Travel Guides & Tourist Information

The Burkina Faso Tourisme site is an official travel guide in French by the government. Look here for information about: culture, history and people of Burkina Faso, where to stay and interesting places for tourists.

The online Lonely Planet Destination Guide about Burkina Faso offers up to date travel information. This online travel guide offers broad information on several topics, but is not as informative as the books about Burkina Faso. You can order the Lonely Planet book online if you like the information they offer. Apart from background information about Burkina Faso, like info about culture, history and transport, you will also find an image gallery, travel forum (Thorn Tree Forum), maps, postcards and a nice set of travel links.

Wikitravel is an excellent user generated travel guide supervised by administrators. On the Burkina Faso travel page you will find the following travel topics: regions, cities, entry requirements, getting out, languages, eating, drinking and sleeping, learning and working in Burkina Faso, health and safety, etiquette and contact. Information on site is mostly updated. However, we suggest you always check the travel advice from your own government first, before leaving your country.

WTG provides detailed travel information and articles about Burkina Faso. In the left menu you will find guides sorted by theme and with the menu on the right side provides the table of contents for Burkina Faso: overview, passport and visa, money, health, accommodation, going out, getting around, climate, map and images, travel advice and more. You can also create a miniguide that you can print.

World66 is a nice user generated travel guide made by travelers. Every part of the travel guide can be edited directly by clicking the [edit] button. The guide about Burkina Faso contains information about the following travel topics: general information, map, history, practical info, economy, health, people, books and a photo gallery.

A comprehensive, small guide to the city of Ouagadougou. This online guide provides information about the people, getting there, helath, trips, hotels and more.

A French guide to the city of Ouagadougou with information about banking, food, health, accommodation, transport, interesting places like Manéga museum, Laongo sculptures, Kadiogo museum and more.