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If you are heading to Northern Benin or on to Niger, and you have the time, consider taking the train. It is surprisingly comfortable, it travels away from the roads to some slightly remoter villages, and is much less crowded than a bush taxi. The down side is that it is slower and only goes to Parakou, but Parakou is a pleasant enough place to make a stop before continuing on to Pendjari National Park or Niger. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Yellow clad ZimZim Driver by janiebaxter
In Cotonou and the surrounding towns the ZimZim drivers wear yellow shirts so they can be easily identified amongst all the motorbike riders.
None of the ZimZim drivers have safety helmets! However, in busy cities like Cotonou they don't get the chance to drive too fast. Theme: Motorcycle
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 Benin Visas by janiebaxter
The cost of the visa is £45 if you are applying directly through the embassy and CIBT charge a processing fee of £55 plus postage. This is for single entry, and as we decided to go to Togo for a day trip I had to purchase an extra visa at the border. I got a 48 hour transit visa which cost me 10,000 CFA (about €15)
The address for the Benin consulate in London is
Millennium Business Centre
Humber Trading Est, Humber Rd, London, NW2 6DW, UK
Tel +44 20 88308612
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 Roads in Benin are Good by janiebaxter
I had a 4 wheel drive vehicle and a driver and travelling between the main towns and cities was very easy and fast. Distances between the main cities and tourist attractions in the South are not great so you don't have to drive all day.
Most of the drivers in Benin drive very safely compared to many countries I have been to. Traffic in Cotonou is very congested in parts at times of the day but in the other towns and cities not much of a problem Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Petrol for sale by the
roadside by janiebaxter
There are 650 CFA to 1 euro Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Theyll get you everywhere in Cotonou for between CFA 2-350, theyre very handy, and theyre very unsafe. Couldnt do without them for sure, but I wish they all had proper mirrors and lights and drove a tad slower. Zapping trough town on a zemidjan at dusk is fantastic - candle lit stores on the sidewalks, zillions of huge bats in the sky. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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 by byron3062
Make sure you know where you are going prior to leaving because the drivers will take you around the world if you do not tell them exactly where you want to go and charge you for the long trip. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by byron3062
Do not try to drive your self, nothing compared to the traffic in the states and there is few traffic laws and the ones that they do have are not obeyed. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Mototaxis (zimijeans) are available in every town.
In the smaller towns its almost the only way to move around.
Price:
50-1000 CFA
For all day starting 2500-3000 CFA Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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 by nygaston
the collectif CARS are cheap
in the town you may use ZEM , motorcycle with driver in yelloow coat. it is very cheap but you must negotiate before the ride, and they drive quite dangerously
but if you are 2 or 4, it is a great FUN for they like to run a race !!!
MAP of the countries.... Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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