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2-day Cultural Tour In Benin At Ouidah And Cotonou

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Rural Experience, Culture, History

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French

Description

Delve into the culture of Beninese people through this 2-day trip and much more about Cotonou and Ouidah. Visit the famous Python Temple, Ouidah Museum of History, the Sacred Forest, the historic Door of No Return, lake people of Ladji in Cotonou, treck along the Lagoon of Cotonou, visit the voodoo market of Dantokpa and artisan center of Cotonou.

Highlights
  • Treck along the Lagoon side of Cotonou
  • Visit the voodoo market
  • The lake people of Ladji
  • Pay respects at the famous Python Temple
  • Observe the artefacts at the Ouidah Museum of History
  • Explore the Sacred Forest of the first king of Ouidah Kpasse
  • Trek along the slavery road to the Door of No Return
  • Meet voodoo ifa Priest
  • Day 1: Reach Cotonou expand_more
    1. Meet your tour guide at Cotonou and get transferred to 3stars hotel in Cotonou by air conditioned car/ bus. A welcome snack will be served on checking in at the hotel.
    2. Treck along the Lagoon side of Cotonou, 
    3. Visit the lake people of Ladji.Most of those people are fishers men 
    4. Visit the artisan center of Cotonou.
    5. Visit the voodoo market of Dantokpa, there ifa Priest will tell you about voodoo powers
  • Day 2: Reach Ouidah expand_more
    • Transfer to ouidah after the breakfast
    • Visit  the following places in the day:
    •  Zinsou Foundation Museum: The Musée de la Fondation Zinsou hosts an annual selection of works from the Zinsou family collection.
    • Python Temple: The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a significant totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practised by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
    • Ouidah Museum of History: It contains a wealth of objects and illustrations of historic and cultural significance, which together gives the visitor an intimate understanding of the region's past 
    • Sacred Forest of Kpasse: The Sacred Forest of Ouidah is a high spiritual place. It was the best place of the King of Kpasse, the First King of Ouidah, who was living in Savi. 
    • Trek along the Slavery road, reach the Door of no Return at the seaside of Ouidah to walk along the seaside.
    • Meet voodoo ifa Priest and know much more about voodoo in Ouidah
    • End of the tour. Back to the airport in Cotonou.
What's Included
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Transportation
  • All included activities
  • Welcome snack
  • One 1.5 liter bottle of mineral water 
  • Entrance tickets
What's Excluded
  • Personal expenses
  • Photos 
  • Extract activities
What to bring

  • Camera

  • Personal important objets 

Know before you go
  • Rooms are on double sharing

  • Air-conditioned rooms available in the hotel

  • Yellow fever vaccination

  • Malaria prevention

  • Ointment against mosquito bites

  • Covid19 vaccination

  • With respect to the barrier measures against covid19 (having a hydroalcoholic gel, wearing a mask etc.)

Meeting Point

COO Airport, Rue 2100, Cotonou, Bénin

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 2USD 616 Per Group
3 To 4USD 901 Per Group
5 To 8USD 1458 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 616 / group