In a relatively peaceful pocket of West Africa, Burkina Faso celebrates its ancient customs as proudly as it does its modern culture. The unusually modern cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso blend European café and cinema culture with living animist rites and traditional music. Discover architectural styles unlike anything you’ve ever seen, from spiked mosques to psychedelic mud brick villages. Nature reveals herself in the sacred rock formations and hoards of wild elephants.