Ouagadougou Essentials — 3 days

Bwa masks, bronze and crafts in the heart of Burkina Faso. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & context; Crafts & bronze; Market & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & context

• 13:00 — Arrival at Ouagadougou OUA — Aéroport International Thomas-Sankara
• 13:30 — Security context
• 14:00 — Hotel transfer with an approved driver — Aéroport → Zone du Bois
• 15:00 — Secure hotel check-in — Zone du Bois, Ouagadougou
• Walk to dinner — Zone du Bois, Ouagadougou → Zone du Bois
• 20:00 — Dibiterie (grill) dinner — Zone du Bois

Day 2 — Crafts & bronze

• 09:00 — Ouagadougou Craft Village — Ouagadougou
• 11:00 — Lost-wax bronze foundry workshop — Ouagadougou
• Taxi to lunch — Ouagadougou → Zone du Bois
• 13:00 — Riz gras / tô lunch — Zone du Bois
• Taxi to the museum — Zone du Bois → Ouagadougou
• 15:30 — National Museum of Burkina Faso — Ouagadougou
• Taxi back to the hotel — Ouagadougou → Zone du Bois
• 19:30 — Dinner at the hotel — Zone du Bois

Day 3 — Market & departure

• 09:00 — Ouagadougou Grand Market — Ouagadougou
• Taxi to lunch — Ouagadougou → Zone du Bois
• 12:30 — Farewell lunch — Zone du Bois
• 14:30 — Airport transfer with an approved driver
• 17:30 — Return flight