Duration: | 7 Day(s) - 6 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
SOUTH-WEST TOUR OF BENIN
DAY 1: PORTO NOVO
- WELCOME AT THE AIRPORT
- DEPARTURE FOR PORTO NOVO
- ARRIVAL AND INSTALLATION AT SANTA CLAUDIA HOTEL
DAY 2: CITY TOUR
- BREAKFAST
City Tour through which we will discover : * the history of porto-novo. * Its architecture (colonial and Afro-Brazilian) * Its great mosque and cathédral. * it's market * its Vodooun squares * Its museum (the honmè Museum which is the former palace of King Toffa 1st) * Discover the colonial quarter: its history and architecture.
DAY 3: ECO TOUR
- BREAKFAST
- ECOTOURISM VISIT : SONGHAI CENTER
Visit the Songhaï Centres, especially the Regional Centre based in Porto-Novo, is how the different production units are linked together; in other words, it’s the integrated system. At the Songhaï Centre, nothing is lost, everything is transformed”
-Lunch
DAY 4: KETOU
- BREAKFAST
- DEPARTURE FOR KETOU
- VISIT OF AKABA IDENA MUSEUM AND MAGIC DOORS
- VISIT OF GUELEDE MUSEUM: UNESCO HERITAGE
- DEPARTURE FOR BOHICON
DAY 5: MUSEUM TOUR
- BREAKFAST
- VISIT OF ROYAL ABOMEY MUSEUM
- UNDERGROUND PARK OF AGONGOUINTO VISIT
DAY 6: SAVALOU
- BREAKFAST
- DEPARTURE FOR SAVALOU
- VISIT OF SEVEN TRUNKS AND NINE BRANCHES PALM TREE
- LUNCH: CRUSHED YAM
- NIGHT
DAY 7: COTONOU - DEPARTURE
- BREAKFAST
- BACK TO COTONOU
- VISIT OF THE ARTISANAL CENTER
- DEPARTURE TO THE AIRPORT
BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN PORTO NOVO CITY:
Centre Songhai
The Centre Songhai is a major research, teaching, and production center in sustainable farming. There are one-hour guided tours to visit the plantations and workshops. You can also buy the center's produce – anything from fresh quail eggs to biscuits and preserves. Songhai is about 1km north of town. Every gem knows where it is.
Musée Honmé
This museum is housed in the walled palace of King Toffa, who signed the first treaty with the French in 1863. It focuses on the Alounloun musical instrument, a long piece with a sliding metal ring, the key element in the local Porto Novo adjourn music. The museum traces the instrument's symbolism as a sound that echoes the king's strength.
Musée Ethnographique de Porto Novo
Housed in a pretty colonial building, this museum is well worth a gander. The top floor is organized thematically around birth, life, and death, with everything from costumes to carved drums. Downstairs there's an impressive display of ceremonial masks.
Grand Marché
Manic, chaotic, and full of questionable smells, this is your typical fresh produce plus anything market. Excellent for picking up picnic supplies.