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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Fan Milk Products

by Bonobo2005

Sold by young men on bicycles, The Fan Milk products are addicting and available on almost every corner of the street.Imagine the heat, the dust that you can suffer from in tropical conditions, and suddenly you hear the sound of Fan Milk. You wave, he stops and you take a look at the assortment. Oh it’s soooo hard to choose, but my favourites are:1. FanYogo Vanilla Yoghurt (frozen);2. FanYogo Strawberry Yoghurt (frozen);3. Tampico (rarely frozen but ice-cold lemon / orange juice);4. FanIce (Vanilla Ice);5. Tropical Cocktail (another great juice);6. Fanpop (water ice that comes in 5 different tastes);7. FanYogo Chocolate Milk (frozen). Outside Lomé it’s unusual to find them available all at the same time. They typically cost from EUR 0,10 (Fanpop) to EUR 0,20 (Yogo).

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Dried Animal skins

by Bonobo2005

If you’re into animal skins, you will find a large variety at the Marché des Féticheurs in Lomé. At the market you may like to observe skilled craftsmen preparing fresh skins. It’s interesting to see aspects of the skin that are in daily life out of sight!

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Dried animals and animal parts

by Bonobo2005

At the Marché des Féticheurs you’ll find thousands of dried animals, parts of which you may use for traditional medicines and magical drinks!In popular demand seem dried birds, chameleons, and other animals that are normally described as small bushmeat, as well as heads of crocodile, dog and sheep.

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Animal skulls and bones

by Bonobo2005

The specialty of the Marché des Féticheurs are skulls, and I cannot think of an animal skull that is not available here.Besides the usual trade you have a good chance of finding valuable skulls and bones belonging to several types of monkey, rhino and elephant! These are expensive and usually you won’t need much of it to solve the problem or cure the illness, so commonly people buy small pieces only

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Voodoo Dolls and Masks

by Bonobo2005

At the Marché des Féticheurs you find many goods related to Voodoo rituals and practises.Voodoo is one of the oldest religions in the world that probably originates from Benin and Togo, and in Togo it is still practised a lot. At the market you can also find a voodoo doctor, if you want a consult.

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Top 3 Hotels in Togo

Mercure Lome Sarakawa  Lome

 2 Reviews and 27 Opinions  A very nice, comfortable/upper class hotel with amazing swimming pool. Staff very helpful.... 

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MERCURE LOME SARAKAWA 3M  Lome

 1 Review and 27 Opinions  I have stayed in this hotel for a week in 2005 Sep on my way to accra from cotonou. I must say that... 

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Ibis Lome Centre  Lome

 1 Review and 10 Opinions  Hotel Ibis is old, but still represents the best among the hotels in Lome. Price is approx. 75 € 

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Q:  Any advice and tips on a short vacation to Africa? I have less than 14 days and want to see as much as possible and also relax on... 

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A: I would certainly recommend the "auberge" at Grand Popo in Benin for relaxing and being on a nice beach. Quite frankly the beaches are not that great in Togo, the ocean... 

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