| Duration: | 7 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Located 115km from Bujumbura City and at the bottom of Kibimbi massif, the Burundi source of the Nile is known as the southernmost source of the sources of the Nile. It is currently viewed as the origin of the Nile.
Burundi's source of the Nile is viewed as a major north-flowing river in north-eastern Africa. It is the longest river in Africa despite being long the river has several tributaries that feed either Lake Victoria in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania or Lake Albert in Uganda or the Democratic Republic of Congo before the river discharges its water as the White Nile through Uganda, South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan before meeting the Blue Nile that flows from the Ethiopian highlands and the two tributaries meet in Khartoum in the Republic of Sudan before forming the Nile river that flows to the Mediterranean sea in Egypt.
According to researchers, the major “lake” source is Lake Tana in Ethiopia for the Blue Nile and Lake Victoria in Uganda for the White Nile. However, the most distant stream and therefore the ultimate source of the Nile is the Luvironza River in Burundi, a tributary of the Kagera River.
From the commemorative pyramid located some fifty meters above the source, excursions can be organized through nearby hills. Contact us to explore the southernmost source of the sources of the Nile.
