July - September 2015 •
The Lion King
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Photo by Guillaume Colin & Pauline Penot
Photo by Carsten ten Brink
The waterfalls of Banfora
Fabedougou Domes
Crocodile pond at Bazoulé
Burkina Faso |
Country Focus
Sites to visit
The Koubri monastery and convent
Located at about 30 kms from
Ouagadougou on the way to Po;
you can buy excellent cheese in a
small rural friendly place surrounded
by lakes.
Laongo Sculptures
At about 30 kms from Ouagadougou
on the way to Fada N'Gourma, one
can see the granite carvings of
Laongo. These works were created by
artists from around the world.
Manega Museum
The Manéga museum is located
in the Mossi region on the road to
Kongoussi about 55 kilometers from
Ouagadougou.
The crocodile pond
The crocodile pond of Bazoulé, also
worth visiting, is located at 30 kms from
Ouagadougou on the road to Bobo
Dioulasso.
Ziniaré Animal Park
There is another wildlife park in Ziniaré,
30 kms east of Ouagadougou.
The Nazinga ranch
The Nazinga ranch covers over
100,000 hectares and includes nearly
600 km of slopes. It was built by the
Belgian cooperation and has become
a natural reserve.
The Pô animal park
Not far from Po, tourists can see a
large variety of monkeys, warthogs
and antelopes. There are also other
species of animals in vast park.
The village of Tiébélé
The village of Tiébélé in situated in
the Gurunsi region, next to Pô. It has
beautiful colorful houses which are
repainted every year. You can go just
for the day or the night.
