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Benin and Togo: 13-Day Voodoo and Tribal Culture Tour

By Dahomey African Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$7,052 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 13d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Explore the Great Mosque in Porto-Novo and the Parakou local market
  • Visit the Taneka village, where voodoo priests wear animal skins
  • Witness the daily life of the Fulani people and their cheese-making process
  • Experience the Guelede dance, a UNESCO-listed cultural heritage of humanity
  • Discover the Tata Somba fortress homes and meet a powerful voodoo priest

Activity location

    • Lomé
    • Lomé, Maritime Region, Togo

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Lomé
    • Lomé, Maritime Region, Togo

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Benin and Togo: 13-Day Voodoo and Tribal Culture Tour

  • Activity duration is 13 days13d
    13d
  • English
Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
AU$7,052.45 x 1 AdultAU$7,052.45
Total
Price is AU$7,052.45
Until Thu, 16 July

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Hotel
  • Inclusions
    Meals(Breakfast, Lunch, Diner and water)
  • Inclusions
    Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
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    Entrance fees to all sites
  • Inclusions
    Tour guide commentary
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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Driver
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    Flights
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    Travel Insurance
  • Exclusions
    Visas
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    Personal expenses
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    Tips
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    Drinks

What you can expect

  • Embark on a 13-day journey through Benin and Togo. Visit the Ganvie Stilt Village, the Great Mosque, and the Adjarra Market. See the Holi Tribe, the Guelede Dance, and the Gari Processing. Explore the Dankoli Shrine, the Parakou Market, and the Fulani Nomad Camps.

    Day 1: Arrival in Cotonou
    Meet and greet at Bernardin Cardinal Gantin Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Cotonou for a briefing and dinner.

    Day 2: Ganvie Stilt Village, Great Mosque & Adjarra
    Visit Ganvie, Africa’s largest stilt village. Drive to Porto-Novo to explore the Great Mosque, a former Afro-Brazilian church. Experience Adjarra’s drum-making, basketry, distillery, and market.

    Day 3: Holi Tribe, Guelede Dance & Gari Processing
    Visit the Holi-Ije village to see tattooed women. Attend the UNESCO-listed Guelede dance. Observe gari (cassava flour) processing. Transfer to Dassa.

    Day 4: Dankoli Shrine & Parakou Market
    Drive to Parakou via the voodoo shrine in Savalou. Explore the Parakou local market.

    Day 5: Fulani Nomad Camps & Nikki Market
    Witness Fulani daily life, cheese processing, and milk collection. Visit Nikki Market.

    Day 6: Nikki Emperor, Horse & Teke Dance
    Meet the paramount king of the Bariba. Experience the Nikki horse and Teke dances.

    Day 7: Taneka Community & Transfer to Natitingou
    Visit the Taneka village, where voodoo priests wear animal skins. Continue to Natitingou.

    Day 8: Tata Somba, Boukounbe & Koutamakou
    Explore Tata Somba fortress homes. Meet a powerful voodoo priest in Boukounbe. Visit UNESCO-listed Koutamakou before crossing into Togo.

    Day 9: Blacksmiths, Market & Fire Dance in Sokode
    Visit Tchare village’s ironworkers. Explore Kara Market, then drive to Sokode for the fire dance.

    Day 10: Lomé Market, Fetish Market & Togoville
    Discover Lomé’s Artisanal and Fetish Markets. Cross Lake Togo to Togoville, a voodoo hub.

    Day 11: Grand-Popo & Voodoo Ceremonies
    Cross into Benin to witness Zangbeto, Gambada, and Kokou voodoo ceremonies. Transfer to Ouidah.

    Day 12: Salt Processing, Oracle Consultation & Twin Ceremony
    Learn about Djegbadji salt production. Experience an oracle consultation, twin ceremony, and Abiku rituals.

    Day 13: Hotel Relaxation, Slave Road, Pythons Temple, Sacred Forest, Amazon Square and Transfer to Airport for Departure
    Relax at the hotel, visit the Slave Road, Pythons Temple, and the Sacred Forest. Stop at Amazon Square in Cotonou. Finally, transfer to the airport for departure after an unforgettable 13-day journey.

Location

Activity location

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    • Lomé
    • Lomé, Maritime Region, Togo

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Lomé
    • Lomé, Maritime Region, Togo