Lac Tengrela, Banfora (HIPPOS) | Tourist Attraction

Burkina Faso

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2000cfa pp to visit the lake. The price includes a pirogen drive along the sea with a great chance to see hippos here. Best is early in the morning. We saw some and they were really close to us.

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Yes, there are canoe trips and there are hippos!
Come in dry season to see hippos, we observed plenty!
Best time is before sunrise when there is no wind yet and hippos are still together from spending the night.
Still 2000 CFA per person plus tip for boatman. Ours was very respectful with the hippos and showed us some local fishermen at work.

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Canoe trips are happening and take place in a rather small and leaky pirogue. The hippos were chilling just a bit offshore, so the trip was rather short but pleasant enough. 2000/person entry to the lake which includes the boat trip. A few restaurants and campements are around the lake but I didn't use them. Mid-afternoon isn't the best time for the canoe trip...

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No longer have canoe trips for hippos

1000 CFA to enter. Although due to an accident with a tourist on one of the canoe trips the canoe trips have been cancelled. They said that they are getting a big boat and then trips will start again

The letter on the office was dated October 2016. I asked when it will happen. Only in the future he said.

could still ask to camp of course and hope for a similar experience as previous poster

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you have to pay 2000cfa pp to visit the lake. The price includes a pirogen drive along the sea with a great chance to see hippos here. Best is early in the morning. We saw some and they were really close to us.
The let us sleep in our van at the sea for free. The night was amazing as some hippos came out of the water in the night. so we hear them that they were really close to our car. Amazing!

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