Overview
Cost/Person: USD $1570
Minimum number: 5
The individual tour can also be arranged
DURATION: 14 days
IDEAL AGE: 8 to 75 year-olds
STYLE : In-depth West African Culture, History and Wildlife
OPERATOR: Destination Afrique
TOUR CODE: #DW12020
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Introduction
A 7-day tour of Benin, Voodoo Centers, a Stilt Village, fetish market, snake temples, sacred forest with firsthand experience of the voodoo temple
Day 1: Arrival Start Point: Cotonou Airport, Cotonou, Benin
Meet your arriving flight at Cadjehoun Airport, Cotonou. Safe transport to your hotel in an air-conditioned standard car Refresh and relax, Overnight in a budget guesthouse in Cotonou.
Day 2: Cotonou City Tour: Morning departure to the city of Cotonou, Do a city tour of Cotonou. Overnight stay in Cotonou
Day 3: Fetish Market, Snakes Temple, Sacred Forest, Ganvié Stilt Village
In the Morning do an excursion to the unique stilt village of Ganvié, on top of Lake Nokoué Benin, in the afternoon return to Ouidah, the center of Voodoo religion in Benin, also known for its central role played in the slave trade in the 17th century. Visit the Temple of Snakes, the Sacred Forest, and the Point of No Return, in the evening witness the Zangbeto Mask dance. Overnight stay in Ouidah.
Day 4: in the Morning departure to Abomey, capital of the ancient Dahomey Kingdom Stop at Benin's most powerful shrine, Dankoli shrine, visit the underground caves, Agongoito in Bohicon overnight sty in Abomey
Day 5: Drive to the "City of 41 Hills", Dassa Zoumé, witness the Egun mask dance, drive to visit the Fulani tribe. Spend the night at Dassa.
Day 6: in the morning, Travel to Porto Novo, visit the Ethnographic museum of Porto Novo. Visit the old mosque with Brasilian architecture built by some descendants of Brazilian slaves, visit the Ajara market visit King Tofa Palace (Honme Museum), the muse Da-silva. Drive back to Cotonou and spend the night.
Day 7: Relax in the hotel and spend the day at the beach and swim. Depart to the airport in the evening
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