Things to do & places to visit in Burkina Faso

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Top things to do

• Churches & Cathedrals
• Bars & Clubs
• Waterfalls
• Speciality Museums
• Architectural Buildings
• Horseback Riding Tours
• Religious Sites
• Speciality & Gift Shops
• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Nature & Wildlife Areas
• Movie Theaters
• Dance Clubs & Discos

Top destinations in Burkina Faso 13

• #1. Centre Region
• #2. Cascades Region
• #3. Hauts-Bassins
• #4. Sud-Ouest Region
• #5. Centre-Sud Region
• #6. Centre-Ouest Region
• #7. Sahel Region
• #8. Nord Region
• #9. Plateau-Central Region
• #10. Est Region
• #11. Centre-Nord Region
• #12. Centre-Est Region
• #13. Boucle du Mouhoun Region

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Most reviewed places to visit 50

1. 4.0 Reserve de Nazinga (110 reviews) Centre Region
   - Beautiful Park
   Nature & Wildlife Areas
   
   
2. 4.5 Laongo Sculpture Symposium (71 reviews) Centre Region
   - Well Worth the Visit
   Gardens
   
   
3. 4.5 Les Cascades de Banfora (62 reviews) Cascades Region
   - Les Cascades de Banfora
   Nature & Wildlife Areas
   
   
4. 4.5 Village Artisanal de Ouagadougou (61 reviews) Centre Region
   - The best place to get souvenirs
   Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Speciality & Gift Shops
   
   
5. 4.0 Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso (43 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
   - Must do if in bobo
   Religious Sites
   
   
6. 4.5 Les Pics de Sindou (43 reviews) Cascades Region
   - Magnificent ancient rock formations worth seeing!
   Geologic Formations
   
   
7. 4.0 Parc Urbain Bängr-Weoogo (43 reviews) Centre Region
   - Good for a walk
   Parks
   
   
8. 3.5 Cathedral of Ouagadougou (32 reviews) Centre Region
   - One of the places of interest
   Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
   
   
9. 4.0 Ouagadougou Markets (31 reviews) Centre Region
   - Market
   Flea & Street Markets
   
   
10. 4.0 Mare aux Hippopotames (25 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - 10 hippos very close!
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
11. 2.5 Parc Animalier (18 reviews) Centre Region
    - Parc Ziniare
    Zoos
    
    
12. 3.5 Grande Mosquée de Ouagadougou (17 reviews) Centre Region
    - Impressive building with ornate towers
    Religious Sites
    
    
13. 4.5 Karfiguela Falls (14 reviews) Cascades Region
    - Karfiguela Falld
    Waterfalls
    
    
14. 4.0 Ma Copine Femmes & Créativité (10 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - Excellent
    Monday: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Speciality & Gift Shops • Art Galleries
    
    
15. 2.5 FasoParc (10 reviews) Centre Region
    - Helloooooo.
    Parks
    
    
16. 4.0 marché de Sankariaré (9 reviews) Centre Region
    - For those of you wanting a souvenir from Africa and like a haggle...
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
17. 3.0 The Ruins of Loropeni (7 reviews) Sud-Ouest Region
    - World Heritage Site but...
    Ancient Ruins
    
    
18. 5.0 Gafreh (7 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - Beautiful design bags made out of plastic and cotton
    Spent < 1 hour Speciality & Gift Shops
    
    
19. 4.5 Domes de Fabedougou (6 reviews) Cascades Region
    - Other Worldly Site
    Spent < 1 hour Lookouts • Geologic Formations
    
    
20. 4.5 The 1xl (5 reviews) Centre Region
    - Super
    Monday: Spent More than 3 hours Dance Clubs & Discos
    
    
21. 4.5 Nènèkaflè (5 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - Pas de boutique, pas de snacks...mais DES FROMAGES!
    Speciality & Gift Shops
    
    
22. 4.0 Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lourdes (5 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - bel edifice
    Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
    
    
23. 5.0 Maison Blanche 4g Ex Queen (4 reviews) Centre Region
    - bonne expérience
    Monday: 10:30 PM - 5:00 AM Bars & Clubs
    
    
24. 5.0 Musee d'Issouka (4 reviews) Centre-Ouest Region
    - Bon pour la Culture
    Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
    
    
25. 5.0 Royal Palace of Tiébélé (4 reviews) Centre-Sud Region
    - Beautiful architecture work..
    Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
    
    
26. 5.0 Cheval Mandingue (4 reviews) Centre Region
    - Au top du top !
    Spent More than 3 hours Horseback Riding Tours
    
    
27. 4.0 statue of Sembene Ousmane (4 reviews) Centre Region
    - Sembene Ousmane, Gaston Kaboré Onea and other Fespaco winners
    Spent < 1 hour Monuments & Statues
    
    
28. 5.0 The Grand Mosque at Bani (3 reviews) Sahel Region
    - Vacaciones en Cancun
    Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
    
    
29. 4.5 Parc Crocodile de Bazoule (3 reviews) Centre Region
    - Up close and personal with crocodiles
    Nature & Wildlife Areas
    
    
30. 3.5 Sitarail (3 reviews) Centre Region
    - Lieu emblématique de la ville de Ouagadougou
    Rail Services
    
    
31. 4.5 Cascade de Banfora (3 reviews) Cascades Region
    - Must visit place
    Waterfalls
    
    
32. 5.0 BIblioteca OLVIDO (2 reviews) Nord Region
    Libraries
    
33. 4.5 Fespaco (2 reviews) Centre Region
    - 由緒ある映画の祭典
    Movie Theaters
    
    
34. 4.5 Diam's Lounge (2 reviews) Centre Region
    Monday: Spent More than 3 hours Dance Clubs & Discos
    
    
35. 5.0 Tsr Bobo Dioulasso (2 reviews) Hauts-Bassins
    - Plaisir de voyager
    Monday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Auto Racing Tracks
    
    
36. 4.0 Église de Dapoya (2 reviews) Centre Region
    - Awesome!
    Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Missions • Churches & Cathedrals
    
    
37. 4.0 Musée De La Bendrologie de Manega (2 reviews) Centre Region
    - A great little museum outside town
    Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums
    
38. 3.0 Quartier Mosque (2 reviews) Centre Region
    - mosque worth being seen but neighbourhood not as nice as before
    Religious Sites
    
39. 5.0 City Sport Fitness Sante (1 review) Centre Region
    - Gym Manenos
    Monday: 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Health Clubs
    
40. 5.0 Le Musee National Du Burkina Faso (1 review) Centre Region
    - Impressive mask exposition
    Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
    
    
41. 5.0 National Museum of Music (1 review) Centre Region
    - Instruments and history of Burkinabé music
    Speciality Museums
    
    
42. Marche aux Bestiaux (0 review) Est Region
    Farmers Markets
    
    
43. Grande Mosquée de Yako (0 review) Nord Region
    Religious Sites
    
    
44. The Best (0 review) Cascades Region
    Bars & Clubs
    
45. Faso du Cheval Horse Riding (0 review) Est Region
    Horseback Riding Tours
    
    
46. CanalOlympia Pissy (0 review) Centre Region
    Spent 2-3 hours Movie Theaters
    
47. CanalOlympia Yennenga (0 review) Centre Region
    Spent 2-3 hours Movie Theaters
    
    
48. Yennega Barbershop (0 review) Centre Region
    Monday: 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Spas
    
    
49. Be Nëëre Cosmetics (0 review) Centre Region
    Monday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Speciality & Gift Shops
    
50. Le Bonmarché (0 review) Centre Region
    Speciality & Gift Shops
    

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