Voodoo and Spirits of West Africa

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Highlights

• Lose yourself in the Ayorou tribal market
• Visit the Giraffe Reserve
• Learn about Voodoo; visit fetish markets
• Safari in Pendjari National Park
• Enjoy the lush central plateau of Togo
• Visit the haunting Cape Coast and Elmina “slave” castles, UNESCO sites
• Explore Kakum National Park including canopy walk
• Visit the Ashanti people of Ghana
• Enjoy the Volta river safari and Ewe Tribal village

Fact File

• 25 land days
• Maximum 16 travelers
• Start in Niamey, Niger; finish in Accra, Ghana
• All meals included
• Activity Level: 2
 

Travel to another place and time. ElderTreks 4-country journey to Niger, Benin, Togo and Ghana is simply fascinating, but is welcoming to only the truly adventurous.

Search for wildlife in Park W, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. Wildlife includes elephants, cheetahs, lions, wild dogs, monkeys... Visit the market of Ayorou, with it’s bizarre tribal offerings. In Benin, search for elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, hippos and birds of Pendari National Park. In Togo, visit Somba and Koutamamakou, a World Heritage Site. Drive through the lush, beautiful mountains of central Togo, stopping to visit one of the famous Kabye blacksmiths. We continue south to Lome with its many markets.

This region of West Africa is the birthplace of Voodoo. Learn about the mysterious beliefs from encounters with Voodoo followers and priests. Explore fetish markets and visit temples and shrines to witness a Voodoo ceremony including the practices of chanting, drumming and the resulting trance.

In Ghana, visit slave castles including UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Elmina and Cape Coast. Experience the haunting reminder of their sad history. Relax in the lush surrounds of Kakum National Park. Meet the Ashanti of Kumasi. Take a boat journey on the Volta river searching for wildlife and birds. Visit a Ewe tribe and their Voodoo Shrine. We return to the capital of Accra, your departing point for this truly remote and adventurous journey in West Africa.

 

Itinerary - detailed itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Niamey, Niger
Day 2 Niamey City sights
Day 3 Drive to Ayorou for Market Day
Day 4 Park W game viewing, UNESCO Site
Day 5 Drive to Malanville (Benin) via Giraffe Reserve
Day 6 Natitangouvia Parakou and Djougou
Day 7 Pendjari Park Wildlife Safari
Day 8 Wildlife viewing on return to Natitangou
Day 9 To Togo, Koutammakou Tribal Villages, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Day 10 Kara-Bandjeli-Notse
Day 11 Mountain Scenery of Badou
Day 12 Kpalime
Day 13 Kpalime and Dance of the Ewe Hunters
Day 14 Lome
Day 15 Sights of Lome - Fetish market and Voodoo
Day 16 Coastal Togo - Slave Dungeons and the Raising of the Sacred Stone
Day 17 To Ghana and the monkey village
Day 18 Voodoo Shrine and Ceremony; Ewe Village; Volta River
Day 19 To Accra - city tour
Day 20 Cape Coast and Elmin a “Slave” Castles UNESCO Sites; Kakum National park
Day 21 Nzulezo stilted village and historic forts
Day 22 To Kumasi
Day 23 Ashanti Kin g’s Palace and Ashanti villages UNESCO Sites
Day 24 SOS village and return to Accra
Day 25 Departure

Accommodations

Mostly comfortable hotels with private facilities, but in the more undeveloped areas, we will stay in best available which may be less than our usual standards.

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