
The south
Ganvié
A town of 30,000 on stilts in Lake Nokoué, founded by people who fled the slave raids and never left.
[ 6°28′ N, 2°25′ E ]Full page text for this destination is being written. In the meantime, the journeys below visit it, and we are happy to build a private itinerary around it.
- Region
- The south
- Coordinates
- 6°28′ N, 2°25′ E
- Best time
- November to March
Journeys that go here

Nov – Feb
[ 7°11′ N, 1°59′ E ]
The Twelve Kings
From 1 450 000 F≈ €2,210 · 7 days
Abomey's palaces and bas-reliefs, then the road the kingdom took to the sea.
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Year round
[ 6°28′ N, 2°25′ E ]
Lagoon & Coast
From 620 000 F≈ €945 · 4 days
Ganvié by pirogue at dawn, Porto-Novo's Afro-Brazilian streets, Grand-Popo's empty beach.
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Nov – Mar
[ 9°21′ N, 2°37′ E ]
The Grand Tour of Benin
From 3 600 000 F≈ €5,490 · 14 days
Fourteen days, the whole country: the coast, the kingdoms, the Collines, the Atakora and both national parks.
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