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A must do visit in Togo!!Although almost 500 km. from Lomé, a very worthwhile trip is to visit the Tamberma people near Kandé on the road to Burkina Faso. These people live in almost stone-age conditions in a beautiful valley setting. Their houses, called "tatas" are built like small castles with quarters for the animals downstairs and the living quarters up on the terrace roof.
if u r into this kind of thing, u wanna check this place, offering small music concerts, plays, cinema club abd exibitions. when i was there it orginized the Music festival that took place in several spots for a whole week
only few place r available where u can go to the beach. one of the best places is Coco beach, a few kilometers after the port. it's one of the few safe place to swim and there is a french restaurant. u can also spend the night, after all it's a hotel.
We visited the fetish market in the afternoon at the hottest time of the day. So we were the only two visitors at that moment. The guide first looked for an umbrella to protect himself against the sunshine before he started his explanation of all the strange objects we saw at the stalls. We had to bargain a lot to get down the asked price of 20 $ per person for admissiont and use of our camera. We were warned, so at the end we paid 1$ admission each and the same amount for the use of the camera. We saw the most strange objects, like this mummified monkey.
Lome is the capital of Togo with about 675.000 inhabitants. Except the major supermarkets, banks, internetcafes and the national museum, we visited, you can go to the north-east part of the town, to a very peculiar market, the fetish market or Marche de Feticheurs with about 20 stalls with all kind of traditional medicined and objects for voodoo practice.
At the Marche de Feticheurs you can also have a consult of the fetish priest or doctor.At the moment of our visit he was on a trip to Benin, but his son was around and could do the ceremony.If you want to buy a traditional medicine and be assured of its effect, the doctor or priest has first to bless the object in a special ceremony. So you can buy something for good memory, safe travelling or many other purposes. He asked a lot of money, but of course you can discuss about the price or decide not to buy the object.The son of the doctor gave us his business card, so we could call or write him about the results.
At one of the stalls of the Marche de Feticheurs in Lome we saw dozens of mummified crocodile-heads. Don't ask me for what these heads or the other mummified animals are used. At the moment we visited the market there were only a few other tourists around a the moment we were ready to leave the place.So we didn't see any business of customers.
At the fetish market or Marche de Feticheurs you can find the most peculiar objects for voodo practice and as traditional medicines.So we saw a lot of skulls, bones, skin, teeth and mummies of all kind of animals.On one of the stalls we found also a lot of shields of turtles. Our guide tried to explain what the use and strength is of all the artefacts.
Kara (pop. 50000) is a relaxed, somewhat boring town some 400 km. north of Lomé, a great place for a stopover or as a base for excursions to nearby hills and villages.For me Kara was nothing more than a pleasant stopover on my way to Benin via the Tamberma Valley and I remember the place mostly for a long conversation (in German) with a local teacher about political and social conditions in Togo, which was really eye opening.It’s the Kabye tribe that settled here, attracted by the fertile land. The interesting local market is rich in agricultural- and crafts products and is worth a short visit. You can also explore the surroundings by bicycle or car; the attractions being the villages (traditional architecture and crafts) and the hills. If you want to spend a lot of money on a guided tour by rented car around northern Togo, you may like to see a guy named Leo Paul, who charges an...
One of the few places where it’s safe to swim and more common to sunbath is the stretch of beach just outside town around the Robinson’s Resort. About 50 meters from the shore is a barrier that breaks the currents, which makes swimming safe. The resort has a private beach, bar and restaurant. Expatriates mention this as the best beach in Togo, but I’m pretty sure it must be sarcastic. The beach is not great and the views are a bit disturbed by the port and several remains of old structures along the shore, but it is certainly the only beach where locals – who cannot afford paying $1,75 for a beer - are kept outside. That said if you’re keen on attracting lot of attention, you could use the public beach in-between the Port and Robinson’s as well. At the thatched huts on the dune, you may buy from and smoke grass with the local Rastafarian community, but to be honest: I wouldn’t try it in...
2 Reviews and 56 Opinions A very nice, comfortable/upper class hotel with amazing swimming pool. Staff very helpful....
1 Review and 56 Opinions I have stayed in this hotel for a week in 2005 Sep on my way to accra from cotonou. I must say that...
Ibis Lome Centre Lome
1 Review and 37 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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