Benin and Togo Voodoo Discovery

Togo,  Benin

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Tour length 14 days

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A diverse journey through Benin and Togo offering traditional ceremonies, remote villages, varied landscapes, elaborate costumes, and an insight into two countries rarely visited by tourists and where the arrival of strangers is a event. Two dedicated voodoo departure festivals are offered in January marking the start of Benin's vibrant festival season. Voodoo - A unique chance to witness these intriguing and esoteric rituals. Diverse landscapes - Spend a night in a remarkable stilt village built on a lake at Ganvie and explore villages in the Atakora Mountains, accompanied by a fetish priest. Village Life - See traditional life up close, meet a village chief and pass through local markets.
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Tour ID 124421
Tour length 14 days
Language English
Group size 16
Age range 16 - 85

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Starting point

01 rue 20 bkp, Lomé, Togo
Hotel Napoleon Lagune, Hotel Reception
11:00

End point

01 rue 20 bkp, Lomé, Togo
Hotel Napoleon Lagune, Hotel reception
09:00

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Day 1: Join trip in Lome
Day 2: Lome city tour drive to Kpalime, visit the centre of artisans.
Day 3: Guided butterfly walk in the countryside. Continue to Sokode to witness a elaborate fire dance
Day 4: Drive to the Bassar region. Visit the clay houses and learn about the iron production
Day 5: Visit the Tamberma people in the Atakora mountains and the blacksmiths of the Kabye region
Day 6: Travel into Benin, visit the remote village of Taneka, continue to Djogou
Day 7: Drive south to Dassa stopping en route to meet the Fulani people and witness a Dankoli shrine
Day 8: Visit the town of Dassa and then the Royal Palace of Abomey
Day 9: See the incredible Egun and Gelede mask ceremonies
Day 10: Travel to incredible stilt village of Ganvie to spend a night in a stilt guesthouse
Day 11: Visit Ouidah, the spiritual home of Voodoo drive to Grand Popo
Day 12: Benin coast, Mono river estuary and Zangbeto dancing mask ceremony
Day 13: Return into Togo, visit Aneho, continue to Lome
Day 14: Trip ends in Lome

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