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Day 1 Cotonou, Benin
Arrive Cotonou, Benin; meet assist and transfer to Hotel. Orientation. Meal(s) Included: No Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar Day 2 Cotonou
City Tour of Cotonou, including the major landmarks. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar Day 3 Cotonou
Tour of Cotonou continues including tours of the residential quarter with unique multi-colored 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 Day 4 Ouidah
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 Day 5 Ouidah
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 Day 6 Abomey
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 magnificient 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 Day 7 Ganvie
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 Day 8 Natitingou
Visit the Natitingou Museum for an interesting overview of the Somba culture. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Tata Somba or Similar Day 9 Porto Novo
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 Day 10 Alladah
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 Day 11 Cotonou
Today decide on your itinerary with the assistance of your guide & driver. In the evening, depart for your flight home. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Tour Info
TOUR INCLUDES TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE Pricing
January - December
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