| The Atmosphere in Burkina Faso is light, happy and it | | | | enormous granite slabs. |
| is filled with care free people. Burkina Faso was once | | | | In the same town, there is the urban park of Bangr |
| known as Upper Volta. The forests of the country | | | | Weogo, or the urban park of the Forest Knowledge. |
| are threatened by the mining industry. It is a fact | | | | Many travelers go there for religious initiation and |
| that Burkina Faso has no primary tropical forest and | | | | refuge. This is truly treasured by the people of |
| limited biodiversity. Although there are limited natural | | | | Burkina Faso because it has a local significance, but |
| resources, there are many treasures such as gigantic | | | | since the park was renovated by the colonial French, |
| parks, falls and other major establishments that will | | | | it has been transformed to an ordinary park where |
| surely captivate the tourists. | | | | things are just commemorated. |
| In the town of Ouagadougou, there are many urban | | | | In Banfora, the Le Musee Nationale is a brand new |
| parks. The Zone du Bois, commonly known as La | | | | museum complex devoted to the local cultures. It |
| Faret, has many good trails that make a pleasant | | | | exhibits the vast culture of Burkina Faso and |
| walk where you can view the landscape of the | | | | highlights the most important events of their history. |
| surrounding forest. It is the most popular Park in | | | | The Lake Tengrela is also found here in this town. |
| Ouagadougou. It also has a small zoo inside. To | | | | This lake is popular for the funny hippos roaming |
| surprise everybody, there are a lot of crocodiles in | | | | around the mud water. It is suggested that the best |
| the marsh. You can spot them using binoculars. | | | | time to actually see the hippos is in the daytime or |
| This park is considered a very important landmark | | | | before sunset. |
| because it is a natural preservation area and regarded | | | | The town of Bobo Dioulasso also has some |
| as a sacred forest dating back to the pre-colonial era. | | | | wonderful sites to see. The Centre Cultural Francaise |
| There are other nice places to see like the French | | | | is the main attraction in terms of exhibit/ art/ music. |
| Culture Centre that regularly exhibits theatre | | | | If you just want to have a nice, quite relaxing time |
| performances. Also located in the town is the famous | | | | then you can go to the garden. Here, you may want |
| sculpture of Naba Koom, a woman handling a | | | | to read a book and take in the still and peaceful |
| calabash to pour water and the Laongo that features | | | | surroundings. |