How far is Korhogo from Abidjan?

600 kilometres on the A3 via Bouaké and Ferkessédougou, a full day of driving.

What can you buy in Korhogo?

Above all textiles: the painted Korhogo cloths and woven fabric from Waraniéné, plus wood carvings and pottery. Buy directly in the workshops.

When is the best time to visit northern Ivory Coast?

The dry season from December to April. December to February brings the harmattan, with dry dusty air and cooler nights.

What is a Korhogo cloth?

Coarse cotton painted with earth pigments and plant mud, showing animals, masks, dancers and symbols. Each piece is unique.

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Korhogo: Senufo country, weavers and carvers in the north.

Korhogo is the centre of the north and the most culturally distinct region in the country: dry savanna, mud architecture, and a concentration of craft you will find nowhere else — the painted Korhogo cloths, wood carvers, blacksmiths, potters and the Senufo panther dance. Anyone who only sees the coast has seen half of Ivory Coast. 600 kilometres from Abidjan, a full day of driving.

Masked Senufo figure in a full costume before onlookers

Masked figure before onlookers

The villages are the real reason

Korhogo itself is a busy provincial town; what is worth seeing lies in the craft villages around it — Waraniéné for weaving, Koni for the carvers, Fakaha for painting on cloth. Those roads are tracks and they are not signposted. With a driver who knows the region you see more in a day than you would alone in three.