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Close to Ganvie and Porto Novo
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filthy air
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DAO Says: Visas for most passport holders are available at 10,000 CFA on main border points. I entered at Hilakondji, the main land border between Togo and Benin. I did get hassle from some fat woman (who barely fit in her) uniform. She started with "You should have gotten a visa...
Fondation Zinsou - African Arts & Culture Gallery
janiebaxter Says: Fondation Zinsou is a contemporary gallery specialising in African arts and culture exhibitions. When I visited we saw an exhibition about the Malian photographer Malick Sidibe which showed examples of his work, his cameras and had descriptions of his life and methods of...
1 Review and 13 Opinions Hotel Ibis Cotonou in Boulevard de la Marina is the cheaper alternative if you can not afford to...
DAO Says: My guidebook said this was a good restaurant and I must say I had a nice meal. The surroundings are an airy tastefully decorated, open area with some nice ceiling fans. The temperature was exactly right. The service was friendly and I was given a nice dish of popcorn and...
LE LIVINGSTONE: AGGRESSIVE AND RUDE
DAO Says: I had read about this place as being an ex-pat heaven in the middle of an ex-pat area and decided I would go for a beer and maybe eat here. I wish I had not. I pulled up on my motorcycle taxi to see a packed outside terrace at the front. I made my way inside for a beer and a...
le yes papa: le yes papa: really dissapointing
alicia.c Says: I went to the yes papa with some of the girls because of the comment here from missmango.And we were shocked, we made similar experience like linda2011 described it. It seems to be right that the yes papa is not a commercial bar, it is very humble equipped and dirty, but...
Le Yes Papa: A real Beninese Place for Handmade Music
missmango Says: I have been to the Yes Papa very often now and when I read the other comments here I am a bit surprised. I guess there is a misunderstanding that easily occurs if you do not really make the effort to actually talk to the people there. The Yes Papa is not a commercial bar as...
Bar Cafe Cappuccino: Cool place for starting into the night
Linda2011 Says: This place is called "Bar Cafe Cappuccino" and it is one of the best places in town to begin the weekend. A rally cosy drinking spot located in a sidestreet of rue des cheminots. And I easily found it because of the desciption given here. It is really closed to the concrete...
le yes papa: Wrong choice for our friday's night trip
Linda2011 Says: I lived in Cotonou for about 2 years now. I enjoyed it very much. I went to this place because I heard from a friend it is cool. But I will never again this place!!!We could buy no drinks. Then after a while they had again, but no change... It was friday and there was only...
New-York-Bar: Cool place to meet people and dance
leonie1973 Says: Pleasant place with quite good music. Drings for fair prices and lots of fun. And most important you are not harassed in the club.You don't feel like in other African night clubs where you cannot be alone five minutes without being asked as a girl from some local men as in...
Coco Cocktail: Place for live music and dance on weekends
leonie1973 Says: The Coco Cocktail is one of the best places in town. Disco, live music, drinks and interesting people. When you are in Cotonou and want to go out - don't miss it. It is in Haie Vie, only some meteres from the Livingstone, wehre you can have good food before :-) casual or...
leonie1973 Says: I came to Cotonou as peacecorps volunteer. I found this place here on virtualtourist.com. Me and some friends decided to visit this place for listening live music. Never again! The music they presented was awful. everything was dirty, the seats were uncomfortable and we were...
georeiser Says: A lot of Zemijan motorcycle taxis are cruising around with their yellow waistcoat. Just make a "psst sound", and the nearest one will stop. Just say where you are going and settle the price. To ride them expect to pay anything from 200 to 500 CFA (less than 1 USD). But make...
georeiser Says: Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is located in the western side of Cotonou. It is an old and small airport terminal with both arrival and departures in the ground floor.The check-in procedure and the security was fast in african terms the evening I left for Paris. Air France had...
EREVAN: Biggest supermarkt ever
fini2011 Says: This was a wunderful tip. It is really the biggest supermarkt I have ever seen in Benin. You can get everything you want in this supermarket. But dont forget you wallet, because all is imported and costs more than elsewhere in this airconditioned shopping mall you can get...
EREVAN hypermarche: Biggest at westcoast
Linda2011 Says: This is the biggest supermarkt I have ever seen at the African Westcoast. It is a bit prica, but here you can get everything like in a European supermarket. It's definetely one of the best places to buy food, drink, clothing, bath & beauty, even xmas stuff :-) It's...
Linda2011 Says: Cotonou is said to be a dangerous city. That is true if you behave like a fool, but if not, everything is fine. I didn't experince any trouble, too. You can cross all areas in Cotonou without trouble. I even visited the big marked at Dantokpa. It is like every other market...
georeiser Says: Cotonou is said to be a dangerous city. Even though I didn't experince any trouble, there are some areas in Cotonou you should avoid. The Plakodji area close to the beach is a place where even locals avoid. Also the harbour area (1 km to the west) is also dangerous. The big...
janiebaxter Says: Ganvie is 18km North of Cotonou and is well worth a visit if you are Cotonou - it is one of Benin's best tourist attractions, yet is not really crowded with tourists. Boats depart from the Lakeside village of Abomey-Calavi which is a short drive from Cotonou, by car, taxi or...
georeiser Says: Boulevard Steinmetz is one of the most famous streets in Cotonou. The large 4 lanes street goes all the way from the Vossa area at Lake Nokoue, crossing Avenida van Vollenhoven and down to the Cathedral Librairie Notre-Dame.
Boulevard de la Marina (Beach road)
georeiser Says: The Beach road, Boulevard de la Marina, goes all the way from the airport on the western side of Cotonou to the Plakodji area on the eastern side of the city. The western part of the road is nice with official buildings, hotels, private residences and gardens. The eastern...
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Q: Will be one day in Cotonou May 2010, can anybody recommend tour guides? Thank you
A: Hi Our VT member janiebaxter has travelled extensivly in Africa, including Benin , and has made a page about Cotonou. Regarding the guide, maybe you could email Janie...
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Cotonou sits on the Atlantic’s Bight of Benin where the sea runs inland to form a large lagoon, and is next to Lake Nakoue. It is one of the most surrounded-by-water main cities I have ever visited......
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I lived in Cotonou for 2 years and enjoyed it very much. Great beaches (if you like strong waves), a very interesting country and very friendly people! Although there are no so called "top sights"...
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Go for the Benin Marina Hotel. It's big, it's safe, it's clean and you will have a great time there. Only 2 minutes from the airport, hotel provides shuttle. It is an oasis away from the hectic hassle...
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Cotonou is the largest city in Benin with 1.2 million inhabitants. It is also the economic capital of Benin. The city is very spread out and more westernized than other West-African cities. The...
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