Crossing West Africa: Bissau-Cotonou A Stages
Shorter itineraries available for the Great West Africa Crossing. Diverse landscapes and cultures. All the trips are led by Alberto Nicheli, the founder of TransAfrica and expert of West Africa
Benin
A Voodoo country
There are traces of this religion throughout the country that accompany the daily actions of the southern populations. In the north, ethnic groups such as the Somba have beautiful fortified houses, and practice strict initiation rites. Unforgettable: Ganvie, town with houses built on stilts.
Learn more about BeninFestivals and cultural events
In January a great annual Voodoo festival in Ouidah opens a long series of festivals held in the country. Mask dances, such as Egun, Guèlèdè, Zangbeto, animate the lives of the people. Periodically, the initiation rites introduce the young Taneka and Somba people into the adult world.
Discover festivalsDiscover our tours to Benin
Crossing West Africa: exploratory expedition from Bissau to Cotonou
Great West Africa’s crossing from the West to the East: GUINEA BISSAU, GUINEA CONAKRY, SIERRA LEONE, LIBERIA, IVORY COAST, GHANA, TOGO, BENIN. Leaded by Alberto Nicheli, the founder of TransAfrica and West Africa expert. 23-days complete trip, with opportunity to take shorter legs.
Tour to Ghana,Togo;Benin : amazing traditional festival Odwira
Discovering three countries that hosts authentic traditional cultures . In Ghana unique opportunity to attend the great ceremony Odwira, the event that celebrate the 20 years of Ashanti King reign. The celebration will bring together the Ashanti people around hundreds of tribal leaders.
Tour to Ghana, Togo, Benin: Millet Festival
The celebration of the Millet Festival, among the Krobo people, is rich in colours and jewels. It happens every year during the harvest period. A terrific ceremony and a great time of joy to thank the ancestral spirits and to invoke protection for the year which is coming up.
Tour to Ghana, Togo And Benin: Voodoo Festival
January 10th is always a very special day in in Benin, a day for celebrating ancestral cults. In particular all the Voodoo's adepts meet in Ouidah and then convey in a long procession to the Door of No Return, some on foot while other by motorbike or taxi brousse.
Tour to Togo and Benin: At the Heart of the Magical
Come and meet with fetish priests, healers and oracles. Attend a fire dance, initiation rites and ancestral ceremonies and witness the state of deep trance the adepts can sometimes reach. Voodoo is originally from those countries, this part of the world where beliefs always remained authentic.
Tour to Ghana, Togo, Benin: Festivals and traditions
Twelve days to discover these amazing countries, which are among the most interesting of West Africa. From the North, with almost unknown populations, to the South where you find evidence of colonial past and voodoo celebrations, by the Ashanti and the traditional festival Akwasidae.