Things to do in Benin Travels and African Attractions

African extravaganza is at its best when you are on a tour to this lovely paradise on earth and this is the best place you could visit if you want to be surrounded by absolutely charming travel experiences. Come to this land of beautiful scenes and greatest memories and know what you can do while you are here.

Visit the Tata Somba Houses in Bokombe and enjoy the lovely village with its most charming attractions. Come here and get enchanted by the lovely structures that are found here and also the varying design which so much form the skeletal base of this entire village. The traditional lives of the tribes here is a perfect blend of travel luxury and tour delights and gives you a lot of memories to take back.

Then go to the Koto falls in Natintingou which is situated just outside the region of Nantintingou and is a greatly fascinating water paradise. The beautiful surroundings here along with the relaxed ambience gives ideal travel pleasures and provides the tourist with a lot to do and much more to enjoy. The trip wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the natural pool that is seen at the base. This is the also the place where you get to see some of the most fascinating village ruins.

Enjoy the boat tours on the River Oueme and see the best ways you could get close and personal with the loveliest wild animals that are so much a part of this region.

The visit to Pendjari National Park is the next thing that you could do so bask in the pleasures of the most fascinating wild animals which are a great sight here. Ecotourists come here and love the sights of the hippos, buffalo and the baboons and lions which are the mostly visible wildlife here. They look resplendent in their natural habitat and provide the traveler with great tourist pleasures. So come here and enjoy this trip to this part of the world.

Going to Ganvie in Benin is another thing that you should do while you are here in this part of Africa. This town with many tourists arriving here from Cotonou is a bit spoilt but still is a much preferred spot. Totally crowded by tourists this is one place that any tourist would enjoy. It is said that this place during the slave trade days had many Tofinu people seeking refuge here in the lakes. This is due to the fact that the Abomey religion did not permit any attack on people who lived in water. Tofinu language translates Ganvie as the collectivity of those who found peace finally. The city has houses built on stilts and is a fascinating place to be in.

Porto Novo in Benin is the main city and is the most interesting Benin towns and is belongs to the period when the Portuguese used to use it as a base for purchasing slaves who were brought from the New World. There are other attractions like the Musee Ethnographique which take you back to the history of Porto Novo and which has a great collection of Yoruba masks, and also see the Palais Royal of King Toffa which is today a museum. It shows how African Royalty lived here in the Colonial times. There is the Grand Marche d’Adjara which is held every fourth day. Then you have the interesting Brazilian style church which is today used as a mosque.

Then you have Cotonou in Benin which is again a very important city here. Cotonou is the centre of economic activity and has some interesting places to visit. The Ouidah slave part which is a very historical place is around 40 kms from Cotonou.

With the most interesting travel delights and the most fascinating tour delights the city of Benin is not devoid of travel ecstasy.