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[edit] Understand

Fada N’Gourma is mainly inhabited by the Gulmance people, along with a smattering of Mossi and Peuhl. Although the Gulmance account for only 4.5% of the national population, they have a strong culture with much history surrounding it. The founder of Fada is said to have ridden a horse up a baobab tree and disappeared, but the horse’s hoof prints remain in the tree.

Red is considered a problematic color for the Gulmance (they prefer black and white) and there is a sacred mountain in the area that a person cannot go up if he or she is wearing a red shirt. Also, the crocodiles in the barrage are considered sacred, and they may not be killed. In general, the Gulmance are thought of as a minority and looked down upon by other cultures. They are said to find their answers in the sand, because of the importance they place on traditional beliefs.

[edit] Get in

Fada n'Gourma is 220K from Fada-Oua 220K; Fada-Bilanga: 76K; Fada-Kompienga: 137K; Fada-Matiakoali: 94K; Fada-Kantchari: 150K; Fada-Niger: 172K; Fada-Benin: 150K

[edit] By bus

STMB: 40.77.06.94 (Fada) 50.31.13.63 (Ouaga)

• Fada to Ouaga: one-way 2000 CFA, round-trip 3000 CFA; 7:30, 12:00, 18:00, 6:00 (Fridays only), 10:00 (every day but Friday)
• Ouaga to Fada: one-way 2500 CFA, round-trip 3000 CFA; 7:30, 10:00, 13:30, 14:00, 18:00 daily

Fada to Kantchari: one-way 2000 CFA; 14:00 daily

ZST: 50.34.41.69 (Ouaga) Fada to Ouaga: one-way 2000 CFA, round-trip 3000 CFA; 7:00, 9:30, 13:00, 18:00 daily Ouaga to Fada: one-way 2500 CFA, round-trip 3000 CFA; 7:00, 9:00, 13:00, 18:00 daily Ouaga to Kompienga: one-way 4000 CFA, round-trip 7000 CFA; 9:00 daily Kompienga to Ouaga: one-way 4000 CFA, round-trip 7000 CFA; 7:00 daily

[edit] By taxi

"Far away" gare; minimum twice per day:

• Fada to Bilanga: one-way 1500 CFA
• Fada to Gayeri: one-way 1500 CFA
• Fada to Piela: one-way 1750 CFA

Central gare; minimum twice per day:

• Fada to Pama: one-way 1500 CFA
• Fada to Kompienga: one-way 2000 CFA

[edit] Places to stay

• Drew’s House (free): There is no electricity or running water, but there is a nice indoor shower space as well as a guest room complete with a bed, mattress, sheets, a pillow, and its own entrance. If you want to do something to pay his family back for their kindness, they really appreciate gifts of fish. Also, you can buy Miel du Gourma from his mom’s stand.
• Auberge Dieumoagu (2500-4000 CFA with fan and shared bathrooms): By far, Fada's nicest, well-managed, hostel. The traditionnal and artistic decorations made by a local artist make it the nicest small hostal I have seen in Burkina. It is composed of 4 big clean huts with fans and electricity, with a small restaurant and a nice paillotte. Local drummers perform there for a small fee (5000 CFA)and the owner, a gourmantche traditionnalist, organizes wild trips in villages near Fada (possibility to rent a motorcycle). It is located near the barrage, right beside the SIM protestant church, 50 metres from the paved road to Ouagadougou.
• TP (4000 CFA with fan, 6000 CFA with A/C): This is your typical Burkinabè hotel space: it’s not too dirty or too clean, and the toilet in your room might not always work, but hey, it’s got a bathroom with a mirror and running water, and it’s more or less conveniently located.
• Auberge La Belle Etoile [1](c.5000 CFA a double): Located on the road to Ouaga, 5 rooms with a fan, a paillotte in the courtyard and common shower/toilet. Quite clean. If the owner, a "young and dynamic Burkinabé" (ako Guide du Routard) is there, he can give you very good advice on what to do in Fada.
• Mariam Dwali Catholic Mission (not expensive): This place is relatively far from the more happening parts of town, but it is supposed to be nice. There are gardens there and in the case of the EAP, this is where we meet.
• Hotel Panache (the most expensive we know of in Fada): It is the rare PCV who stays at Panache, but it is supposed to be pretty nice, and they have begun work on a swimming pool, specifically, they are digging a hole in the ground by hand, but who knows? Maybe one day Fada will have a pool.

...now they have a pool, a nice garden, restaurants, internet etc.; for more informations, here is the website:

www.panachehotel.com [2]

[edit] Contact

[edit] Post Office

Open M-F 7:30 – 12 and 15:00 – 17:00

[edit] Internet

• Le Cyber Jeunes. It’s air-conditioned, the help is nice, and it’s inside a buvette. Hours: 9:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00 Monday-Friday, 10:00-20:00 Saturday. 500 CFA for 15 minutes, plus 250 CFA for each additional 15 minutes.

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit] Marché

Marché day is every Sunday, and the Fada marché seems to offer just about the same stuff as other marches in relatively big villes

[edit] Boutiques

There are a couple of pretty good alimentations where you can find things like tuna in water. In general, you can support the east by buying things like Miel du Gourma (not to be confused with imitation products like Miel Naturel du Gourma), Biala drinking water, and Lait du Gourma milk and yogurt (it’s delicious).

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit] Restaurants

• Restaurant de L’Est – moderately expensive. Like most Burkinabè restaurants, they don’t always have everything on their menu, but it’s one of the classier, more overpriced restaurants in Fada, and they have a pretty chewy pepper steak.
• Les Caraibes – moderately priced. Although they’ve recently switched chefs, Les Caraibes continues to offer some of the best fries in Fada, as well as good grilled fish, but be prepared to wait a long time for your food.
• Ben Nevis– moderately priced. This place stole the chef from Les Caraibes, so food is good, and there is dancing next door

[edit] Street food and snacks

• Bissap stand right outside the STMB gare.
• Curon is a frozen lemonade-type drink sold in sachets.
• The meat guy outside the internet café is good
• Lait du Gourma yogurt is always nice.

[edit][add listing] Drink

There are plenty of buvettes, but one of the nicest would have to be La Plage, not because their drinks are cold but because they’re located at the beach.

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