Must-SeeGanvié
About 24 miles away
A town of stilt houses on Lake Nokoué, the largest lake village in Africa, where life moves by canoe.
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Ouidah
The old slave port, with the Route of Slaves to the Door of No Return, a python temple and Benin's Vodun festival each January.
- Best Time to Go
- Nov–Mar
Our full guide to Ouidah is being written. It's on the Benin list as Must-See.
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