Complete Benin — Voodoo, Lakes & Savannah — 9 days
From the voodoo coast to the savannah of Pendjari Park. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Cotonou; Ouidah, cradle of Vodun; Ganvié, the lake village; Grand-Popo, the Vodun coast.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Cotonou
11:00 — Arrival at Cotonou (Cadjehoun airport)
14:00 — City centre hotel check-in — Cotonou
16:00 — Dantokpa Market — Cotonou
20:00 — Beninese dinner
Day 2 — Ouidah, cradle of Vodun
08:30 — Drive Cotonou → Ouidah
09:30 — Temple of Pythons — Ouidah
11:00 — Slave Route & Door of No Return — Ouidah
13:00 — Lunch in Ouidah
15:00 — Basilica of the Immaculate Conception — Ouidah
19:30 — Dinner back in Cotonou
Day 3 — Ganvié, the lake village
08:30 — Drive to Abomey-Calavi
09:30 — Pirogue on Lake Nokoué — Ganvié
13:30 — Lake fish lunch — Ganvié
20:00 — Dinner in Cotonou
Day 4 — Grand-Popo, the Vodun coast
09:00 — Drive Cotonou → Grand-Popo
11:30 — Beachside lodge check-in — Grand-Popo
Drive to Possotomé — Grand-Popo → Lac Ahémé
15:00 — Vodun village of Possotomé — Lac Ahémé
Drive back to Grand-Popo — Lac Ahémé → Grand-Popo
20:00 — Dinner facing the ocean — Grand-Popo
Day 5 — Abomey, city of kings
08:00 — Drive Grand-Popo → Abomey
10:30 — Royal Palaces of Abomey — Abomey
13:00 — Lunch in Abomey
15:00 — Appliqué textile workshops — Abomey
18:00 — Night in Abomey — Abomey
Day 6 — Transfer to Pendjari National Park
06:30 — Drive Abomey → Tanguiéta
17:00 — Lodge check-in on the edge of the park — Tanguiéta, périphérie Pendjari
20:00 — Dinner at the lodge
Day 7 — Pendjari National Park safari
06:00 — Morning 4x4 safari — Parc national de la Pendjari
12:30 — Lunch at the lodge
16:00 — Late-afternoon safari & waterhole — Parc de la Pendjari