Source of Nile

The Nile is the longest river in the world, which is the first thing that springs to mind while discussing it. The Nile originates from a variety of places. But the river, which travels a convoluted route through multiple nations before emptying into the Mediterranean, is most likely to have its southernmost origin in this mountain stream in Burundi. The source of the Nile River in Burundi is one of the sources of the Nile and is situated 115 kilometers from the capital city at the base of the Kibimbi massif. It also features a pyramid. There is a structure that resembles the Egyptian pyramids at the river's origin. You can see the entire river from this vantage point. On the walls of the pyramid, visitors frequently scratch their names.

On November 12, 1937, Waldecker found the Burundi source. After taking refuge from Nazi persecution in the Belgian Congo, he quickly developed an obsession with locating the source of the Nile. According to legend, Waldecker needed four years to travel the almost 4,350 miles from Burundi to the point where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean. The Burundi source has always been a little trickle of water that softly cascades from a spring atop Mount Kikizi.

Waldecker built a stela on the closest mountaintop after discovering the source in Burundi "to remind people of the wonderful destiny of the river." The stone pyramid that read "CAPUT NILI MERIDIANISSIMUM," which approximately translates to "the southernmost head of the Nile," was afterwards erected in its stead.