Discover Burkina Faso, 7 Days

Day 1: OUAGADOUGOU

Upon arrival at the International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, land of honest people, you are met assisted and transferred to Hotel for overnight at Hotel Bravia.

Meals included: None

Hotel: Hotel Bravia

Day 2: OUAGADOUGOU – TIEBELE – OUAGADOUGOU

After breakfast, you will drive to Tiebele an authentic Kassena village.

Architecturally specific houses with wall paintings are typical for Kassena people who belong to the greater Gurunsi ethnic group, living in northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso. Wall decorating or painting is an ancient practice, but is, unfortunately, nowadays rapidly disappearing.

In fact, there are only a few families left in the village that still have their buildings freshly renovated – as I interpreted, mostly for the purposes of tourism, at least.

In the afternoon, drive back to Ouagadougou

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Hotel Bravia

Day 3: OUAGADOUGOU – BOBO DIOULASSO

Today, you will drive to the country’s second largest city and its chief trade and industrial centre, Bobo Dioulasso has bicycle assembly works, cigarette factories, cotton gins, and a variety of food-processing plants. The sale of ivory, bronze, and iron handicrafts as well as traditionally crafted jewelry is economically significant. Fruits and vegetables are sold in the large marketplace.

Major roads radiate from the city, and it is a stop on the rail line between Abidjan (capital of Côte d’Ivoire) and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. Borgo International Airport is just to the west. Bobo Dioulasso is an Islamic centre with a large clay mosque dramatically studded with wooden pikes. It has a college, the West African Centre for Economic and Social Studies, and it is the seat of government research institutes for geology and mines and for cotton and textiles.

Upon arrival, check in Hotel Sissiman and start a short city tour including the mosque, the old quarter (Kibidwe) the cat fish in the river, the Music Museum and the Provincial Museum.

Back to Hotel for overnight at Hotel Sissiman.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Hotel Sissiman

Day 4:BOBO DIOULASSO – BANFORA – SINDOU

Breakfast at the hotel followed by departure to Banfora called the Cascade Region of Burkina Faso. You will visit a natural rock formation called “Les domes de Fabedougou” the waterfalls of Karfeguela, Continue to Sindou overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Campement de Sindou

Day 5:SINDOU – NIANSOGONI – BOBO DIOULASSO

Early morning after an early breakfast, you will drive to Niansogoni, a village on a hill. By seeing this village, you will have the Impression to be in Dogon Country, in Mali. You will visit the troglodytes in caves. Walk down to the vehicle and drive to Bobo Dioulasso via Banfora.

Upon arrival in Bobo Dioulasso, you will check in Hotel overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Hotel Sissiman

Day 6: BOBO DIOULASSO – OUAGADOUGOU

After breakfast, you will drive to Ouagadougou, on your way to the lunch stop in Sabou, where you have sacred crocodiles. Learn about those crocodiles. Continue to Ouagadougou. Upon arrival, check-in hotel for overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Hotel Bravia

Day 7: OUAGADOUGOU – MANEGA – OUGADOUGOU – DEPARTURE

After breakfast, drive to Manega a village located at 50 km from Ouagadougou. Upon arrival visit, a very interesting historical and cultural museum, learn about all the tribes in Burkina Faso, and drive back to Ouagadougou to discover the artisan village, the FESPACO place, and time permitting visit the Museum. Transfer to a restaurant for a farewell dinner. You are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

Meals included: Breakfast