hydronetta Says: Gaoua's centre is really very compact and therefore easy to walk around. Apart from the market area which comes alive in daytime, the dusty streets are nice to walk around aimlessly just to soak up the atmosphere. Soon we found out we were the only foreigners there,...
Hotel Hala: The best solution in Gaoua
hydronetta Says: Situated well off the city center (~1,5km) , this is the best option in town. It is run by a Lebanese family(!!) . The hotel compound is nice but I had the impression that it was run down (difficult to struggle the african dust)The room was spacious though spartan. The beds...
Les 4 saisons: Descent food, bit expensive
hydronetta Says: This is where our driver took us for dinner when we arrived in late afternoon in Gaoua.It is situated in the city centre on the main road. The portions were generous, though the chicken was (as usual) with minimal meat on and too hard to chew. Excellent couscous. Prices a...
hydronetta Says: We were really very anxious to find out a live music scene in Gaoua, but unfrotunately it was not a weekend so we had to limit our options. After driving around in the dusty streets for some time trying to find where to have a drink with music, we ended up to Cafetariat...
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Situated well off the city center (~1,5km) , this is the best option in town. It is run by a Lebanese family(!!) . The hotel compound is nice but I had the...
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Situated in the South of Burkina bordering Ghana, Gaoua (Gan-houo= the route of the Gan people) is the capital of Poni province, place of Lobi people. It is said that Gaoua was created when Lobi came...
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