Group tour · Bénin — where voodoo lives · Togo — a thin green country · Nigeria · 3–15 Jan 2026

From Lomé to Lagos: Voodoo Festival & Nigerian Heritage

A thirteen-day coastal traverse: Togo, Bénin's voodoo festival, and the Nigerian heritage trail all the way to Lagos.

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Dates3–15 Jan 2026

Duration13 days

From€2,260

Single supplement€250

DestinationsBénin — where voodoo lives · Togo — a thin green country · Nigeria

An extended journey along the Gulf of Guinea that takes in the Voodoo Festival of Ouidah, the Batammariba houses of northern Togo, and the Yoruba heritage of southwestern Nigeria, finishing in Lagos.

Itinerary

Day by day.

Day 1
3 Jan 2026
Lomé

Lomé
- Airport arrival and meeting with guide & driver
- City tour of Togo's capital
- Visit fetish market (schedule permitting)
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Napoléon Lagune or similar — AC room
Day 2
4 Jan 2026
Lomé — Mt Agou — Kpalimé

Agou · Mt Agou · Kpalimé · Kouma Kunda
- Visit Agou village with scenic views
- Explore Kpalimé, the artisanal town
- Potters' and painters' learning center
- Botanical garden at Kouma Kunda
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Le Geyser or similar — AC room
Day 3
5 Jan 2026
Kpalimé — Kara

Bafilo · Kara
- Learn traditional weaving with the Bafilo weavers
- Stops at roadside villages
- Town stroll and dinner
Overnight
Hotel La Douceur — AC room
Day 4
6 Jan 2026
Kara — Tamberma & Somba — Natitingou

Tamberma · Somba · Natitingou
- Explore castle-like Tamberma houses
- Cross border into Bénin
- Explore Natitingou
- Sample Tchoukoutou beer
- Banana doughnut specialty
Overnight
Hotel Totora — AC room
Day 5
7 Jan 2026
Natitingou — Savalou — Dassa

Savalou · Dassa
- Learn about Beninese voodoo culture
- Offering to the Dankoli witchdoctor
- Explore local cave and basilisk
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Auberge de Dassa — AC room
Day 6
8 Jan 2026
Dassa — Allada — Ouidah

Allada · Ouidah
- Drive to Allada
- Afternoon voodoo festivities
- Learn culture and beliefs of performers
- Evening in Ouidah
Overnight
Hotel Dauphins or similar — AC room
Day 7
9 Jan 2026
Ouidah — Allada — Ouidah

Allada · Ouidah
- Annual voodoo festival
- Dances and performances
- Beninese delicacies
- Local friendships
- Visits around Allada
Overnight
Hotel Dauphins or similar — AC room
Day 8
10 Jan 2026
Ouidah — Ganvié

Abomey Calavi · Lake Nokoué · Ganvié
- Depart for Abomey Calavi port
- Boat trip on Lake Nokoué
- Arrive at the stilt village of Ganvié
- Spend the night among locals
Overnight
Local lakehouse — Basic facilities
Day 9
11 Jan 2026
Ganvié — Porto Novo

Porto Novo · Adjarra
- Pirogue ride across the lake to Porto Novo
- Explore the administrative capital
- Centre Songhai (honey, jams, baobab juice)
- Museum of African Masks
- Traditional djembe workshop in Adjarra
- Dinner with locals
Overnight
Centre Songhai — AC room
Day 10
12 Jan 2026
Porto Novo — Cotonou

Cotonou
- Morning drive to Cotonou
- Dantokpa market — largest in West Africa
- Market lunch
- Artisans workshop
- Free afternoon
- Dinner among locals
Overnight
Hotel Tahiti — AC room
Day 11
13 Jan 2026
Cotonou — Lagos

Seme border · Badagry · Lagos
- Early morning scenic drive to Seme border
- Meet Nigerian guide team
- Historic Badagry town
- Slave Museum and First Storey Building
- Travel to Lagos
- National Museum
Overnight
Lagos hotel — AC room
Day 12
14 Jan 2026
Lagos — Abeokuta — Lagos

Lagos · Abeokuta
- Adventure to Abeokuta
- Tour of the city, history and scenery
- Olumo Rock with commanding views
- Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
- Alake's Market
- Return to Lagos; relax
Overnight
Lagos hotel — AC room
Day 13
15 Jan 2026
Lagos — departure

Lagos
- Visit Makoko floating community
- Lekki Conservation Center (longest canopy walk in Africa)
- Nike Art Gallery
- Additional Lagos stops (time permitting)
- Airport transfer