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Northern Benin

by seratonin

The north of Benin, here close to the border to Niger, is much more dry than the costal areas. Its not that tropical climate, and the vegetation is not even as dense as in the south of the country. On the pic on the left you can see the Niger river which builds the borderline towards the country Niger, in the northeastern corner of Benin.You can reach northern Benin comming from Parakou, central Benin, easily by a "bush taxi".

frensh dictionary

by islander1000

there is a huge park in the north, at the border to Niger and Burkina, opened from Dec-March, were elephants, lions, hippos etc can be seen on guided toursfrench is the official language, however hands and feet talk as well and a dictionary helpsTanguieta wondering over the enormous market in Cotonouit is a very different world, different colours, smells, items, the fetisch market is different all togetherTanguieta were you find the starting point for the safri and also a brilliant hospital, run by french nuns and monks, where I am going to work, inshallah...

The costal line

by seratonin

The main tourist attractions of Benin are situated in the costal areas of the country, in the south. There you will find the economical heart of Benin, Cotonou. It is a busy but altough very atmospheric city. See the "must-see" tip...Another well known location is Abomey, the ancient capital of the Dahomey kingdom. Today you can visit there the palace komplex including an interesting museum about Benins history. It is about 2 hours from Cotonou by bus. In my opinion the best place to visit in the south of Benin is Ganvie and the surroiunding villahes in the lagoon north of Cotonou. The houses are entirely built on the water. You can float trough the villages by boat. A great experience and very picturesque!You can reach Ganvie comming from Cotonou within 1 hour. There are plenty of people willing to hire you a boat.

You must visit Ganvie, this is...

by byron3062

You must visit Ganvie, this is a city on the lake with about 15000 people. The story is that these people disappeared from the Mainland, hundreds of years ago hiding from the Kings of Africa who were capturing whole villages to sell as slaves. I enjoyed going up into the Bush Country Village of Akiza. We stayed overnight here. The people in the village are more friendly than in the City.

travel thru the forest and...

by nygaston

travel thru the forest and discover small villages by boat (VILLAGE ON WATERS) at the north of cotonou near Nigeria country. You may see small village lost in the forest , difficult to find but so beautifulI made a 2 hours video tape with some pictures.I will try to manage for a presentation some day...

il parai que vous devé allé au...

by Wantifie

il parai que vous devé allé au parc au nord le parc panjarie mais on es tombé en panne alors on a fait demi tour .vous devez allé nagé dans la mer a cotonou la capitale il a de grosse vagues et l eau est chaude et aussi allé nagé dans on petit partdis la cascade de KOTA.

There is this place called...

by june11_66

There is this place called Biafran market, it is a market where clothes are sold, by mostly Igbo People from Nigeria.They ocupy a section of the market, they sell their wears there, with a lot of noise, bell ringing, and all sot.

The Embassy of Benin is in...

by cochinjew

The Embassy of Benin is in Mirarmar in La Habana, Cuba. The embassy, its personnel, fading photographs and the rare tourist material, Beninoise students waiting for passage home gave a good introduction to what was to come.By the way it was very easy to get a visa to Benin at the Embajada de Benin in La Habana

UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

by waytonam

find some local people to show...

by Ras_P

find some local people to show you around,then you can see more...