THE ROYAL "CAPITALS

Muramvya remained «capital» (ikirimba) of the Kingdom of Burundi beyond the installation of Europeans in the country, but before it was not alone. In fact, four hills had this somewhat peculiar status of "capital", at least under King Mwezi Gisabo (th century): Muramvya, Bukeye, Mbuye and Kiganda. On each of these hills lived a king's wife that he visited regularly, and he could also celebrate the feast of the muganuro.

Muramvya and Bukeye are the most accessible of these old "capitals" (paved roads, RN 2 or RN 1 from Bugarama). They are connected between them by an old track that makes a shortcut while avoiding Bugarama, but it is very bad. Mbuye and Kiganda are on both sides of the RN 2, taking the tracks in Gatabo. You can have a panoramic view of all these sites from a large flat of the RN 2, a few kilometers after Muramvya.