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Banfora is greener than Bobo – and of course is home to the infamous Banfora Cascades (actually about 10 km away from the city itself – but easily accessable by bike). Banfora has more Faux Types than Bobo – and you get more unsolicited attention.

French and Jula are spoken. Lots of sugar cane fields line the route as you come in from Bobo (a main crop down there).

STMB and Rakieta, Sogebaf, and assorted taxi brousses all roll the Bobo Banfora route. Rakieta comes recommended above all others. (Schedules and Prices?)

  • Marché The Grand Marche is on Sundays – but all other days of the week there is a significant marche where you can get most anything.
  • Boutiques Ubiquitous. Supermarkets and Shops to note – Between the Alimentation across from the Marche and its super-well-stocked boutique neighbor lots is available (eggs, flour, yoghurt, fancy cookies, duracell batteries, etc… ) The boutique near the round point has milk sometimes and there is a gas station shop on the road to Bobo as you leave town. Beauty products are available from a store next door to McDonalds (not the golden arches kind).
  • Tailors
  • McDonalds. Cold fruit juice, yogurt, brochettes, mashed potatoes, omelettes, fries, sandwiches, salads, and banana puree are all there. Prices are very reasonable. Service is good.
  • The Calypso Restaurant is also recommended – more pricey but with nice seating.
  • Restaurant de la Paix has comparable prices and selection to McDonalds but it’s not as recommended. Rice and sauce and street snacks partout.