Burundi Safari Tours: Explore Bujumbura with Best Private tour guide Bujumbura
Welcome to Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. This city is one of the oldest in the world. It has been inhabited for at least 5,000 years, yet it is still a young city. In fact, Bujumbura was not even an independent state until 1962! The city history is filled with important figures and events that have shaped modern Burundi. Bujumbura is a very diverse city. There are many different ethnicities living here, including Hutus, Tutsis, Twa and Twa-Hutu communities. There are also many different languages spoken here—including French and Kirundi—which is why its so important that you learn some Bantu languages before visiting this part of Africa! The architecture in Bujumbura is very interesting because it has so many colonial influences from Belgium and Germany during its colonial period (1885- 1912). Bujumbura was first founded as a trading post called Fort Saint Louis by King Ngwazi Ndadaye in 1885 after his country declared independence from Belgium under King Mutara ...