2-Day Tour To Experience "Kpodji" and "AGAHOUN" Culture Of Ganvié
Highlights
Abomey Calavi, Ganvié, Cotonou
boating, Cooking, Tribal
Group Tour
2 Days
Medium
English, French
Description
Witness the culture "Kpodji" and "Agahoun" of Ganvié in your two days cultural tour.
Explore the local floating market, consult with the talking "AGUE" the Voodoo doll and learn to cook and enjoy traditional meals at a local family's house.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Reach Abomey Calavi - Ganvie
First day:
- Meet your tour guide and transfer from Cotonou airport to Abomey-Calavi jetty.
- Ride a boat to hotel Germain Holyday ressort in Ganvié. Check into your hotel and get welcome snacks.
- Consult with the talking "AGUE", the Voodoo doll.
- Playing games with some children.Children always gather themselves in specific place to have interesting games with their mates.It is also a moment to learn about their live.
- Enjoy "Kpodji" festival on the first day.Kpodji has two sticks on its two legs, wearing a special dress and a mask in his face.It dances at the rhythms of drums and songs.It makes accrobatic dances, the sticks are more than two meters from the land.Singers and drummers will be on two different stages with drums, singers will be singing at the rhythm of drums and other people and Kpodji will be dancing and singing the same songs. The tourists can also dance in the cloth of their choice.
- Return to hotel for the night.
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Day 2: Ganvié - Cotonou
Second day:
- Visit the nearby floating market early in the morning.
- Ganvié village sight seeing
- Witness "Agahoun" on the second day.Agahoun is hug drum left to the new generation by Ganvié ancestors.
- End of the tour and back to Cotonou.
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Cancellation Policy
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No refund in case of any cancellation.