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RE: Flights from England to Burkina Faso

by LizaD 19 February 2012

it depends what you call reasonably priced ticket. Burkina was never a cheap destination and december january is high season for this…
RE: West Africa questions

by Eriol 15 February 2012

I think I need to contribute to this thread because the OP:s traveller type seems so much like me. I did a trip through West Africa last…
kumasi bobo Dioulasso

by boufton90 09 February 2012

Hie everybody, Can someome tell me if the road betxeen Kumasi and Bobo Dioulasso is tar or track? how long it's necessery to reach Kumasi…
Road trip in Burkina Faso

by glassghost 23 January 2012

Going on a recce of Burkina faso in a Landcruiser and looking for passengers on a 10 day to 2 week trip in stopping by Bobo dioulasso,…
Info after 2 weeks in Burkina

by bellenomade 04 January 2012

Hi all, I'm posting the kind of information that I looked for before my trip to BF. Hotels, restaurants, 'must do', 'give it a miss',…
RE: Itinerary - 16 days in Burkina Faso

by LizaD 28 November 2011

one more thing, you may wish to check out this place at the outskirts of Bobo Dioulasso http://www.fermeburkina.com/ http://www.fermebur…
RE: Itinerary - 16 days in Burkina Faso

by LizaD 28 November 2011

@Kira Fada N'Gourma wonderful, really? It is true last time I was there was in 1997, but it was a bit of a dump :-) I too am partial…
RE: Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by rockj 24 October 2011

Thanks for the extremely useful replies! happy travels
RE: Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by samandrosemary 20 October 2011

You could catch a bus to Bla and then pick up a bus from Bla to Mopti. Bla is a major crossroads between Bobo - Segou and Bamako - Mopti.…
RE: Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by pollux 19 October 2011

I did something similar2/3 years back, but the other way round. Coming across from Bobo the bus will make a stop in Koutiala Gare Routiere…
RE: Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by rockj 16 October 2011

Thanks LizaD! I see the route you recommend now; it looks like we can get off the bus to Segou in Koutiala (on the way) and transfer…
RE: Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by LizaD 14 October 2011

I'd take TCV that goes to Bamako (it takes 8-10 hrs to get to Bamako, Segou is a few hours before) but get of at Segou and continue to…
Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by rockj 14 October 2011

Hi all, Does anyone have recent experience travelling directly from Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti in Mali (i.e. not via Ouaga)? How you got…
Bobo-Dioulasso to Mopti

by rockj 14 October 2011

Hi all, Does anyone have recent experience travelling from Bobo-Dioulasso in BF to Mopti? How you got there, how long it took, etc -…
RE: Drivers in Burkina Faso - Prices & Recommendations?

by Hulivili 02 October 2011

Thanks Liza, I would need a car with driver. Just a sedan is probably fine around Ouaga, Banfora, Bobo Dioulasso and Gaoua...? I would…
RE: Drivers in Burkina Faso - Prices & Recommendations?

by LizaD 02 October 2011

Do you need a car and a driver, or do you have a car? Prices in Burkina are not cheap, about 100 USD (45000 FCFA) for a 4x4 with driver,…
Hamale border, and Dogon country trekking from Ougadougou

by rockj 21 September 2011

Hello everyone, We will be travelling in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Mali in November, and have 2 questions (at least!): We are thinking about…
RE: Help with info for a good cause

by LizaD 09 August 2011

have read that only 12% of the people speak french with any degree of fluency, does that seem about right? I am not sure about the %…
RE: Overland through West africa - itinerary advice

by spoonfulofdandy21 12 June 2011

The border between Mali/Mauritania is good. They have a Brazilian road crew out there revamping the whole highway to Bamako so it is…
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Bazoule Crocodiles

by LilJeeter 02 May 2011

*Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Bazoule Crocodiles: How To Get There and Back* I am mid-way through my Ouaga trip wrapping up a few weeks…
RE: FESPACO

by Nemo_UK 18 February 2011

I went in 2009. Things might have changed but I'd leave the laptop at home since there isn't wifi. Check with your phone provider whether…
RE: From Bobo-Dioulasso to Wa by public transport

by Kira 08 December 2010

Did the reverse, stopped in Diebougou for the night where we picked up a bus to Bobo. Watch out for touts around the Ghana side of the…
RE: From Bobo-Dioulasso to Wa by public transport

by richardtrillo 07 December 2010

There's at least one daily bus from Bobo to the border town (Hamale) and then various bush taxis etc down to Wa and beyond. Richard…
From Bobo-Dioulasso to Wa by public transport

by maarten15 07 December 2010

Hi, I'll be in BF and Ghana next month and am thinking about passing the border at Hamale, because it seems a bit of a detour to go via…
RE: travel company

by skunkman38 26 October 2010

West-Africa is a hard place to find fellow travellers. I travelled WA for several months and met almost no travellers in the area where…