::Burkina-Faso ou «Country of honest people»

… Cultural and discovery tourism epicentre, combined with intrinsic and still practiced values!!! “Country of Honest People”

Geographical location : located at 1000 kms from the Atlantic Ocean bordered by Mali in the North and the West, Niger in the North-East, Benin in the South-East, Togo, Ivory Coast and Ghana in the South.

Relief : Average level of plateau: 500 meters. High point Mount Tenakourou : 747 meters.

Area : 274.000 sqkm

Climate : tropical climate with two seasons :

• rainy season : from June to October
• dry season : from November to February

healthy and sunny climate, hot and dry

Population : 10,941.754 inhabitants

Division : Urban : 10% ; Rural : 90%

Annual growth rate : 7 to 8 %

Density : 29 inhabitants/sqkm.

Main cities : Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Banfora, Ouahigouya.

Official languages : French, Moore, Dioula, Fulfulde.

Ethnic groups : more than sixty among which : Mossé, Fulani, Gourounsi, Lobi, Bobo, Gourmantché, Sénoufo, Dagara etc…

Religion : Animism, Islam, Christianism.

Legal tender : CFA Franc (1 Euro = 655.957 CFA Francs)

Main resources : agriculture, farming, some interesting beds (manganese, gold, copper, chalk), some agro-industrial plants. A rich and varied handicraft production.

The country mainly functions on the charms of cultural diversity resulting from its multi-ethnic population. This people has always kept in mind this unique sense of “hospitality and opening”. Welcome is symbolized by “Zoom-Koom” which is a special beverage served to the foreigner.

Well known all over the world thanks to the great events yearly organized (Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the International Arts and Crafts Trade Show of Ouagadougou (SIAO), the International Tourism and Hostelry Show of Ouagadougou (SITHO), the France-Africa Summit, the French speaking countries Summit, etc. this destination is also reckoned for the variety of its picturesque and unusual natural sites, its rich, varied and well protected fauna.

This destination combining friendliness, life sharing, simplicity and forgiveness tradition keeps and preserves its social links based on a concept of “joke between ethnic groups”, alliances, neighbouring, blood relation. All these rich, social and cultural character types stand as a factor of stability for social peace in the country.

However, you will first be proposed to discover our cultural heritage i-e human heat, fraternal smile, cordial exchanges, coloured markets, strange landscapes, mysterious habits, oral communication, hospitality, folklore, hard working people, nature and power adaptation…

Secondly, you will be suggested to discover musical, archaeological hunting sites; zoological gardens, historical sites… You will thus have the opportunity to enjoy cultural discovery tourism, eco-tourism sightseeing tourism, hunting tourism, and holiday tourism…

Meet people, then go through areas, escape, to go into raptures while discovering African luxuriant vegetations. Every step with its emotion, exoticism and sensation…