It is difficult to describe the villages and approach of Yougo and its beauty. The village of Yougo Piri is more easy to understand because of its overwhelming moment when you see the houses almost stuck against the wall, after climbing from the plain 300 meters coming from Koundou, Yendouma or Tiogou. When you walk thru the village one comes to “the roof” of the mountain and walks toward Yougo Dogorou at the other side of the freestanding mountain.
Walking over bridges made with braches to overcome the several gaps that cut throughthe mountains you come to the entrance of Yougo Dogorou. A very narrow steep gap protected for falling by braches you can climb down over typical Dogon ladders towards the cavern with the old Tellem houses nearby.
Continuing your walk one finds two dams made by us which holds the water that comes down during the rain period at the end one comes at the viewpoint of the most beautifully protected Tellem granaries under the enormous overhang of the rocks. Continuing through the houses of the village, which are situated in between all the bolder rocks and mostly have several levels, one arrives on the village square with the Toguna, the Giant Baobab. Here all the people of the Dogon land comes for advice and consultation and this is the place where the Sirigi and Dama starts. De villages continue down de slopes. One descends the village on this side of the mountain passing by Yougo Na facing de cliffs of Bandiagarra and Koundou.
