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Benin · Southern Benin

Ouidah, Grand-Popo & Abomey

📷 Hinnou Gontran Serge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The birthplace of voodoo, the palaces of the Dahomey kings and a stilt village on a lagoon.

Southern Benin is where voodoo comes from, and Ouidah celebrates it every January; the town’s Route des Esclaves ends at the Door of No Return on the beach. The royal palaces of Abomey, capital of the kingdom of Dahomey, are a UNESCO site, Ganvié near Cotonou is a whole town on stilts in a lagoon, and Grand-Popo is a quiet beach village by the Togolese border.

Known for

  • Culture
  • History
  • Photography
  • Nature
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Ouidah, Grand-Popo & Abomey are January, February, March, November and December.

Suggested route

5 nights across 3 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Grand-Popo · 2 nights
  2. 2Ouidah · 2 nights
  3. 3Abomey · 1 night