8-Day Cultural Tour of Benin with Ganvié, Abomey and Ouidah

• Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel.

• Transfer by car and canoe to the marshlands of Sô Ava and Ganvié, the 'Venice of Africa'.

• Discover the local birdlife.

• Have lunch and return to Cotonou for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Head to Abomey, the town of kings.

• Visit the surprising underground village of Agongouinto, which served as a hiding place for warriors.

Have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

• Take a guided tour of the ancient royal palace of Abomey, listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

• Transfer to the shore of Lake Ahémé.

• Have lunch at Possotomé beach and discover the traditional use of plants for medicinal and food purposes.

• Enjoy an evening programme of legends and stories.

Overnight stay at the eco-guesthouse.

• Take a boat trip on Lake Ahémé, with its changing colours, to take part in the fishermen's daily life and practise throwing a net.

• Go on a voodoo hike and learn about the divinities of the village.

• Spend your evening enjoying music.

Overnight stay at the eco-guesthouse.

• Track the Mona monkeys in the sacred forest of Kpétou.

• Have lunch in the homestay.

• Participate in the women's activities, such as mat weaving and market gardening.

• Return to Possotomé for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Travel to Avlo, a magnificent fishing village enclosed between the River Mono and the Atlantic Ocean.

• Take a boat ride to the 'Boca del Rio', where the river meets the ocean.

• Enjoy a swim and tour the village in the afternoon.

Overnight stay at the ecolodge on Avlo beach.

• Visit the town of Ouidah, where captured slaves started their journey to the New World.

• Proceed to the museum at the old Portuguese fort.

• Follow the slave road walked by chained men, women, and children to the 'Gate of No Return'.

• Continue to Cotonou and visit the enormous market of Dantokpa and the Centre of Promotion of Artisan Work.

• Transfer to the airport.