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lemondrop Says: The peaks are an impressive sight, and it's a great area to get in some hiking. The views all around are great. Be sure to make your way up to the top for some outstanding views. Despite the distance from Banfora, you will certainly appreciate this place.
lemondrop Says: These pretty falls make a pleasant trip from Banfora. You can climb up to the top to get a great view of the lush surroundings.
lemondrop Says: Most people visit this lake with the hopes of seeing Hippos during the pirogue(small wooden boat) rides. Since I didn't spot any of the resident Hippos, you will have to do with these pictures of pretty flowers and a girl in a rusty boat..no complaints please. The lake is a...
lemondrop Says: At Febedougou you will find rocks in various bizarre formations. It's like something you see in a sci-fi movie as the setting for a far away planet. There doesn't seem to be a lot of foot traffic around here, so you might have the domes all to yourself. You can climb up to...
Trail to the Karfiguela Falls near Banfora
atufft Says: After watching the hippos at Lake Tengrela, our guide led us over to a trail that went up to a series of cascades known collectively as Karfiguela Falls. We parked the scooters under some tall tress, and high up the rocky trail to what appeared to be the top. We ate lunch...
atufft Says: Lake Tengrela is part of a preserve that requires paying for admission, although the infrastructure of facilities are basically non-existant. At the lake's edge our guide bargained for a boatman to take us out onto the lake in his pirogue. Stepping on a board over a muddy...
Canne a Sucre: Outstanding hotel- a real treat!
lemondrop Says: This place is quite simply superb! The accomodations are roomy, attractive, with air con and hot water. The staff is helpful and friendly, and there is even a great(if not cheap) restaurant on the premises. Thumbs way up for this joint. Perfect location, relaxed atmosphere
Hotel Les Roniers: Better avoid
hydronetta Says: This was the worst choice of our trip in Burkina. When we arrived, grounds and and the small garden of this hotel looked really promising and the price was really cheap (less than 20€ for a twin room). We were directed to some sort of bungalow with a common sitting room with...
Canne a Sucre: Damn good eating!
lemondrop Says: This Restaurant, in the hotel of the same name is probably the best in town. The food is excellent and well presented, while the service is first rate. Tables are set out in the courtyard of the hotel, which is nice to lounge around in on a balmy night. Prices aren't cheap...
McDonald: Good food at reasonable prices
lemondrop Says: Don't confuse this with the American McDonalds(there are none in Burkina Faso). This is a nice laid back sort of place with a rather funky atmosphere. Menu includes burgers, steak, chicken, pastas, salads, and fruit juices. Service is good, and food is tasty. Steak with...
Rent a scooter in town for the trip
atufft Says: The scooters are cheap and easy to drive. Mamoudou drove one and I drove the other. Belinda sat on the back of Mamoudou's scooter. I had to get the seat adjusted, and we almost had a conflict with a bystanding Rastafarian style guy who insisted on invading our business...
atufft Says: Besides the fauna, the flora of Banfora is very attactive to tourists. Fortunately, none of the flowers or fruits that I saw were endangered, but I'd ask before picking a fruit. This is a tongue in cheek tourist trap Stop and smell the flowers and fruits. It's unbearable to...
lemondrop Says: My favorite photos are those of people. Nothing tells me more than a human face...hope you like them.
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These pretty falls make a pleasant trip from Banfora. You can climb up to the top to get a great view of the lush surroundings.
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Banfora might not be a must see in itself, but the area around the town offers some great things to see, best experienced on a rented motorbike. My 4 day stay here was the highlight of a 5 week, 3...
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An easy day trip from Bobo Dioulasso
We had not found hippos along the Upper Black Volta River in Ghana at the sanctuary outside Wa, but we found plenty of them in the rather small Lake Tengrela, near Banfora. The Volta river currents......
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