Bujumbura Hotels

Bujumbura is the capital of Burundi. The city is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika some ten kilometres north of the place where Stanley and Livingston met and where Stanley spoke the famous words "Dr. Livingston I presume?"

With a population of more than 300,000 inhabitants, it's a pretty busy place - or was. Since civil war broke out very few travelers' reports have reached us. The area was colonised by Germany at the end of the 19th century, and there is still architecture dating from that period of Burundi's history, including the Postmaster's House. Other attractions include three museums and the Islamic Cultural Centre. In the good days there were a number of cafés and restaurants along the lake shores. There used to be a colorful market, the best in the country.

The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Burundi due to the uncertain security situation within Burundi and the surrounding Great Lakes region. On the evening of December 4, 2000, two people were injured when a passenger flight was fired upon and hit by machine gun rounds as it was landing at Bujumbura's International Airport. Earlier that same day, a rebel faction released a press statement warning foreigners to leave Burundi for their safety. Burundi has been involved in a civil war since 1993. Fighting can be intense and has increasingly involved attacks on the capital.