Travel Guide Bugarama

Located 37 km from Bujumbura to the north-west (RN 1) and the farthest part of the ridge, Bugarama is the crossroads of Burundi's main roads towards the centre of the country and Rwanda. A strategic point of exchange between "the interior" and the capital, this altitude centre (2 200 m) deserves an excursion for the wonderful road that leads there (spectacular landscapes, especially on the descent). It is a mandatory step to reach the plateaus from Buja, north to Kayanza and Ngozi, or to the east to Muramvya and Gitega.From its strategic position, the community has long gained benefits, especially in the catering services offered to travellers and road drivers (this is the capital of of the), and in the supply of fresh vegetables and fruit that they operate before returning to Bujumbura.On the road. The bulk of the animation focuses on the intersection of the roads of Bujumbura-Kayanza (RN 1) and Muramvya-Gitega (RN 2). Here, a crowd of people are active in a show almost stunning. On the one hand, dozens of small sellers migrate from one vehicle to another to offer fruits, primeurs and jams, or bags that will take them… On the other hand, "veterinarians" prepare feverishly des for drivers and passengers, possibly "I fous" (double of, local specialty) if they are hungry.Carrefour to more than one title. Really, Bugarama is a commercial "spot" not to be missed and everyone is always happy to have to go there, anticipating the purchases to make, the haggling to lead, the fresh air to breathe…As a capital of mountain gardening, the community is also attractive as a point of access to major natural, agricultural and cultural areas of the country. At the eastern boundary of the province of Bujumbura-Rural begins the protected park of Kibira, which covers much of the ridge up to Rwanda, and it is close to one of the largest théicoles complexes in the country, Teza. Next, to the south and south-west, cinchona is the main producer of cinchona, an export culture that likes summits. The bark of this shrub from South America produces quinine, used to treat malaria (malaria). Finally, we are here at the entrance of the old royal domains of the centre of the country, towards Bukeye and Banga, or to Muramvya, Mbuye and, further afield, Gitega and Gishora…