The Senoufo is an ethnic group, living according to a strict class system similar to the caste system in India. The farmers are at the top and musicians are at the very bottom. Farming is …
Gurunsi
The Gurunsi, a population group, consists of a number of different ethnic groups living on the border of Ghana and Burkina Faso. The different groups have mostly similarities…
Ouagadougou
With 1.4 million inhabitants, Ouagadougou is burkina Faso’s largest city, as well as the capital. Ouagadougou attracts many people from all over the country, giving the city a lively character.
The Sahel
The Sahel (southern Sahara) is located in the northeast of Burkina Faso, bordering Mali and Niger. In the dry landscape live the Islamic Pod and the itinerant Touaregs.
Sacred crocodiles
In Bazoulé, where the main group of this country lives, the Mossi, you should definitely take a look at the waterhole with sacred crocodiles. To lure crocodiles out of the lake…
Parc National du W
In the east of the country is the cross-border Parc National du W, which in Burkina consists of Parc du Pama, Parc de l’Arli and Parc du Singou. In addition to elephants, buffaloes, hippos and lions…
Land of the Lobi
The Lobi is an ethnic group, originally from Ghana, living in the south of Burkina Faso. The name Lobi means ‘children of the forest’. The Lobi lead a very traditional…
Tour Burkina Faso – Sénoufo and Lobi
On foot and with a 4WD on a voyage of discovery through the west of Burkina Faso
Tour Burkina Faso – Ethnic mosaic
A tour of Burkina Faso, in which both nature and encounters with the various population groups are central.