Burkina Faso Travel Tips

LOCATION: Burkina Faso is a landlocked country covering 274,200 sq km.
NEIGHBOURS: Burkina Faso is situated in West Africa and bordered to the north and west by Mali, to the east by Niger, to the southeast by Benin and to the south by Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
CAPITAL: Ouagadougou is the capital city and lies almost in a geographical area known as the Mossi Plateau (formerly the capital of the powerful Mossi kingdom and the seat of French colonial administration in 1919).
GEOGRAPHY: It is a landlocked flat country with an average altitude between 200 and 400m above sea level. The southern part of the country, less arid than the north, is wooded savannah, gradually drying out into sand and desert in the north. The Sahara desert is relentlessly moving south, however, stripping the savannah lands of trees and slowly turning the thin layer of cultivatable soil into sun-blackened rock-hard lakenite. Three great rivers, the Mouhoun, Nazinon and Nakambé (Black, Red and White Volta), water the Great Plains.

GETTING THERE

• By Air: Ouagadougou International Airport (OUA) located 8km (5 miles) from the city is the main airport that handles all international flights to Burkina Faso. Borgo airport located16km (10 miles) from Bobo Dioulasso handles mainly domestic flights. The national airline is Air Burkina (2J). There are several other major airlines flying into Burkina Faso from many cities around the world.
• By Road: Routes are from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo, although these are often barely adequate. Regular bus services run during the dry season, from Bobo to Bamako in Mali, and from Ouagadougou to Niamey in Niger and to Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Bush taxis operate some routes.
• By Rail: There is a train running 517 km from Ouagadougou to the Cote d’Ivoire border. There is also train service servicing Abidjan-Bobo-Ouaga-Kaya.

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GETTING AROUND

Modes of transportation for getting around the country are by air, rail, cars, buses, and car hire.

• By Road: This is the most popular way of traveling within the country. However, most roads tend impassable during the July to October wet season. You should avoid driving at night as some streets are not well lit and poor headlights of some road users. Buses are available and absolutely economical and plentiful. Available are also car hire services from most hotels in the city. Shared taxis are available in major centres at negotiable fares.
• By Air: Borgo airport 16km (10 miles) from Bobo Dioulasso is the main domestic airport and handles local flights between Bobo Dioulasso and Ouagadougou with Air Burkina. But be aware that when you fly, you miss out on many interesting attractions.

MAIN CITIES: Ouagadougou (the capital city), Banfora, Bobo-Dioulasso- (the second largest city in the south-west), Bokin, Dedougou, Djibo, Dori, Fada N’goruma, Gaoua, Gorom-Gorom, Kaya, Koudougou, Leo, Oradara, Ouahigouya, Zorgo.
MONEY / CURRENCY: Burkina Faso currency is the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFA). Credit cards are not extensively used. Mastercard is unacceptable at ATMs. Banks are widespread in Ouaga and Bobo.
ENTRY POLICY: Passport and a visa are required to enter the country. Travellers need to obtain a visa well in advance. Travellers from the EU countries can obtain visas upon arrival at Ouagadougou International Airport. Temporary driving licenses are available from the local authorities on presentation of a valid national driving license.