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Description
Sign up for a 3-day tour to Ganvie, a lake village in Benin and be welcomed by a floating acrobatic dance. Experience the nightlife of Ganvie, check out the early floating market and learn about the traditional aluminium cooking pot-making process. Witness cloth weaving by women in Ganvié and a live voodoo ceremony. Also, travel to three famous partial lakes of the region.
Highlights
- Take a boat ride to reach the floating village of Ganvie
- Enjoy a welcome with "Atchi", an acrobatic floating dance
- Witness traditional process aluminium cooking pot making
- See how a woman make weaving cloth
- Attend live voodoo ceremony
- Visit three partial lake villages: Sô-Ava, Sô-Tchanhoué and Sô-Zounkô
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Day 1: Cotonou - Ganvie expand_more
- Depart from Cotonou Airport, reach Abomey-Calavi by car/bus and travel to Ganvie by boat.
- Enjoy"Atchi", your acrobatic floating dance, from the entrance of Ganvié, the place of the early floating market, to your hotel in Ganvié. The dancers will be in the same tee-shirts with many paddles dancing and singing to the rhythm of drums.
- Experience the nightlife of Ganvie by boat.
- Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 2: Ganvie Sightseeing expand_more
- Wake up early and head to the Early Floating Market of Ganvie.
- Explore the market on a boat and observe the daily life of the locals.
- Witness the traditional way to make an aluminium cooking pot.
- Attend the children's place, where they gather to make some traditional objects to amuse themselves; others will be playing traditional games. Tourists will witness female and male interesting children's package games.
- Head back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
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Day 3: Ganvie - Cotonou expand_more
- Have an early morning breakfast and begin the day's adventures.
- Witness how a woman weaves a cloth traditionally in Ganvié.
- Attend live voodoo ceremony.
- Visit three partially famous lake villages: So-Ava, So-Tchanhoue and Sô-Zounkô and spend time in nature.
- Travel back to Cotonou Airport for departure.
What's Included
- Transportation by car/ bus and boat
- Local Benin tour guide
- Accommodation for two nights
- Meals
- All mentioned activities
- Entrance tickets
- Welcome snacks
- One bottle of mineral water per tourist per day
What's Excluded
- Drinks.
- Extra activities
- Particular expenses
- Ifa priest consulting
What to bring
- Camera
- Personal belongings
Know before you go
- Rooms are on a double-sharing basis
- Yellow fever vaccination is required
- Malaria prevention
- Insect repellants
- Respect the barrier measures against covid-19 (sanitisers, masks, etc.)
Meeting Point
Cotonou, Benin
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 2 | EUR 655 Per Group |
| 3 To 4 | EUR 761 Per Group |
| 5 To 6 | EUR 1022 Per Group |
| 7 To 8 | EUR 1203 Per Group |
| 9 To 10 | EUR 1304 Per Group |
| 11 To 12 | EUR 1325 Per Group |
This is a group tour | |
Starting From
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USD 719 / group