Group tour · Bénin — where voodoo lives · Togo — a thin green country · 14–25 Mar 2026

Togo & Bénin March Adventure

Twelve days of Togo and Bénin outside festival season — a slower pace, the Plateau de Danyi, Tamberma country and the Beninese coast.

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Dates14–25 Mar 2026

Duration12 days

From€1,980

Single supplement€320

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

Without the festival crowds, March is a quieter and hotter time to travel Togo and Bénin — good for deeper village visits, hiking on the Danyi plateau, and slow days on the coast.

Itinerary

Day by day.

Day 1
14 Mar 2026
Lomé

Lomé
- Airport greeting
- City tour of Togo's capital
- Visit the fetish market (schedule permitting)
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Napoléon Lagune or similar — AC room
Day 2
15 Mar 2026
Lomé — Agbodrafo — Togoville

Togoville · Agbodrafo
- Pirogue across to Togoville
- Unique town and chalk factory (visually-impaired workforce)
- Lunch at the factory
- Evening immersion in local culture
Overnight
Hotel Ecole Safari — AC room
Day 3
16 Mar 2026
Agbodrafo — Mt Agou — Kpalimé

Agou · Mt Agou · Kpalimé · Kouma Kunda
- Visit Agou village
- Explore Kpalimé
- Potters' and painters' learning center
- Eco-Kouma Kunda with botanical garden
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Geyser or similar — AC room
Day 4
17 Mar 2026
Kpalimé — Bassar — Kara

Bafilo · Bassar · Kara
- Traditional weaving with the Bafilo weavers
- Tablecloths and blankets production
- Bassar fire dance
- Stroll in Kara
- Dinner
Overnight
Hotel La Douceur — AC room
Day 5
18 Mar 2026
Kara

Kara
- Leisurely exploration of Kara
- Local museum
- Market with regional fruits, vegetables and spices
- Dinner and overnight
Overnight
Hotel La Douceur — AC room
Day 6
19 Mar 2026
Kara — Tamberma & Somba — Natitingou

Tamberma · Somba · Natitingou
- Tamberma country with castle-like houses
- Cross border into Bénin
- Explore Natitingou
- Tchoukoutou beer
- Banana doughnut specialty
Overnight
Hotel Totora — AC room
Day 7
20 Mar 2026
Natitingou — Taneka Country — Djougou

Taneka Beri · Djougou · Natitingou
- Taneka Beri traditional village
- Meet the Tangba (possibly the village chief and witchdoctor)
- Unique handicrafts in Djougou
- Artisans' market
Overnight
Hotel Totora — AC room
Day 8
21 Mar 2026
Natitingou — Kouandé

Kouandé · Natitingou
- Ancient Bariba kingdom culture
- Meet the village king
- Learn about the feudal system
- Traditional artisan market
- Karité butter cooperative (women-run)
Overnight
Hotel Totora — AC room
Day 9
22 Mar 2026
Natitingou — Savalou — Dassa

Savalou · Dassa
- Voodoo culture's contemporary role
- Offering to the Dankoli witchdoctor
- "City of 41 hills" — Dassa
- Local cave and basilisk
- Dinner
Overnight
Auberge de Dassa — AC room
Day 10
23 Mar 2026
Dassa — Ouidah

Ouidah
- Traditional salt farm
- Walk the Road of Slaves
- Gate of No Return
- Temple of Pythons (voodoo symbol)
- Additional Ouidah exploration
- Dinner
Overnight
Hotel Dauphins — AC room
Day 11
24 Mar 2026
Ouidah — Ganvié

Abomey Calavi · Ganvié
- Scenic Route des Pêches (coconut-lined)
- Pirogue to the lakeside village
- Floating market
- Fish and bird observation
- Overnight in a lakehouse
Overnight
Centre Songhai, Porto Novo — AC room
Day 12
25 Mar 2026
Ganvié — Cotonou — departure

Cotonou
- Drive to Cotonou
- Dantokpa market — largest in West Africa
- Lunch in the market
- Artisans workshop
- Airport transfer