3-Day Tour To Ganvie "The Venice of Africa" From Cotonou
Highlights
Cotonou, Ganvié
boating, nightlife, Tribal
Group Tour
3 Days
Easy
English, French
Description
Sign up for a 3-day tour to Ganvie, a lake village in Benin and be welcomed by a floating acrobatic dance. Experience the nightlife of Ganvie, check out the early floating market and learn about the traditional aluminium cooking pot-making process. Witness cloth weaving by women in Ganvié and a live voodoo ceremony. Also, travel to three famous partial lakes of the region.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Cotonou - Ganvie
- Depart from Cotonou Airport, reach Abomey-Calavi by car/bus and travel to Ganvie by boat.
- Enjoy"Atchi", your acrobatic floating dance, from the entrance of Ganvié, the place of the early floating market, to your hotel in Ganvié. The dancers will be in the same tee-shirts with many paddles dancing and singing to the rhythm of drums.
- Experience the nightlife of Ganvie by boat.
- Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 2: Ganvie Sightseeing
- Wake up early and head to the Early Floating Market of Ganvie.
- Explore the market on a boat and observe the daily life of the locals.
- Witness the traditional way to make an aluminium cooking pot.
- Attend the children's place, where they gather to make some traditional objects to amuse themselves; others will be playing traditional games. Tourists will witness female and male interesting children's package games.
- Head back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
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Day 3: Ganvie - Cotonou
- Have an early morning breakfast and begin the day's adventures.
- Witness how a woman weaves a cloth traditionally in Ganvié.
- Attend live voodoo ceremony.
- Visit three partially famous lake villages: So-Ava, So-Tchanhoue and Sô-Zounkô and spend time in nature.
- Travel back to Cotonou Airport for departure.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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