Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou's FESPACO pan-African film festival and artisan markets, Bobo-Dioulasso's Grand Mosque and traditional music, ancient ruins of Loropéni fortress, W National Park's elephants and West African wildlife, Banfora's Karfiguéla waterfalls and Lake Tengrela hippos, Mossi and Fula cultures, vibrant Sahel landscapes, and the warm hospitality of the "Land of Upright People."