Karfigula waterfalls
Karfigula waterfalls are interesting year-round, but really hit their straps in the rainy season. After the unrelenting dryness of much of the rest of Burkina Faso, the waterfalls are a nice change. There is a bit of a bilharzia problem, so swimming in the pools below the waterfalls can be risky, and youll need to bring your own water during the dry season because the water gets too dirty to drink. The Dmes de Karfigula, an escarpment-type formation, not far from the waterfall, is good hiking grounds. The fishermen from the nearby village will be more than willing to take you out in their pirogues, for a couple of dollars (and some hard-nosed bargaining), to get a closer look at the bird life. A little further on from the lake are the seriously weird Sindou rock formations. Theyre like playdough sculptures – towering, tipsy, and stuck to the floor with lopsided ingenuity.Ten kilometres (6mi) beyond the waterfalls is Lake Tengrla, a pleasant spot to stop and stretch your legs.
Getting from Ouagadougou is a matter of catching the built-for-comfort train straight through to Banfora (if its not the express to Abidjan), or catching the train to Bobo and then getting a bus or bush taxi the extra 80km (50mi). The best way of getting around the outlying district of Banfora is by mobylette, bicycle, or motorcycle, which can be hired for the day.
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