Country Info
- Ouagadougou
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 12,272,289
- Population
- BF
- Country Code
Burkina Faso Slideshow
Top Hotels in Burkina Faso
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Sofitel Ouagadougou 2000
30 reviews -
Hotel Le Silmande Ougadougou Ouagadougou
24 reviews -
Azalai Hotel Independance Ouagadougou
25 reviews
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Hotel Palm Beach Ouagadougou
11 reviews
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Splendid Hotel Ouagadougou
14 reviews
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Hotel Amiso Ouagadougou
2 reviews -
La Palmeraie Ouagadougou
6 reviews
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La Rose des Sables Ouagadougou
7 reviews
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Hotinter Central Hotel Ouagadougou
1 review
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Hotel les Manguiers Ouagadougou
2 reviews
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Joly Hotel Ouagadougou
5 reviews
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Motel Du 15 Ouagadougou
1 review
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Hotel Belle Vue Ouagadougou
4 reviews
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Hotel Nabaloum Bobo Dioulasso
1 review
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Hotel les Palmiers Ouagadougou
30 reviews
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Hotel Ran Somketa Bobo Dioulasso
2 reviews
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Hotel L'Auberge Bobo Dioulasso
15 reviews
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Le Pavillon Vert Ouagadougou
9 reviews
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Hotel Le Cocotier Bobo Dioulasso
1 review
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Hotel Canne a Sucre Banfora
16 reviews
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Relax Hotel Ouagadougou
5 reviews
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Hotel De L'Amitie Ouahigouya
5 reviews
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Tiebele Lodge
2 reviews
Burkina Faso
Travel Blogs from Burkina Faso
Dogon country to Burkina Faso
This is a top pick! ... were less that 10 metres away and were wonderful to watch. Dragging ourselves away from this idyllic spot, Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso was next. Paul negotiated our way through manic traffic in the centre of town and we ended up camping at ...
July 18 Day18 Bobo again
After breakfast we went to the museum in Bobo. Again we were unable to take pictures inside the museum but could outside. It seems to have something to do with the some of the objects being sacred. The museum had artifacts and clothing worn by hunters in ...
I'm not normally here on Christmas day!
... very sweet and friendly despite our unannounced visit. You find us now in the very dusty city of Ouagadougu, the capital of Burkina Faso, which despite the poverty here the place has a good vibe to it. Having crossed the boarder we are now in ...
Bobo
We have departed from Mali and crossed into Burkina Faso. Immediately we noticed a difference; things seem more "organized" here, from the way the markets are set up to the courtesy of drivers on the road. In "Bobo" we visited the "sacred fish pool" ...
HIPPOPOTAMES! & other things
... , I could probably count them on my fingers. According to my French guide book, half the population is under 15, and the average life expectancy of someone in Burkina is around 46. That's more than ten years younger than my ...
De Nazinga à Léo
Big Toy perd ses huiles au niveau du moyeu avant gauche. Ca ne nous a pas empéché malgré une piste détestable et cassante de rejoindre Léo en début d'après midi. Réparation au Grand Garage de Léo (voir photos) Big Toy nous est ramené au ...
Burkina Rocks(except the transport)!
... . 4) Just came today - day after tomorrow, going to Benin for the Voodoo Festival on the 10th, and then up to Mali thru Burkina for Dogon Country and Timbuktu, and then back down thru Burkina to Togo for a few days before I reenter Ghana and leave. I ...
Bobo Dioulasso , L'homme intègre!
... de GG que nous avons rencontré à Ouaga et connait la moitié de ceux qui comptent ici. Echange intéressant sur la politique Burkina/Côte d'Ivoire et autres sujets à portée plus ou moins internationale, ainsi que sur la nécessité d'une vraie ...
De Banfora à Ouaga en car
... trajet Banfora-Ouagadougou, via Bobo-Dioulasso, pratiquement une seule solution : le car. La compagnie Rakietta est la meilleure du Burkina. Le car partait dans l'heure qui suivait notre décision, alors vogue la galère pour 1000 km aller retour ...
July 15 Day 15 Bobo Continued
Breakfast today was at Sanga Patisserie/Boulangerie. We did not know the Sanga family also owned this and a Bakery but also are working on a hotel. Sanga's cousin, Adama, is going to be our guide today. Sanga took us to his three mothers’ home. It ...
Ouaga
After another full-day drive, we have arrived at the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou (wah-ga-DOO-goo). Great name, isn't it? After getting lost (as usual) we made it to the "OK Inn" which is conveniently located at the back of a big-rig truck ...
Waterfalls and thunderstorms
The sojourn to Bobo-Dialasso in the South West of Burkina Faso was a new destination for any overland truck, a bit of exploration so we were told. The area nearby is known for its rocky mountains and waterfalls and it was this area we were keen to ...
Trips from hell Part 2
I still love Africa, but some of the things here are so ridiculous you really do start to wonder what is going on! The bane of my trip has reared its head again - bloody transport! Africans are generally awesome - it just seems like the most useless, and ...
Maxence - Une potion en préparation
Après les animaux qui parlent de Nazinga, Babacar nous a dit d'aller dans le pays des Grands Arbres et des Grands Lacs. Mais, il faut faire attention, alors la aussi Papy va se cacher pour échapper aux bandits des forêts. Babacar a demandé à Papy de ...
July 13 Day 13 More Ouagadougou
Our Toyota Four Runner is in the garage today. They told us that it was a miracle that we made it back out of the bush when we went to Mole National Park and experienced the road from hell! We were told that all four shocks and four mounts have to ...
Les éléphants barissent à Nazinga !
... pas coutume!!! Ce soir, avec très grande difficultés nous avons essayé de boucler les valises (Denise ayant dévalisé la moitié du Burkina c'est dur dur !!!!) Notre départ étant avancé d'une journée, la réaction a été immédiate, du projet ...
Its getting hot in here
... countries in Africa. I guess it never makes the news for any of the bad reasons that some of its neighbors do. The capital of Burkina Faso is called Ouagadougou, its not the most exiting of places and as a result our time here will be limited to the time ...
De Ouaga à Banfora re en car
Le service consulaire de l'ambassade de Côte d'Ivoire m'a promis (j'y étais aux aurores) de me donner les visas à midi ce matin au lieu des 48h annoncés par téléphone (c'est finalement mon grand oncle -centenaire- qui va très très mal ...
Day 24 July 24 Ouagadougou
Today is a day of rest! We actually slept in and Sanga came to get us after 9 AM. We went for breakfast and then off to find some shirts. We went to a store but they didn't have the sizes that we wanted so we sent to the factory as Sanga knew ...
Les danses de Masques à Dédougou
Un aller retour de 7 h de pistes (dégueu...) et de route pour découvrir les masques et leurs danses au cours du Festival des Masques de Dédougou. Regardez les photos en imaginant que tout ça, ça bouge énormément, ça saute, ça se roule par ...
Day 21 July 21 Ouagadougou
Coffee this morning was again at Istanbul, I should say breakfast but I really needed coffee. It is the rainy season and here it is raining. We did not have any rain at Bobo and they need it. Dave has read all of the books he and Ann had brought, so we ...
Day 23 July 23 Ouagadougou to Ouahigouya return
We got up early today for our travels to Ouahigouya, Burkina's third largest city that is know for its vultures! Sanga’s father’s village is 15 minutes from the city that is located in a hot desolate part of Burkina. We arrived at the ...
Togo...
... will be able to help me if need be! - I've decided to go for it and go to Lomé as planned as opposed to staying in Burkina, where there were going to be various places I could go... but it's too hot in Burkina at the moment, and I don't think working in ...
Vilse i Ouaga!
... kompisen internet! Efter att ha strandat i Accra -igen, lyckades jag tillslut fa plats pa bussen till Ouagadougou, huvudstaden i Burkina Faso. Fick dock jaga bussen fran accra till Kumasi eftersom personalen i accra sa att det inte fanns nagra platser ...
Going with God
... times per week. This meant that we were "stuck" in Burkina Faso for one whole week - the duration of our visa for Burkina Faso. Luckily there was a bus leaving on the day that our Burkina visa expired. But this knowledge of having to stay in Ouaga for ...
Day 28 July 28 Ouagadougou continued
It is a good thing that we didn't leave this morning as Ann had a really bad night. We decided to let her sleep, so Dave and Sanga went to the market and got her sprite; you cannot get ginger ale here. After doing some running around Dave went back to ...
Just call me white girl... or Fatoumata!
I'm in Burkina Faso!!! So far, Burkina is... cooler (temperature-wise, I mean...), wetter, greener (is that a word?? I think I'm forgetting how to speak English.) than Mali. I spent last night in hotel called Casafrica.... but I moved this morning, ...
Fin de vacances pour MCG
... appri que leur charter avait 24h d'avance (!!), les Bigan et les Perrin sont partis rapidement samedi midi dans le sud du Burkina Faso, du coté de Pô, à Nazinga exactement, pour essayer de voir la faune sauvage. Ils avaient initialement prévu ...
Pic Nic en solitaire
Sous l'ombre épaisse des Caïlcédrats, arrêt sandwich aux sardines en allant chercher GG à Bobo, pour lui éviter la deuxième épreuve du car pourri de sa fin de voyage "visas". Il est 14:00, il fait chaud mais un vent léger, annonciateur ...