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. |
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Day 1 Arrive Niamey, Niger 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 13 Kpalime and Dance of the Ewe Hunters 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 23 Ashanti Kin g’s Palace and Ashanti villages UNESCO Sites Day 24 SOS village and return to Accra 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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