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- Explore!
- Group Tour
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- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Highlights
- Witness the intriguing and esoteric rituals of West Africa
- Visit remote fortified dwellings in the Atakora mountains
- Wander through the impressive Royal Palace at Abomey
- See the remarkable stilt village on Lake Nokwe
Itinerary
- Introduction
- 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 Natittingou
- 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 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 Cotonou, the capital of Benin and 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
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Onomo Hotel, Lome
HotelDays 1, 13Hotel Parc Residence
Hotelday 2Hotel La Mirell
Hotelday 3Hotel Kara
HotelDays 4, 5Totora Hotel
Hotelday 6Hotel Jeko
Hotelday 7Bis Hotel
HotelDays 8, 9Auberge Carrefour Ganvie Chez M
Guesthouseday 10Hotel Awale Plage
HotelDays 11, 12
Operated by
Explore!
Number of tours
454
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
96%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingGood
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideGood
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
Todd· June 26th, 2024It was a horror because Explore did not communicate with the agency in a timely manner which conducted the tour. It was not until the last day, after I arrived at the airport, that I received a confirmation that I had requested and paid for a single supplement. Everyday there was an argument about this with the tour guide and for several nights I had a shared room.Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewHi Todd, Thank you for taking the time to review your Botswana Wildlife Safari. I do apologise for the confusion the room type booked whilst on tour. It does appear that your tour was booked on a twin-share basis, and the Booking Confirmation and Final... Show moreTrip date: December 2023- APedro Manuel· April 15th, 2023Other than a sad experience on leaving Togo on the last day (I will comment later) I would say that the dances and Ouhada were the most striking momentsTrip date: April 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABev· August 21st, 2023The dances and ceremonies were fascinating.Trip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAlan· August 25th, 2023GanvieTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AFrank· October 29th, 2023Village visits.Trip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AKaren· January 29th, 2024Mask ceremonies, villages with castle houses, GanvieTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASarah· January 26th, 2024Villages dancing and drumming the stilt townTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AChristian· January 29th, 2024visiting the various villagesTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- Hhelenscaressolidsolutionscouk· September 3rd, 2019Janvier's knowledge and enthusiasm to share the countries were fantastic. His personal relationships with contacts in remote villages and cultural locations enabled us to see deep insights into rare events.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your lovely review. My favourite trips were to the countries I knew the least about. I am glad you enjoyed your trip!Trip date: August 2019
- ACiaran· May 17th, 2019I think the name of the trip is a bit misleading, it doesn't have as much voodoo as you'd expect from the nameExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review and feedback.Trip date: March 2018
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