Burkina Faso Travel Bucket List

Feel Sahel rhythms, adobe architecture, and artisan markets of Burkina Faso

Visit Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Explore the National Museum of Music (showcasing traditional instruments and cultural heritage), see the Grande Mosquée (a prominent landmark with distinctive architecture), and experience the bustling Grand Marché (one of West Africa's largest markets, known for textiles and crafts).

Visit Bobo-Dioulasso, cultural city of Burkina Faso

Thousand-year-old stone fortress walls in the forest — Burkina Faso's only UNESCO site, tied to the medieval gold trade.

Jagged eroded sandstone ridge.

Kassena village where the women repaint the mud houses every year with black, white and red geometric patterns.

Striped, dome-shaped rock formations.