10-DAY BENIN TOUR ITINERARY
Cost: $1,520.00 (includes accommodation, transportation, sightseeing tours, and meals; flight ticket excluded)
Day 1 - Arrival in Cotonou
Pick-up at Cadjehoun International Airport, Cotonou.
Transfer to the hotel (includes lunch or dinner).
Overnight in Cotonou.
Day 2 - Porto-Novo & Adjohoun
Breakfast at the hotel, orientation, and trip overview.
Departure to Porto-Novo.
Visit:
Garden of Plants and Nature Honmè Museum
Obelisk of Zangbéto Kpakliyaou
Statue of Toffa I
Architectural buildings
Lunch in Porto-Novo.
Afternoon departure to Adjohoun.
Visit:
Kpinkonzoun, Togbota, and Vazoun Sacred Forests
Togbota's Red-Bellied Monkeys (Zinkaka)
Royal Palace and Gogbo Canary-Tank Production Site
Dinner and overnight in Adjohoun.
Day 3 - Ganvié, Bohicon & Abomey
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning expedition to Ganvié, "The Venice of Benin."
Explore the lakeside city.
Lunch in Ganvié.
Afternoon departure to Bohicon and Abomey.
Visit the Underground Village of Agongointo.
Dinner and overnight in Abomey.
Day 4 - Abomey & Grand-Popo
Visit:
Abomey Historical Museum
Royal Tombs (visits restricted on Houndjolo market days)
Place Goho King Behanzin
Afternoon departure to Grand-Popo with a stop in Sè.
Visit the pottery site in Sè.
Dinner, entertainment, and overnight in Grand-Popo.
Day 5 - Grand-Popo & Possotomé
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit:
Turtle sanctuary
Mouth of the King (Grand-Popo)
Afternoon departure to Possotomé.
Tour the barter market.
Dinner at a lakeside restaurant in Possotomé.
Overnight in Grand-Popo.
Day 6 - Ouidah
Breakfast at the hotel, then depart for Ouidah.
Visit:
Python Temple
Zinsou Foundation Museum
Sacred Kpassè Forest
Ouidah History Museum
Dinner and overnight in Ouidah.
Day 7 - Ouidah
Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning to relax.
Lunch in Ouidah.
Afternoon visit to the Slave Route.
Dinner and overnight in Ouidah.
Day 8 - Ouidah
Breakfast at the hotel.
Participate in salt and traditional alcohol (Sodabi) preparation with locals.
Lunch in Ouidah.
Afternoon performance of Zangbéto dance.
Dinner and overnight in Ouidah.
Day 9 - Cotonou
Breakfast at the hotel, then depart for Cotonou.
Visit the Dantokpa Market.
Lunch at the market.
Afternoon visit to the Center for Promotion of Crafts (CPA).
Dinner and overnight in Cotonou.
Day 10 - Departure
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day for shopping and relaxation.
Evening transfer to the airport.