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Tourist guide teasing a crocodile near Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso has many interesting locations for tourists. However, the country annually receives less tourism than most African countries.

The Center

Ouagadougou

Sites of interest to tourists in Ouagadougou include: The Bangr Weogo Urban Park, National Museum of Burkina Faso,[1] the International Art & Craft Fair, and the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.

Ziniaré

Sites of interest in Ziniaré include: the Ziniare Wildlife Park, the granite sculpture symposium, which takes place every two years,[2] and the Museum of Manega.[3]

Koudougou

Sites of interest in Koudougou include the sacred crocodiles of Sabou.[4]

The West

Bobo-Dioulasso

Grand Mosque of Bobo Dioulasso

Sites of interest in Bobo-Dioulasso include: the Grand Mosque,[5] the mausoleum of Guimbi Ouattara,[6] the Houet Provincial Museum, and the Guinguette.[1]

Banfora

Sites of interest in Banfora include: the Natural Waterfall of Banfora, Lake Tengrela, and the Peaks of Sindou.[1]

The East

Diapaga

Sites of interest in Diapaga include: Arli National Park, W National Park, and the cliffs of Gobnangou.[7]

The Sahel

Djibo

Sites of interest in Djibo include the Archaeological Museum of Pobé Mengao and the stone carvings of Pobé Mengao.[8]

Gorom Gorom

Sites of interest in Gorom Gorom include the Feminine Artisan Center of Gorom and the tourist camp of Gorom Gorom.[8]

Visitor statistics

This section is transcluded from Visa policy of Burkina Faso. (edit | history)

Most visitors arriving to Burkina Faso for tourism purposes were from the following countries of nationality:[9]

Country 2016 2015 2014 2013
 France 23,993 23,840 29,311 35,715
 Ivory Coast 14,914 16,665 16,509 18,852
 Mali 11,956 12,687 12,469 16,065
 Niger 8,884 9,452 7,766 11,265
 Senegal 7,617 6,527 6,824 9,566
 Togo 7,438 5,824 6,498 8,604
 Benin 6,915 6,103 8,113 8,622
 United States 5,611 5,923 5,984 7,748
 Ghana 5,122 5,199 6,074 7,090
Total 151,783 156,036 181,410 206,954

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Burkina Faso.
  1. ^ a b c Retrieved March 26, 2006, from http://www.culture.gov.bf/Site_Ministere/[permanent dead link] TEXTES/etablissements/bumetablissements_museenational.htm - 20k -
  2. ^ "Le site de Laongo - symposium international de sculptures de granit". Rivages association de solidarité internationale - Burkina Faso - boucle du Mouhoun - du Mamou au Sahel de Giou à Tougan (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ Retrieved March 26, 2006, from http://www.musee-manega.bf/ - 5k Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Bicaba, I.Sites touristiques du Burkina: La mare aux crocodiles sacrés de Sabou. Retrieved March 26, 2006, from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 36k
  5. ^ Retrieved March 26, 2006, from http://www.culture.gov.bf/Site_Ministere/[permanent dead link] textes/tourisme/tourisme.htm - 20k
  6. ^ Retrieved March 26, 2006, from http://Retrieved[permanent dead link] March 26, 2006, from http://www.culture.gov.bf/Site_Ministere/[permanent dead link] textes/tourisme/tourisme.htm - 20k
  7. ^ Retrieved March 26, 2006, from "Partir à la découverte du Burkina Faso avec Africa Xplorer, le portail du tourisme en Afrique". Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2006-04-29. - 72k -
  8. ^ a b Soulama, M(2005).Sites touristiques et tourisme d’affaires. Retrieved March 26, 2006, from "Les sites touristiques au Burkina Faso". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-04-29. - 81k
  9. ^ Abstract of Statistics. Chapitre 19 Statistiques du tourismep. 276
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