Togo & Bénin Voodoo Festival Tour
Eleven days tracing Togo and Bénin — from Lomé to the Tamberma valley, then south to the annual voodoo festival at Ouidah.
The yearly Voodoo festival in Allada is Bénin's highlight, and we spend a couple of days among the performers and participants, together with a fair share of exploration around Togo and Bénin's most scenic places.
Day by day.
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Day 1
3 Jan 2026Lomé
Lomé
- Airport greeting and city tour
- Visit the fetish market (schedule permitting)
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Napoléon Lagune or similar — AC room -
Day 2
4 Jan 2026Lomé — Mt Agou — Kpalimé
Agou · Mt Agou · Kpalimé · Kouma Kunda
- Visit Agou village with scenic views
- Potter and painter learning center
- Botanical garden at Kouma Kunda
- Discover local flora and fauna
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Hotel Le Geyser or similar — AC room
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Day 3
5 Jan 2026Kpalimé — Kara
Kpalimé · Bafilo · Kara
- Learn traditional weaving techniques with Bafilo weavers
- Stops in roadside villages
- Town stroll and dinner
Overnight
Hotel La Douceur — AC room
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Day 4
6 Jan 2026Kara — Tamberma & Somba — Natitingou
Tamberma · Somba · Natitingou
- Explore traditional castle-like Tamberma houses
- Cross into Bénin
- Explore Natitingou
- Sample Tchoukoutou beer
- Banana doughnuts specialty
Overnight
Hotel Totora — AC room
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Day 5
7 Jan 2026Natitingou — Savalou — Dassa
Savalou · Dassa
- Learn about voodoo culture
- Offering to Dankoli Witchdoctor
- Explore local cave and basilisk
- Dinner in town
Overnight
Auberge de Dassa — AC room -
Day 6
8 Jan 2026Dassa — Allada — Ouidah
Allada · Ouidah
- Afternoon voodoo festivities participation
- Interact with local performers
- Cultural immersion
Overnight
Hotel Dauphins or similar — AC room
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Day 7
9 Jan 2026Ouidah — Allada — Ouidah
Allada · Ouidah
- Annual voodoo festival attendance
- Dances and performances
- Local cuisine tasting
- Local connections and interactions
- Visits to Allada and surroundings
Overnight
Hotel Dauphins or similar — AC room
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Day 8
10 Jan 2026Ouidah — Ganvié
Abomey Calavi · Lake Nokoué · Ganvié
- Boat departure from Abomey Calavi port
- Lake Nokoué cruise
- Stay among locals in the stilt village
Overnight
Local lakehouse — Basic facilities -
Day 9
11 Jan 2026Ganvié — Porto Novo
Porto Novo · Adjarra
- Pirogue journey to Porto Novo
- City exploration
- Centre Songhai: honey, jams, baobab juice
- African Masks Museum
- Traditional djembe workshop in Adjarra
- Local dinner
Overnight
Centre Songhai — AC room
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Day 10
12 Jan 2026Porto Novo — Cotonou
Cotonou
- Dantokpa market tour — largest in West Africa
- Market lunch
- Artisans workshop visit
- Free afternoon
- Evening among locals
Overnight
Hotel Tahiti — AC room
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Day 11
13 Jan 2026Cotonou — departure
Cotonou
- Additional Cotonou neighborhood visits (schedule permitting)
- Airport transfer
What's included
- Breakfast on days 2–11
- Dinner on day 8
- Private transport
- Accommodation
- Access to the festival
What's not included
- Flight to Lomé and from Cotonou
- Visa
- PCR test if needed
- Tips for local guide & driver
- Drinks, souvenirs
- Personal expenses
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