Influenced by the capitol, Ouagadougou, and by towns like Koudougou and Tenkodogo, this region offers opportunities for business tourism and conferences with numerous possibilities for side trips to places like the Nazinga game ranch, the home of the explorer Binger in Tiakane, and the pong for sacred crocodiles in Sabou. [
This is the best region in Burkina Faso for hunting, with about three million acres of protected land where you will find recently constructed facilities which enhance opportunities for hunting, sight-seeing and similar activities. [
Land of rich diversity: music, dance, ceremonial rituals, Bobo, Senoufo, Lobi, Dagara architecture, Loropeni ruins, petroglyphs, Sindou peaks....so many diverse peoples, cultures, traditions and ecosystems which make the West a rich and varied region-whose attractions are worth more than a detour. [
It offers to travelers unexpected sites distinguished by a climate of semi-desert typical of the Sahel and Sudan. These sites will make you dream. You will be filled with wonder at the sand dunes of Oursi, which resemble the Sahara, and in their midst a superb lake several miles long which seems to defy all logic. Several other sites are worth a visit: Oasis of Djouga, the Ban, the banks of the Beli River, the ornithological reserve in the Sahel in which dwell members of the nomadic Peulh or camel-riding Touaregs.[
This region covers a large area south and west of the capitol. The area near of Po is known for its valleys where you find high cliffs and the highest peak known as Nahouri. [The Purest Beauty Never Dies!!!
a land of great beauty, one of the last areas in the world that has undisturbed archeological sites. Discover all this picturesque beauty on carefully planned trips, created and developed for you by professionals.
Le Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a country of underestimated potential nevertheless possesses numerous assets which could allow it to significantly increase the number of tourists to the mutual benefit of both.
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- First of all its ecological heritage which could attract many more nature lovers. The country's parks are cast, numerous and well preserved. It is easy to see elephants or antelopes in their natural habitats.
- Also, hunters will enjoy many opportunities: innumerable areas are open to game hunting.
- The country's proximity to Europe and to its main French speaking markets, such as France, Belgium and Switzerland allows for short trips between these countries and Burkina Faso.
The French language, which is the official language and is spoken by most Burkinabè, permits easy communication with French-speaking tourists from Europe, Africa or Canada. - In addition, cultural assets are numerous, architecture, music, religion and folkloric and festival dance. Burkina Faso, more than any country of West Africa, has provided the means for promotion of arts and crafts: museums, galleries, schools, subsidies and organizing festivals and exhibitions are examples which are all the more remarkable given limited state funding.
- We should emphasize that artisanship plays not the least role in the process. In fact, pottery and leatherwork are equally a part of traditional activities which produce magnificent but cheap products used daily by all Burkina bè to burn incense or to cook. Tools used in the ancient occupations, especially agriculture or blacksmithing, also make beautiful souvenirs.
The resources for tourism in Burkina Faso are unequalled. The atmosphere in our towns and villages will enable you to see a quite different aspect of our country. Let yourself be seduced by the beauty of Burkina Faso through trips that will give you dreams.