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Get way off the beaten track in Burkina Faso, to find camel traders, elephant herds, friendly people and Africa's best film festival
If your traveller spirit sags every time you see a staged cultural display in a hotel bar, come to Burkina Faso. Short of ‘must-see’ sights, Burkina Faso is also short of tourists, meaning you can soak up the atmosphere of this dry, land-locked place with no danger of seeing a sight-seeing bus swinging round every corner.
To the north, the semi-desert Sahel is the site of frenetic trading at the camel and cattle markets. To the south, the Nazinga Game Ranch - home to 800 elephants - offers a spectacular chance to see a bath-time like no other. Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou (a joy to say out loud) has a buzzing arts scene and is a great place to go out. Burkina Faso’s main draws, though, are its ridiculously friendly people and its utter lack of a tourist trail.
Check out Burkina Faso’s biennial pan-African film festival, Fespaco
2nd October 2011 Blog
Intrepid Wander Woman Marie Javins finally meets someone who speaks her language and enjoys the undeniable pleasure of being understood
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After a long trip from Mali to Burkino Faso, our intrepid traveller asks whether travelling around-the-world sounds a lot more glamorous than it actually is
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Burkina Faso's capital is as tough to reach as it is to spell. Explore the scenic route via sacred rocks, mud mosques and the 'African Pompeii'
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