Journey through Benin and Togo, discovering remote villages, varied landscapes and traditional ceremonies
  • Witness a traditional fire dance in Sokode.
  • Visit fortified Tamberma dwellings in the Atakora Mountains.
  • Visit Dankoli fetish shrine, an important center of Voodoo petitions.
  • See bas-reliefs at the Royal Palaces of Abomey.
  • Witness Egun and Gelede mask ceremonies in Cove and Abomey.
  • Sail through Ganvie, Africa’s largest stilt village.
  • Walk Ouidah’s slave route to the beach and Python Temple.
  • Cruise the Mono River estuary through mangroves past tiny villages.
Stay in a range of simple, comfortable hotels and guesthouses, from Lome’s Onomo to Kara’s bungalow gardens with a pool and restaurant. Expect basic rooms in places like Natittingou and Abomey (often double or single only), and a memorable night in Ganvie’s very basic stilt guesthouse.