http://www.odyssei.com Burundi, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:29:00 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:29:00 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24624.html Required travel documents for Burundi: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24624.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24266.html Electric power: 220V / 50 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24266.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24010.html Area code to Burundi: +257 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24010.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9476.html Burundi in general has a tropical highland climate, with a considerable daily temperature range in many areas. Temperature also varies from one region to another, chiefly as a result of differences in altitude. The central plateau enjoys cool weather, wi [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9476.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9347.html Burundi remains a highly volatile and dangerous destination. Fighting is at its worst in outlying areas but gunfire is not uncommon on the streets of the capital, Bujumbura, where a curfew is usually enforced. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9347.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9346.html Electric Power is 220V running at 50Hz. The Plug types used are : Round pin attachment plug. Round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9346.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9345.html Visas are required by all visitors to Burundi. Tourist visas can be extended at the immigration office in Bujumbura and it's best to apply in the morning. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9345.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9344.html The official currency is the Franc (FBu) divided into 100 Centimes. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9344.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9343.html The official languages are Rundi and French, although Swahili is also widely spoken throughout the country. Only 3% of the population can read or write French. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9343.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9342.html Burundi has an equatorial climate that is uncomfortably hot but varies with altitude and season. There are two wet seasons alternating with two dry seasons. The dry seasons are between June to August and January to February with the long wet season betwee [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9342.html