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Benin Voodoo Festival 11-Days
Included Meeting and assistance upon arrival Roundtrip airport to hotel transfers and luggage handling Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle Experienced English-speaking tour guides Meals indicated (10 breakfasts) Admission to sites listedNot included International flight to Africa Travel insurance Cost of Visa Gratuities for driver and guide Meals not listed |
| Details | | Palace Travel Inc | | Offer valid through 3/31/2010 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Cotonou | International flight arrives Cotonou, Benin. Upon arrival at Cotonou airport, you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Orientation. The remainder of the day at leisure. Meal(s) Included: No Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 2 | Cotonou | City Tour of Cotonou, including the major landmarks. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 3 | Cotonou | Tour of Cotonou continues including tours of the residential quarter with unique multi-colored villas. Visit the lagoon market and Artisans Center. The balance of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Cotonou. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 4 | Ouidah | Spend the day in Ouidah, the birthplace of Voodoo.Visit the Museum of History where the exhibits focus on the slave trade and Benin's links with Brazil and the Caribbean. Visit Kindji market square . Visit the Cathedral and the famous Temple of Sacred Pythons. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 5 | Ouidah | Tour of Ouidah continues including the slave trading post , the sacred forest. Walk the "Road of the slaves", visit the place of the common grave, the tree of forgetfulness and the "gate of no return." Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 6 | Abomey | Morning departure to Abomey with visits to the Royal Palace Museum and an audience with the King of Abomey. Abomey still retains many reminders of its magnificient past including the Palace, the Historical Museum and the Royal Sepulchres bearing witness to a brave and powerful people. Watch the craftsmen create works in iron, copper and bronze. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Dako Ler Bohicon or Similar | | Day 7 | Ganvie | A major highlight of a visit to Benin is Ganvie, "THE VENICE of AFRICA". More than 12,000 live in houses built on stilts in Lake Nokoue. Learn the reason for and history of this unique housing arrangement. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 8 | Natitingou | Visit the Natitingou Museum for an interesting overview of the Somba culture. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Tata Somba or Similar | | Day 9 | Porto Novo | Visit the Ethnographic Museum, the Brazilian Church and the 300 year-old Palace of King Toffa. Enjoy a performance of the "Guardians of the Night" spirit dancers. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 10 | Alladah | Travel to Alladah to see the birthplace of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the liberator of Haiti. Visit the town to interact with the people and the King at his Palace. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Du Lac or Similar | | Day 11 | Cotonou | Today decide on your itinerary with the assistance of your guide & driver. In the evening, depart for your flight home. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast |
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