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Air France flies to Cotonou. If you have a short connection in Paris your luggage won't make it.
We took Royal Air Maroc last time--much better fare, but on the way back to europe it's a very long layover in Casablanca. The service was great and our luggage made it
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Zimmedjans! (moto-taxis) They're great! Fast and very unsave. In night the drivers can be drunk, but forget about that and use them. Nearby Marche Dantokpa it can be very hard to bargaining. Walk to a less special place and try again. Stay also alert. Very sometimes the guys don't speak french or have problems in their head, but they won't bring you to the right place. Let them stop and take another one. You can play saver by using only the guys with clean cloths and to talk a little to check their language skills. If you're with another person it's sometimes cheaper to go with two on one zimme.
If you stay for a long time, you can get your own zimme.
Very slower, but cheaper and saver are the taxicars. But they aren't very useful for citycrossing.
Don't use a bike in Cotonou.
For short distances you can take a walk. Cotonou is save to walk. Not much criminality and often trottoirs, but don't fall into the riols (they're open at some places). Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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Right behind Cotonou there is the Laguna "Lac Nokue" which is mainly sweet water but because of the connection with the sea salty water also enters the laguna (the connection was man made around 1900). Inside this lake you will find a veritable town built on pillars - the people who live there are called the Tofinu and the population of Ganvie is about 20000 person, probably a lot more. Leave a Comment
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 Scrap Metal Sculpture,
Museum, Porto Novo by janiebaxter
Porto Novo is well worth visiting for a day trip from Cotonou.
The Kings of Porto Novo can be traced back from 1688 up until King Toffa signed the Kingdom over to the French in 1883 for protection against the Kings of Dahomey who would have sold the people as slaves. The palace is now a museum and the last king lived there until the 1970's. The palace complex has a lovely courtyard with a collection of scrap metal sculptures. Inside the history and lifestyle of the Kings is documented.
The Ethnographic Museum is located in an old colonial building and explains the importance of birth, life and death on society and there is a floor devoted to the importance of the Yoruba masks and their messages.
When you have had enough history, a visit to the Songhai centre will bring you bang up to date. This is a centre for sustainable agriculture and it is well worth spending at least a couple of hours here. Many types of fruit and vegetables are grown here, animals are raised and there is a fish farm, water filtration plant and fruit juice production. You can see how each section creates the bio-fuels to allow the other sections to function and how everything is used with no waste. Look out for the NERICA rice (New Rice for Africa) which grows here - adapted to grow in harsh African conditions and developd by a Beninese company. After the tour you can sample the organic produce in the restaurant.
See my Porto Novo pages for more details
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 Fondation Zinsu by janiebaxter
The gallery has excellent facilities – it is very modern and there is a cafe on the ground floor, and an educational room on the first floor. The bookshop has the best collection of books on African art and culture I have ever seen in one place ! Unfortunately they are all in French.
Check the website for future exhibitions and opening times, as information was a little sparse.
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