Balleyara
Niger · Africa
About Balleyara
Baleyara is a town in Niger. It is two hours from Niamey on the route to Filingue.
Balleyara travel guide
Getting there
Bush taxis leave early from the Wadatta (pronounced Wa-dah-TAH) gare in Niamey, CFA 1,750 per person in a minivan or slightly more in a station wagon. Or, you can rent out an entire station wagon for CFA 20,000 one-way. One decent driver is Oumarou, 96-62-73-96.
Buy
Traditional hand-woven wedding blankets in bright, colorful patterns in various sizes and with complicated weaving. Black etched wooden bowls. Carved spoons, available from the same people as the black etched wooden bowls. Carved calabashes Pagne fabric sold by pagne (2 metres). Enitex brand from Niger is cheaper.
Sleep
There are no hotels in town but there is a new campement/resort about 3 km before town, with all the amenities. However, you could also visit Balleyara as just a day-trip from Niamey.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.