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Lots to see, happy and welcoming, good facilities & food
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Too many problems to really develop the country
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1 Review and 23 Opinions This lovely hotel sits on the edge of the Lagoon and my room overlooked it quite literally – the...
1 Review and 26 Opinions Hotel Ibis Cotonou in Boulevard de la Marina is the cheaper alternative if you can not afford to...
lotharscheer Says: You can get at the main borders from Lagos to Cotonou and Lome to Cotonou a transit visa quite quick for 10000 CFA, valid for 48 hours and extendable in Cotonou...
Le Livingstone: Ex-Pat Place in Cotonou
lalikes Says: Want to find some comfort in Cotonou? Head over to Livingstone's in Haie Vie. Near the airport and Novotel Hotel is a little slice of home in Benin. We only had...
Hotel, restaurant ''Cauris Coquillage'': Cotonou, Togbin Plage
sachara Says: After 3 nights Beaulieu de Balmas we moved to another place 1KM more east, to hotel "Cauris Coquillage''. This hotel is not at the beach side of the road, but...
bdagle Says: This hotel is very charming and beautiful. The staff is very friendly and helpful which is NOT true of many other locations. The food is good. Definitely...
bdagle Says: There was a presidential election in Benin on 3/13. The election was supposed to have been held several months earlier but there were delays due to numerous...
Centre de Promotion de l'Artisinal: Souvenirs in Cotonou
bdagle Says: All my friends wanted 'something from Africa'. If you've got several gifts to pick up, this is the place I would recommend. There is a huge selection of quality...
georeiser Says: The lowlands west for Grand Popo in Benin are vulnerable for flood in the rainy season. I drove past areas where the waterlevel was high. Some houses were...
georeiser Says: All tourists need a Benin visa. But you can also get a 48 hours transit visa at the border for 12000 CFA (17 USD). Once in Cotonou you will have to visit...
georeiser Says: .Visa: Visa on arrival when you cross the borders by land will be issued for only 48 hours stay. There are some hassle to get the visa, and the process may...
Crossing the Togo-Benin border
georeiser Says: When traveling overland with bus or car you have to get off at Aneho bus station in Togo and walk the 300 meters to the border of Benin. The car will wait for...
Thai Thanh II: Thai in Cotonou
lalikes Says: Who would think that Thai would be good in Benin. Yummy. Thai owner. No one speaks much English here so get your pointing finger and smiles out. We had 2 beers,...
Royal Garden: Indian in Cotonou
lalikes Says: Formerly named Indiana... not sure why. Being from Indiana in the U.S., it just seems odd. It was a nice welcome from the heat and hustle and bustle of Cotonou....
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Porto Novo is actually the capital of Benin, but has been overtaken in size and population by Cotonou which is the commercial capital with the port and the...
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Q: I shall be travelling through Ghana, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso very soon. Any advice on what I should or should not wear...
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Benin is the nicest country I have visited in Africa – and I have been to 32. Benin is a small country on the West Coast of Africa between Nigeria and Togo with a tropical climate in the South and...
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End december 2003 I arrived in Benin at New -Years eve, travelling from Togo to Nigeria. We spent a few days at the coast west of Cotonou. After Ouida (the voodoo centre and former slave trade centre...
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Republic of Benin is situated along the south-west coast of Africa, sandwiched between Togo and Nigera. It is a french speaking country and at present is a democratic country. The capital of Benin is...
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"Hey! Its Labor Day weekend, and the market in Malanville is on Sunday. Let's all go." On a map, it doesn't look far, but maps can't be counted on if Africa. It looks like a major highway on the map,...
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I only spent just over 36 hours in Benin, but it gave me the impression that I could have spent much more time (that I didn't have) and it would not have been wasted. As most of "Francophone" Africa...
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