Benin · Culture

3-Day Ganvié Tour from Cotonou with Floating Market and Voodoo

3 Days Round trip from Cotonou Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Take a boat ride to reach the floating village of Ganvié
02 Enjoy a welcome with 'Atchi', an acrobatic floating dance
03 Witness the traditional process of aluminium cooking pot making
04 See how a woman traditionally weaves cloth in Ganvié
05 Attend a live voodoo ceremony
06 Visit three partially famous lake villages: Sô-Ava, Sô-Tchanhoué, and Sô-Zounkô

Sign up for a 3-day tour to Ganvié, a lake village in Benin, and be welcomed with 'Atchi', an acrobatic floating dance. Experience the nightlife of Ganvié, visit the early floating market, and learn about the traditional process of making aluminium cooking pots. Witness women weaving cloth in Ganvié and attend a live voodoo ceremony. You will also visit three partially famous lake villages in the region: Sô-Ava, Sô-Tchanhoué, and Sô-Zounkô.

Enjoy 'Atchi', your acrobatic floating dance welcome, from the entrance of Ganvié, the site of the early floating market, to your hotel in Ganvié.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Ganvié

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Cotonou to Ganvié by Car and Boat

Depart from Cotonou Airport, travel to Abomey-Calavi by car or bus, and continue to Ganvié by boat.
Enjoy 'Atchi', your acrobatic floating dance welcome, from the entrance of Ganvié, the site of the early floating market, to your hotel in Ganvié. The dancers will wear the same T-shirts and perform with many paddles, dancing and singing to the rhythm of drums.
Experience the nightlife of Ganvié by boat.
Return to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 02

Floating Market and Cultural Discoveries in Ganvié

Wake up early and head to the early floating market of Ganvié.
Explore the market by boat and observe the daily life of the locals.
Witness the traditional way of making an aluminium cooking pot.
Attend the children's place, where they gather to make traditional objects to amuse themselves, while others play traditional games. Tourists will witness interesting traditional games played by both girls and boys.
Head back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 03

Weaving, Voodoo Ceremony, and Lake Villages

Have an early morning breakfast and begin the day's adventures.
Witness how a woman traditionally weaves cloth in Ganvié.
Attend a 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.