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11 days 10 nights
Daily Tour
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English, Francais
Spend a day in the birthplace of Voodoo, visit the “Gate of No Return”, visit the Royal Palace in Abomey and have an audience with the King! This tour includes a special visit to Ganvie, an entire village built on stilts in Lake Nokoue!
Arrive Cotonou, Benin; meet assist and transfer to Hotel. Orientation.
Meal(s) Included: No
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
City Tour of Cotonou, including the major landmarks.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Tour of Cotonou continues including tours of the residential quarter with unique multi-coloured villas. Visit the lagoon market and Artisans Center. The balance of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Cotonou.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Spend the day in Ouidah, the birthplace of Voodoo. Visit the Museum of History where the exhibits focus on the slave trade and Benin’s links with Brazil and the Caribbean. Visit Kindji market square. Visit the Cathedral and the famous Temple of Sacred Pythons.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Tour of Ouidah continues including the slave trading post , the sacred forest. Walk the “Road of the slaves”, visit the place of the common grave, the tree of forgetfulness and the “gate of no return.”
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Morning departure to Abomey with visits to the Royal Palace Museum and an audience with the King of Abomey. Abomey still retains many reminders of its magnificent past including the Palace, the Historical Museum and the Royal Sepulchres bearing witness to a brave and powerful people. Watch the craftsmen create works in iron, copper and bronze.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Dako Ler Bohicon or Similar
A major highlight of a visit to Benin is Ganvie, “THE VENICE of AFRICA”. More than 12,000 live in houses built on stilts in Lake Nokoue. Learn the reason for and history of this unique housing arrangement.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Visit the Natitingou Museum for an interesting overview of the Somba culture.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Tata Somba or Similar
Visit the Ethnographic Museum, the Brazilian Church and the 300 year-old Palace of King Toffa. Enjoy a performance of the 'Guardians of the Night' spirit dancers.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Travel to Alladah to see the birthplace of Toussaint L’Ouverture, the liberator of Haiti. Visit the town to interact with the people and the King at his Palace.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar
Today decide on your itinerary with the assistance of your guide & driver. In the evening, depart for your flight home.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
