Riot of colors in Burkina Faso: Arly - national park

In the southeastern region of Burkina Faso, the amazing place of Arly is a national park, covering 760 square kilometers and towering hundreds of meters above sea level. The forests, savannahs, rivers and hills of Arly are part of a complex of nature conservation zones, including the territories of Benin and Burkina Faso, and all of this is part of the Ehrli-Singou ecosystem. The entire Arly ecosystem contains basins of several rivers. These include the undisturbed rivers of the Pendjari, which attract a great many animals of grass and forest savannah.

Flora National Park

On the territory of Arly (national park) , there is an amazing, unfortunately, disappearing tugai forest. Along the banks of the perpetually flowing rivers, it stretches for a couple of dozen meters on either side. The more extensive and dense tugai forest grows in the deltas of rivers and turns into impassable jungles. The flora there are numerous shrubs, willows growing at the very edge of the water, and a prickly blackberry - a favorite, but hard-to-reach delicacy of all herbivores and pheasants.

Wildlife of Arly

At present, many tourists are attracted to the Arly National Park. Attractions, which will surprise any traveler, are available here. This is a significant forest area along the banks of rivers and a lot of mammals and birds living in the national park. It is best to observe the representatives of the wild nature of Arly early in the morning. It is at this time that you can see hippos, performing water procedures, and even lions and leopards wandering along the coast in search of prey. The Arly Fauna (national park) is represented by baboons, red and green monkeys. In addition, this is one of the few places where the buffalo population has survived and is flourishing.

Also live and well are two hundred elephants and the main prey of the cat family - western bulls and equine antelopes.

Pools of rivers and reservoirs - an excellent home for crocodiles, often found in these places Nile lizards, representing the largest population of lizards in Africa. The Nile Varan is a strong in the paws, a powerful reptile, armed with sharp claws and strong, well-developed jaws. In addition, it is perfectly adapted to movement in the water, has a flattened tail from the sides and high-set nostrils, like a crocodile. Here live incredibly long pythons, able to swallow a small antelope entirely, and therefore dangerous for humans.

Not long ago, Arlie savannahs were the habitat of wild dogs, the disappearance of which is associated with a lack of protection at the national level and an increase in the number of people inhabiting nearby territories.

How to get there?

Arriving in Burkina Faso to get to the national park, you need to go to the city of Deepaga and there, following the route N19, you can find yourself on the territory of Arly. You can go on a trip to the park by renting a car or by booking seats in the excursion car. It is best to visit the Arly National Park, whose interesting places are easily accessible, just in the dry season. During the rainy season, roads are either too slippery and dangerous for movement, or the cavity is blurred. And in the dry season, you can contemplate almost all the fauna that gathered at the watering place on the banks of the rivers.

Where to stay?

Where to stay in Arlie? The national park boasts a three-star hotel "De la Tapoa". The area in which it is located is very close to the grassy savannah, and you can meet antelopes that freely walk through the territory. Rooms - a separate clay bungalow, surrounded by shrubs - representatives of the local flora. There is a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar.