Understand
You will find Moore spoken everywhere and Lyele when you look for it (about 60/40).
Get in
To/from Ouaga:
Rayi_fs transport (near grand marche in Ouaga, near grand mosquee in KDG): every two hours 8:00-18:00. 1250 CFA one-way, 2500 round trip. Runs to Bobo daily at 8:00 and 14:00
You can also take KZA, STKF, STPW, EDBAF and numerous other transport services/bush taxis.
Transport to Dedougou is at cinema, across from Bon Marche
Get around
See
Sabou: sacred crocodiles ? tourist trap! (1000 CFA one-way from Gare Routiere)
Do
'''NAK''': Nuits Attypique de Koudougou takes place every year (November-ish), a mini SIAO/Bobo-cultural week
Swimming Pool at Le Club Palmiste.
2, yes 2, cinemas which show movies nightly as well as sporting events and beauty pageants. There is one near Bon Marche and one near the mosque.
'''Theatre Populaire de Koudougou''': across from Lycee Provincial, an open-air, stadium-style theatre.
Buy
Marche
At entrance to town (if coming from Ouaga) on right-hand side. Wonderful selection of fruits/vegetables/grains. Also has good selection of pagnes and traditional fabric, used clothes, bead, things for your house (buckets, etc.). Nice atmosphere. Will open new market near the mosque soon and all will move there.
There is also a street near the post known as the fruit market ? bananas, mangos, papayas, apples, pineapple, etc according to what is in season.
Boutiques
There are two western-style supermarches:
'''CORAM''': on KDG-DDG axis near the mosque
'''Bon marche''': on the route to Sabou, near gare routiere, across from cinema, fruit/veggie woman right outside
Can find most everything except skim milk powder.
Tailors
Good tailor behind Lycee Provincial, near sport stadium: good prices, friends.
Eat
'''Ety''': Patisserie with salads, pizza, burgers, ice cream, crepes, etc. On maid road (KDG-DDG). Great, but watch out for sleazy waiters (tip: look occupied with a book and they don_ft try to hit on you). Not too expensive (1000-2000 CFA for a meal).
'''Le Club Palmiste''': fries, salads, rice, spaghetti, etc. a ways out of town on the way to DDG after pavement ends. 500-1000 CFA for a meal.
'''La Consolatrice': on the right near where the pavement ends
Street food and snacks
Lots of benga, toh, rice/sauce, spaghetti, yogurt, dege, grilled corn, etc. Good food in STKF gare and right outside Rayis gare. Meat brochettes popular near cinema/EDBAF _ggare._h Bissap and water all over the place.
Drink
'''Zaka''' ? near the poste/cathedral. Relaxed, outside, French TV5
'''La Bache Blue'''
'''Le Titanic'''
Sleep
'''Catholic Mission''' (Petit Seminaire): (pcv rate) dormitory 1250 CFA per night, single room 2500 per night. You can eat meals here also. Out of town a bit on road to Dedougou, make a left at the 2-story gas station after pavement ends
'''Hotel Esperance''': 4000 CFA per night, room sleeps 2 people. On road to Dedougou, right after turn-off to Reo.
Contact
Post Office
On main road (KDG -> Dedougou); open normal weekday hours (NOT weekends).
Internet
'''Coconet''': near the marche, across the main street, 900 CFA per hour, decent connection speed
'''L_fespace Bureautique''': on main road on the way to Dedougou after turn-off to Reo; they also have a fax machine and a good photocopier.
Get out