Due to the geographical situation in the heart of West Africa, the quality of its road network and sub-regional air transportation, Burkina Faso has potential to become the heart of western Africa tourism. It will attract those fond of adventure and tourism: diversity of the landscapes, abundance of wild fauna, richness and diversity of its cultural and ethnic inheritance, not to mention the warm hospitality of its inhabitants.


Seasons in Burkina

The climate is an attractive feature for tourism in Burkina Faso. Due to its location as a Sahelian country, the climate is hot and dry almost all year long, with good rainfall throughout the rainy season, which corresponds to the European summer.
There are three seasons:
- a cool season, especially around harmattan, November to February;
- a hot season from March to June;
- a rainy season from June to October, with most rainfall in August.

November to February is the most favorable period to visit Burkina Faso.



In recent years, hotel facilities have been improved and diversified in terms of quantity and quality. Quality hotels can be found in the large cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo- Dioulasso, as well as near main cultural and tourist sites. Thus, Ouagadougou is often requested to accommodate numerous festivals and international conferences.


            

- The East Large national parks and reserves are found in the east of the country with hunting and other recreational attractions such as: National park of Arly, National park of W near the border of Niger and Benin, Nazingua Reserve and ranch...
     

The National office of burkinabe tourism designates four tourist zones.

- The West Has all the attractions for discovery tourism: Karfigélah Falls, Sindou Peaks, Fabédougou Domes, Ténakourou Mount, Hippopotamus’s lake of Tengréla, Banfora cliffs, not to mention the touristic attraction of the old historical city of Dioulasso Sore...

               

- - The center The capital, Ouagadougou, attracts corporate and diplomatic tourists to its great economic and cultural conferences/events: Fespaco, SIAO, atypical Nights of Koudougou....
       

- The Sahel is of interest to adventure and human discovery seekers interested in the nomadic Tuareg, Peul, Bella… and their large gatherings: Markoye markets of Gorom-Gorom, Oursi Dunes and its Tuareg camping sites not to mention archeological sites rich in rupestral engravings: Markoye, Aribinda…

                                

For more information :
www.ontb.bf/
www.culture.gov.bf