Burundian Visa is not required for Ugandans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Uganda citizens travelling to Burundi with the intention to stay for 90 days or less do not require a visa.
- Visitors are required to possess a valid passport for six months with at least one blank page for entry stamps.
- Passport should be valid for six months beyond your departure date from Burundi.
- Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Rabies, Meningitis, Polio, Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) Chickenpox, Shingles, Pneumonia and Influenza.
- There are no currency restrictions on the amount of money taken in and out of the country.
- Visitors must present a copy of airline ticket showing entry and departure from Burundi.
- Travellers are allowed free export of gifts and travel souvenirs with a value not more than BIF 300.
- All travellers are required to pay an Airport Tax of USD 20 upon departing from Burundi.
- To bring in dogs and cats, travellers must have a certificate of veterinary health issued in the home country and an import permit.
- The vast majority of Burundi’s population is Hutu, traditionally a farming people.
- Burundi has three official languages- Kirundi, French and English.
- A vast majority of the Burundi population are Christians and Muslims with less majority practising the indigenous religion.
- Lake Tanganyika the second oldest freshwater lake second-largest by volume and the second deepest in the world can be seen in Burundi.
- Burundi has three national parks, Kibira National Park to the northwest, Ruvubu National Park to the northeast and Rusizi National Park which are the most popular tourist attraction in Burundi
- The Chutes de la Kagera or Kagera Falls are a spectacular series of waterfalls found in southeastern Burundi
- Group jogging is banned in Burundi for the reason that such walks can help people plan anti-government movement.
- Minibuses and taxis are the principal means of transportation in Burundi
- In Burundi, the power plugs and sockets are of type C and E. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Burundi and Rwanda currently use the Central Africa Time, Time zone in Burundi (GMT+2), which puts Uganda 1 hour ahead of Burundi.
- The estimated flight time from Uganda to Burundi is 1 hour, 11 minutes.
- Burundi has four seasons- the long dry season is between June and August, the short wet season is from September to November, the short dry season in December to January and the long wet season from February to May.