The land borders between Rwanda and Burundi are closed, a product of the ongoing battle between Hutu and Tutsi that even predates the 1994 genocide. In 1994 Hutus killed 1 million Tutsis in 3 months. Since then Tutsis have remained in Rwanda while displaced Hutus fled to DRC and Burundi. Burundi is majority Hutu and there is no love lost between the two to this day.The trip between Bujumbura and Butare in Rwanda is less than 2 hours by road but we are forced into an international flight to Kigali and then a 3 hour drive back down to the park. We spend the first morning in the national museum and a laid on dance performance for us.
