Togo/Benin – Aug 2027

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Togo and Benin are peaceful West African countries with fascinating cultures and traditions, without large numbers of tourists.  This will be an unforgettable tour in two of the least known countries of Africa.  Matt Ebiner from GeoTours will lead the group along with a local English-speaking guide.  Group will be 6-12 people.

LAND COST = $3290 – includes lodging in a double/twin room, all meals, private vehicles, English-speaking guide, many entries/activities.  Single rooms cost +$400.  Discounts for GeoTours alumni and early registration. Registration starts on Monday, 5/25/26.  Apply for the tour at geotours.us/TOUR/Togo-Benin-2027

NOT INCLUDED – Airfare from the USA (about $1900 round-trip), visa fees, drinks, tips, shopping, personal expenses.

INCLUDED ENTRIES/ACTIVITIES

• Lome, TOGO – City tour, including the central market and the fetish market
• Lome, TOGO – Cooking class
• Kpalime, TOGO – Hike (optional) to Mt. Agou (3,225’), the highest peak in Togo, or walk in the lush hills
• Sokode, TOGO – Evening fire dance performance
• Sokode, TOGO – Kotokoli tribe, horse riding demonstration by traditionally dressed men
• Kara, TOGO – Encounter friendly elephants that regularly visit this village
• Kabye tribe, TOGO – Village visit
• Tamberma tribe, TOGO – Village visit, fortified dwellings called “adobe castles”
• Yam Festival, BEN – Annual celebration in mid-August with food, music, traditional dancing
• Ganvie, BEN – Boat ride on Lake Nokwe to visit Ganvie village, built on stilts above the water
• Taneka tribe, BEN – Meet the fetish priests
• Abomey, BEN – Gelede dance performance
• Ouidah, BEN – Slave-trading center in the 1700s, 1800s
• Ouidah, BEN – Zangbeto dance performance
• Ouidah, BEN – Voodoo ceremony
• Cotonou, BEN – City tour, including monuments and murals