Bobo-Dioulasso

Guiriko · Burkina Faso

Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Photo: Maarten van der Bent, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to February, in the cooler dry months
Budget
$
Coordinates
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Burkina Faso's second city moves at a mellower pace, centred on a striking Sudanese-style mud-brick Grand Mosque from 1880 and the old Kibidwe quarter. Balafon music, sacred catfish ponds and tree-lined avenues give it lasting charm.

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