Visit Bobo Dioulasso

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

Terraced cascades amid mango groves near Banfora.

Striped, dome-shaped rock formations.

Jagged eroded sandstone ridge.

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

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

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).