ATTRACTIONS

 For the history lovers, there is plenty to see in the Ethnography Museum in the Capital City Ouagadougou, which houses an interesting collection of Mossi artefacts. The National Museum in the Lycée Bogodogo and the Snake Museum in the Collège de la Salle are also worth visiting. Tourists can seek information at the tourist office in the town. Outside the Moro-Naba Palace every Friday morning around 6 am, one can watch the interesting Moro-Naba ceremony, with traditional costumes and drums

Attractions in the vicinity of Ouagadougou include a small artificial lake 18km (11 miles) to the north where one can see some wildlife. Other places of interest for the animal lovers include, Sabou, where crocodiles can be seen at close quarters. Then the three national parks – at Kabore Tembi, at ‘W’ near the Benin and Niger border, and at Arli, the Ranch de Nazinga, South of Ougadougou, near Po, is a game reserve with a large population of elephants, antelopes, monkeys, baboons and warthogs. The ancient Mossi village,  Pabre at a short distance from another large reservoir north of the city is another sightseeing destination

 For a perspective of busy markets and streetlife, the Grand Marché  in Bobo Dioulasso, the largest town inhabited by the Bobo people in Burkina Faso is the ideal place. At the Musée Provincial du Houët and the Grande Mosquée in the Kibidwé district, one can find regional relics, arts and crafts. Trips to the outskirts of the city include the picturesque sacred fish pond of La Mare aux Poissons Sacrés de Dafra, 8km (5 miles) southeast of the city; the fantastic bathing pond of La Guinguette, located in La Fôret de Kou, 18km (11 miles) from the city; and the Mare aux Hippopotames, 66km (41 miles) northeast of the city where hippos can be viewd from the pirogue for a small price.

 Nature lovers can enjoy the majestic Karfiguéla Waterfalls, 12km (3 miles) northwest of the town, can be viewed from the town of Banfora, Southwest of Bobo Dioulasso. the extraordinary Sindou Rock Formations can be seen from the town of Sindoua about 50km (31 miles) west of Banfora.