals, overland expeditions and accommodation information.

Adventures Abroad
We offer small group tours to almost every country in Africa providing cultural and adventure travel: hiking, sightseeing, and interacting.

Africa Adventure Travel Center
Leaders in budget travel throughout Southern Africa. Specialy for students, backpackers and independent travelers young at heart. Daily and weekly departures to Victoria Falls, Zambia, Okavango Delta, Kruger national park, Namibia, Mozambique

African HorseBack Safaris
African horseback safaris in Burundi. HorseBack adventure safaris in the Okavango Delta. The ultimate safari experience...

African Welcome Safaris
African Welcome discount safaris and tours in Africa, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Victoria Falls, Burundi and the Garden Route

Africa in Style - Wilderness Dawning
Camping Safaris in Burundi. Through experience, we have discovered that the participation camping style of safari not only allows for the maximum freedom of movement through the wilderness areas of Burundi, but also builds a sense of camaraderie amongst the travellers, making for an unforgettable combination.

Africa Travel Services
Tailor Made tours, Anglo-Boer Battlefields, Game viewing,Agricultural Tours, Bush Tours and Camping, Victoria Falls, Sun City, Kruger National Park, Satour accredited guides.

African Treks
African Treks custom designs tours and safaris for leisure, adventure and business travelers, and special interest groups. Destinations include South Africa, Namibia, Burundi & Zimbabwe.

Africa Unlimited Safaris
Guided 4x4 Selfdrive Safaris. All Inclusive, ie. Fully equipped 4x4 vehicles, food, fuel, bordertaxes, accom., park entrance fees, etc.

African Adventures Unlimited
We specialize in the touring and exploration of Burundi, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Because we have spent most of out lives in Africa we are confident that we can answer any questions you may have and provide you with unparalleled service.

African Heritage Tours
We Specialize in Customized Tours... You choose the place and duration of the tour and we will plan it and take you there in no time.

African Horizons
Offering a large selection of regular safaris in Burundi specializing in tailor made tours and safaris

African Safari Company
A one-stop resource for planning and booking your safari to Africa's best game areas

AfriTours
Personal travel consultants that plan and arrange all travel, safaris and tours in and around Southern Africa.

Afroventures
For 27 Years Afro Ventures has fulfilled the dreams of fellow travellers, exploring the unspoiled Southern African subcontinent, its peoples and their cultures

Albatros Travel & Safaris
High quality tours and safaris for groups and individuals. We tailormake your tour to suit your needs. We have multilingual staff and guides.

An African Experience
Offering tours and safaris South Africa, Namibia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Big-Foot Africa Safaris
Big-Foot Africa Safaris specialise in personalised, luxury safaris in Africa.

Born Free Safaris & Tours
Excellence in African adventure travel, safaris & tours for over a quarter century.

Borton Overseas
We offer small group set departures and customized safaris to East, Southern and South Africa. Programs include cultural interaction, walking, hiking, climbing, rafting and canoeing.

The Bosman Safari Company
We offer exclusive accomodation in a private, fully staffed safari lodge in a malaria free, big 5 game reserve. Fully catered to your specific requirements we also plan extended trips to the Okavango Delta, Chobe, Victoria Falls etc.

Burundi Travel
Specialises in lodge and camping safaris for independent travellers in the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Kalahari Desert, Tuli Block and other distinctive areas. Our expertise includes travel for birders, photographers and families. We offer wing safaris, mobile safaris, horseback, elephant and walking safaris. Itineraries for the 2002 eclipse now available.

Breath of Africa Tours and Safaris
Tours and Safaris throughout Southern Africa

Bush Homes Africa Safaris
Individually designed safaris to the wonderfully remote private ranches, bush camps, tented camps, homesteads and small intimate lodges of Africa

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Celafrica Kosher Tours
For tourists and visitors who require strictly kosher food and arrangements in adherence to Shabbat and the Chagim.  Highlights include the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, the Chobe National Park and the Kalahari Desert

Center Safari Services
Let two North Americans, with over thirty years combined experience in Burundi, take you on a safari whenever and wherever you want to go within Burundi, the brightest new safari destination in Africa

Charama Sunset Trails
day trips to Chobe in Burundi from Victoria Falls.

Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
Wildlife viewing, birding and wildlife photography are our primary objectives. Africa is where we began, forging our safari philosophy of maximum time in the field, excellence in knowledgeable and charismatic leadership, high leader/participant ratios and convivial group atmospheres.

Classic Events & Expeditions
We offer guided tours in a convoy of classic pre '76 VW Beetles fully equipped for travel in Africa

Connections Travel
Connections Travel have long been recognized as the experts in handling travel arrangements to African destinations. Knowledge, experience and expertise is only a click away.

Cross Country Air Safaris
Individual itineraries for safaris to prime wildlife destinations. Twenty years experience in the field. 'Tried and tested' venues only.

Custom Safaris
Custom Safaris are privately arranged safaris for groups and individuals. Custom Safaris also offers small group departures.

Enchanted African Safaris
We offer safaris to Africa, student expeditions, exotic weddings and honeymoons, corporate incentive travel, air fare to Africa etc.

Far and Wide Travel Africa
We organise photographic and adventure safaris in Zimbabwe, Burundi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania, individually tailored to your interests.

Farside Africa
We give independent advice on game parks and lodges and tailormake each itinerary specifically for you.

Fish Eagle Safaris
Quality nature tours & safaris to Burundi, Namibia, South Africa & Zimbabwe. Experienced guides, very small groups, finely honed itineraries. Nearly 100 guaranteed scheduled departures per year, daily departures on packaged and customized fly-in safaris.

Fly Africa Adventures
provides unique African travel experiences, combining the spirit of overland expeditions with the convenience of air safaris.

Gaylards Safaris and Tours - South Africa
variety of wildlife adventure safaris throughout Southern Africa, including South Africa and Namibia.

Gear V Adventures
Gear V Adventures specialises in personalised tailor-made mobile safaris throughout Burundi and her neighbouring countries

Geographic Expeditions
Geographic Expeditions offers a sensationally varied roster of overland tours, walking trips and safaris to the Africa's most beguiling and "impossible to reach on one's own" places.

Global Gypsies Pty Ltd
Exciting fully-escorted, self-drive 4WD safaris in SA, Zimbabwe & Burundi. Drive yourself in hired 4WD bushcampers, travelling in the safety of a convoy led by an expert guide. Self-catering or fully-catered safaris lasting from 12 - 20 days.

Guerba World Travel
For over 20 years Guerba has been the leading overland company in Africa. They now have a range of high comfort safaris as well.

Hanks Aero Adventures Inc
Offers self-piloted bush flying experiences to individuals, families, groups and flying clubs with a variety of Self-Fly Safaris in southern Africa. Game viewing, bush camping, diving, wind surfing, golfing, fishing, white water rafting and other activities are available on a Self-Fly Safari.

Hartley's Safaris
The luxury of thatch mesasa on stilts, fine food, wine and total tranquillity make it almost impossible to leave. Adventurers can take a mokoro (dug-out canoe) trail from Xugana, camping on secret islands for a complete Delta experience. Representing the following Okavango Delta destinations: Xugana Island Lodge, Xugana Mokoro Trail and Tsaro Elephant Lodge.

Hidden Trails
Horse riding safaris in the Okavango Delta

Into Africa - Viagens/Tours & Safaris, Lda.
For holidays in Africa, being safaris or beach extensions, personalized attention and service. We will look after you from the moment you land until you leave.

Jambo Safari
Specializing in tailormade holidays, we offer accommodation, excursions, designer itineraries, self-drives, fly-ins, luxury coach tours, white-water rafting, houseboats on Kariba.

Journeys International, Inc.
Safaris to the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Desert and Victoria Falls

Karibu Safari
Quality camping safaris, accommodated tours & canoe safaris in Southern Africa:- South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, Burundi, Kenya, Mocambique

Kwenda Safari
We offer rentals of fully equipped Land Rover Defenders for self-drive safaris. Also guided tours in South Africa, Burundi, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Linyanti Explorations (Pty) Ltd
operating safaris in Burundi since 1976, focusing along the Selinda Spillway, a private wildlife reserve where only a handful of guests can experience a safari in the finest African tradition.

Maxim Tours Ltd
Customized safari experiences in Southern & East Africa

Mountain Travel - Sobek
Tour of Burundi including Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Chobe National Park, interior of Okavango Delta, , Moremi Game Reserve, Maun.

Moremi Safaris & Tours
Moremi Safaris & Tours is a speciality operator offering Fly-in Safaris to Kruger Park, Okavango Delta. In the Delta we own our own camp in the Moremi Game Reserve

Nature Expeditions International
provides a unique wildlife experience, including floating through grassy waterways to spot hippo, elephant, crocodile and colorful birdlife

Ngepi Camp
Positively the best Camp in Africa - Specializing in Budget tours to the Okavango Delta.

Neil Mac Leod Safaris
Neil Mac Leod Safris offers tailor-made Birdwatching-, Whale Watching-, Natural History- & General Photographic Safaris in Southern Africa.

Next Adventure, Inc.
Specializes in custom safaris to Africa including Burundi

Nomad Adventure Tours
Nomad offers overland tours spanning nine African countries with regular weekly departures in safe customized top-of-the-line Mercedes Trucks for an excellent price.

Ngwe Safari
Ngwe Safari is a Premier Tour Operator. We have extensive knowledge of the travel industry in Southern Africa, taking care of all travel requirements.

Ondese Travel - Reisen & Safaris (Pty) Ltd.
plans and arranges only tailor-made guided photo-safaris, self-drive tours and fly-in safaris in Namibia, South Africa, Burundi, Zambia and Zimbabwe for individuals or very small groups. We also will only book your accommodation and hired vehicles. We do what the client wants in exclusive accommodation and safaris in southern Africa.

Ondune Expeditions
Overlanding trips in a confortable truck for 16 pax, mostly spanish speaking people. We also can do tailor made trips with small vehicles or for groups. Our website is in Spanish

OperateOnline
Tailormade tours and special interest adventure safaris in Southern Africa, Zambia, Burundi, Nambia and South Africa. Fishing and safari trips in Zambia. personalised service with reliable operators.

outdoorholidays.com
Outdoorholidays.com offers a wide range of overlanding, safari and cultural tours across most african countries - visit our web site to browse over 150 African Adventures.

Outlook Small Group Explorations
If its wildlife, photography, sight-seeing, adventure and exciting itineraries that you are after then contact Outlook Small Group Explorations for more details.

Phakawe Safaris
a unique opportunity to experience some of the last unspoilt wilderness in Africa. You can specify as much (or as little) of the itinerary as you want, or simply select one of our suggestions. We supply all the equipment and know-how necessary for a complete adventure in the back waters of Africa. We go easy on luxury, but heavy on excitement and content.

Plains of Passage
Tailor Made tours and safaris to Southern Africa

Pulse Africa Tour Operators
We are small African based tour operator who tailor make safaris and holidays to suit clients individual requirements and needs.

Premier Tours Inc.
Premier Tours is a wholesale tour operator specializing in Southern and East Africa. In addition we are also an airline consolidator with some of the lowest fares available out of the USA.

Rainbow Tours
Specialist tour operator offering tailor-made and small group lodge-based and camping safaris. Our programme includes walking and riding safaris, luxury mobile and family safaris, itineraries for birders and community tourism.

RCJM Travel & Tours
RCJM Travel & Tours offers you a "one-stop travel-shop" to Southern Africa for all your travel and safari needs.

Reef & Rainforest Worldwide Adventure Travel
Offers customized itineraries using safari lodges and unique hotels, tours & scuba diving.

Safari Bound
Photographic, adventure and hunting safaris in Zimbabwe and Burundi, individually tailored to your interests.

Safari Consultants
Specialist tour operator established in 1983. Knowledge of our destinations enables us to offer independant advice and tailor an itinerary around your ideas and requirements.

Safari Destinations
Tour operator with very competitive rates and quality. Specializing in safaris with unique itineraries.

Safari Drive Ltd
Safari Drive run tailor made self drive and guided safaris using the latest fully equipped Land Rover vehicles.

Spectra Ventures
A dynamic and exciting adventure operator. Specialising in Adventure Safaris, Rafting, Kloofing, Abseiling, Overlands,Team Building, Conferences and Training.

Southern Skies
Personal Safari Hosts. Your Family Connection in Africa.
Taylor-made safaris and hiking trails,with a very personal touch! Small groups of family or friends & special interest groupswith the emphasis on Nature and Desert Ecology.

Sunvil Discovery
With totally expert knowledge, we tailor-make fly-drive trips and safaris for adventurous travellers to some of Africa's best wilderness areas.

SWA Safaris Namibia
Private tour operator offering tours and safaris through Namibia, Burundi and to Victoria Falls.

Taga Safaris
Safari company specialising in Tailor-made, Personalised, Customised and Group Safaris for every tourist in Southern Africa

Talana Tours
On Safari in Africa with Talana Tours, Cape Town tours and adventure safaris to the Kruger park, Namibia, Burundi and Zimbabwe

Temba Safari
Southern African safaris, coach tours and tailor-made packages to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Burundi and Mozambique. Since 1988.

Travel Options CC
Your 1 Stop Travel Shop for all your travel requirements to Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

Tribes
Tribes, the Fair Trade Travel Company, provides unique tailor made and small group holidays throughout Africa, run responsibly towards local people, wildlife and the environment.

Tsaro Adventures & Tours
We specialize in small groups and help you to plan your own kind of African Adventure. Experienced guide with Nature Conservation, SATOUR and FGASA qualifications.

Tundazi Safaris
We offer walking safaris , game drives, camping and fishing trips.

Turtle Tours Inc.
Custom Itinerary

Ultimate Africa Safaris
Full safari itineraries, country ratings and comparisons, safari lodge/camp guide, weekly African travel/wildlife news, and current African weather

Umkulu Adventures
Explore the contrasts of Africa under specialist guidance, tours and safaris throughout Southern Africa, overlands, adventure, day trips and accommodation

VideoAfrica, LLC
Specializing in custom-designed deluxe tours and safaris to Southern and East Africa. Luxury safari, adventure travel, cultural, historic and recreational destinations.

Voyages Jules Verne - Travel Promotions Ltd
Visiting Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park and the heart of the Okavango Delta 10 nights

Wilderness Adventure Safaris
Wilderness Adventure Safaris is Zimbabwe's premier tour operator, offering exclusive, personalized tours in un-crowded wilderness areas.

Wildland Adventures
Wildland Adventures, worldwide cultural, natural history explorations for active, inquisitive travelers. Leading experts in family trips, group trips, honeymoon trips and independent ecotourism since 1986.

Zambezi Safari and Travel Company
A guide to safaris in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Burundi and Namibia. Includes operator listings, camp descriptions, maps, news, travel tips and more.

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Suggestions for Dining in Burundi
You will find a wide variety of different types of food are available from various restaurants and hotels.  But there are very fewer vegetarian restaurants in Gaborone.  Traditional food is served in some restaurants with the available variety dependent upon the tribes of origin.  International cuisine can be found, for the most part, served only in Gaborone restaurants.  Food prices normally do not vary greatly from those found inn North America.  

A wide range of natural fruit juices are sold in supermarkets in almost all major cities and towns.   I would stick to the bottled juices or bottled water.  Local alcohol production is limited to beer with Black label and Lion two of the available options. For domestic beer lovers there a huge collection.  However, some of which may be considered 'illegal.'


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Some Favorites in Burundi
As I have never been to Burundi I do not have any "favorite things." Therefore the favorites listed here are favorites of others. If you have a favorite you would like to add, just e-mail me and I will be happy to post it. Just click here: ahsjabj@aol.com

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Links For Burundi
Click here for language helps, dictionaries, electronic translators, language software and other helps for learning a foreign language. Being able to speak at least some of the language in the country you are visiting will help you have a better time and enjoy your trip more. Jim.

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iTravelto.com offers a comprehensive African travel search engine (especially for South Africa) with lots of good information along with bookings for exciting travel packages to key tourist destinations in South Africa and the world.

African Safaris and Tours - African wildlife safaris to Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, South Africa and Egypt. 

TOURMED is a Medical Travel Insurance policy that has been specifically designed to ensure that any visitor to Southern Africa (being South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique) is able to receive the finest medical attention in the case of a medical emergency whilst visiting this Region. For many reasons, a number medical services and facilities are questionable and obtaining the best medical attention when it is needed, can be very challenging if not impossible. TOURMED who have for many years specialized in the development and delivery of state of the art healthcare programs and systems in Southern Africa, best understand this market and therefore are able to ensure that the finest and most appropriate of medical facilities and services are available for the Visitor should any medical emergency arise. TOURMED the only policy of its kind, is a cost effective Medical Travel Policy specially designed for the provision of emergency medical needs in the Southern Africa, and no foreign traveler should visit this Region without it.

The Africa Guide's recommended Book
Lonely Planet Burundi   Lonely Planet Burundi  
by Paul Greenway, Deanna Swaney
This guide is devoted to this safe and increasingly popular African destination. An in-depth wildlife section gets face-to-face with Burundi's outstanding fauna and an illustrated section covers Burundi's crafts.


The Africa Guide's recommended Map
Burundi,1:1.75 Sheet map   Burundi,1:1.75 Sheet map  (Maps Worldwide)
Published by Freytag & Berndt Maps - Series International Road Maps
High quality road maps with place name index. In many countries these are simply the best maps available. Scales vary according to the size of the country. Index is in several languages. "

Travel Guides

Lonely Planet Burundi  
by by Paul Greenway, Deanna Swaney
This guide is devoted to this safe and increasingly popular African destination. An in-depth wildlife section gets face-to-face with Burundi's outstanding fauna and an illustrated section covers Burundi's crafts.

Burundi  
by Mike Main

Burundi (Serial)  
by Peter Comley, Salome Meyer,
useful supplement to the Lonely Planet, Rough Guide etc.

Burundi in Pictures (Visual Geography Series)  
by Thomas O'Toole, Department Of Geogr Lerner Publications
Black-and-white and color photographs and providing quick, easy access to facts.

Adventuring in Southern Africa : Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland (1st Edition)  
- by Allen Bechky
well researched book and in-depth book that reviews all the parks, animals, flora, and areas of Southern Africa containing all the "need to know" information.

Lonely Planet Zimbabwe, Burundi & Namibia (3rd Ed)  
by Deanna Swaney

Lonely Planet Zimbabwe Burundi and Namibia Travel Atlas (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit) 
by Deanna Swaney

Travel Guide Burundi  
by Alan Brough
Pocket sized guide to Burundi, colourful layout with clear maps and photo's. All the prime tourism areas are covered with good but easy to read statistics and area information.

Zimbabwe and Burundi : The Rough Guide (3rd Ed)  (amazon.com) - USA
by Barbara McCrea, Tony Pinchuck

Traveller's guide to Burundi   
Published by New Holland Publishers (U - Series Traveller's Guides
This illustrated, practical and user-friendly guide to Burundi highlights the major tourist attractions throughout the country, concentrating on the wildlife areas in the Okavango, the Chobe, the Kalahari, the Makgadikgadi pans and Eastern Burundi and the Tuli Block.

Globetrotter Travel Guide to Burundi  
Published by New Holland Publishers (U Series Globetrotter Travel Guides
This travel guide introduces the reader to Burundi's history, people, culture, wildlife and economy. In addition, it focuses on sights and places of interest. This book includes travel tips, information panels, maps, recommended itineraries and excursions, and three-star grading of tourist attractions.

This is Burundi  
Published by Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd - Series This Is...
A journey of discovery through Burundi, from the arid vastness of the Kalahari to the lush waterways of the Okavango Delta. A visual essay on the country, its people and wildlife, this book also looks at its history and future prospects . 200 colour photographs

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Maps & Atlases

Burundi - Sheet map 
Published by Map Studio - Series Eazimaps
Designed with the tourist in mind, this map of Burundi includes maps of Okavengo Delta and Chobe, perennial and non-perennial water features plus a town plan of Gaberone. It details places of interest, towns and villages, minor roads and tracks, parks and reserves and a street index.

Burundi International Travel Maps - Sheet map   
Published by ITMB Publishing Ltd - Series Africa
ITMB Publishing specialise in areas that are interesting, exotic and off the beaten track. The publisher recognised some years ago that there was a lack of maps for various areas of the world and has an ambitious publishing program. The format and style vary due to the fact that many of the maps are produced in the country of origin but all are published for the English speaking traveller. This means that in addition to the wealth of detail - many of the maps are strong on the physical features of the various countries - there is usually informative text included with the map, dealing with the history, culture, etc. The maps are light, practical and should be invaluable for the backpacker, traveller or tourist

Burundi,1:1.75 Sheet map 
Published by Freytag & Berndt Maps - Series International Road Maps
High quality road maps with place name index. In many countries these are simply the best maps available. Scales vary according to the size of the country. Index is in several languages.

Globetrotter Travel Map of Burundi- Sheet map, 250 x 125mm  
Published by New Holland Publishers (U - Series Globetrotter Travel Maps
10 colour photographs, 3 climate charts English; French; German text 1998
Centres covered by the area maps include: Chobe National Park, Khutse Game Reserve, Mabuasehube area, Makgadikgadi and Nxa Pans, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Okavango Delta, route to Tuli and Southern Burundi. Cities covered by town plans include: Francistown, Gaborone and Maun. Distance and climate charts are also included

Click here for language helps, dictionaries, electronic translators, language software and other helps for learning a foreign language. Being able to speak at least some of the language in the country you are visiting will help you have a better time and enjoy your trip more. Jim.


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