5-day Guided Cultural And Voodoo Tour Of Togo From Lome
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Day 1: Lome
Arrival and welcome from lome tokoin airport, or by road from Ghanaโs afloa border .or Benin where ever you are coming from you, will be met and assisted with customs and immigration formalities. You are transferred to your accommodation near the Atlantic Ocean with pleasant views of coconut trees.
Day 2: Togoville - Agbanakin
You check out and depart to Agbanakin a small village. You will stop at the last stronghold of slavery on the bay of Guinea. You will visit the house of the slaves (House Wood). You continue the trip in a canoe until you arrive in Togoville, the first capital of Togo under the German flag. Togoville is a city with a voodoo tradition. You will interact some voodoo priests where you will be given an explanation of their cult. You will meet the heir to the throne of King Mlapa who signed the contract of protectorate with the German exploratory Gustav Nachtigal. He will tell us about the history of Togo and lead us through the royal museum.
Upon Arrival at Agbanakin, you will pay a courtesy call to the local chief of the village.
Day 3: Agbanakin
Today will be day of discovery of the village. Indeed the village has several voodoo temples and cloisters of the Zangbรฉto. The Zangbรฉto is a fetish for protection. The Voodoo watches over the village. In the night when the Zangbรฉto leaves the village nobody should is suppose to see them. They have a kind of magic. They wear masks of raffia palm all the body and look like a haystack. You will witness the the ceremony to demonstrate very mystical dances. The Zangbรฉto falls into trance and the masks fall away, but you cannot see the person under the mask. They have transformed to an animal (turtle, crocodile, crab, chickenโฆ or a devil), you need to discover it yourself.
After a tour in the village, you will depart by a canoe on the river Mono with fishermen for a traditional fishing and to discover the aquatic fauna.
Late afternoon you will take part in the Zangbรฉto dance it will be a day not to be forgotten and once in life time you will need to definitely need a lot of photos.
Day 4: Lomรฉ
You will depart to Lomรฉ in the morning, you will visit the fetishes market (the first and biggest voodoo market in Africa). The charlatans, voodoo priests, traditional medicine men, adepts โฆ the whole world comes here to procure the necessary ingredient for their fetishes or to prepare medicinal or love potions. You continue to them to the grand market of Lomรฉ called "Marchรฉ des Nanas-Benz" and to the artistic village. The rest of the day is spent at the beach
Day 5: Departure
Depending on your departure time, you check out to depart to the airport for customs and immigration formalities or cross the border to Ghana or Benin. You will be assisted. It will be time now to bid farewell to Lome .
Arrival and welcome from lome tokoin airport, or by road from Ghanaโs afloa border .or Benin where ever you are coming from you, will be met and assisted with customs and immigration formalities. You are transferred to your accommodation near the Atlantic Ocean with pleasant views of coconut trees.
Day 2: Togoville - Agbanakin
You check out and depart to Agbanakin a small village. You will stop at the last stronghold of slavery on the bay of Guinea. You will visit the house of the slaves (House Wood). You continue the trip in a canoe until you arrive in Togoville, the first capital of Togo under the German flag. Togoville is a city with a voodoo tradition. You will interact some voodoo priests where you will be given an explanation of their cult. You will meet the heir to the throne of King Mlapa who signed the contract of protectorate with the German exploratory Gustav Nachtigal. He will tell us about the history of Togo and lead us through the royal museum.
Upon Arrival at Agbanakin, you will pay a courtesy call to the local chief of the village.
Day 3: Agbanakin
Today will be day of discovery of the village. Indeed the village has several voodoo temples and cloisters of the Zangbรฉto. The Zangbรฉto is a fetish for protection. The Voodoo watches over the village. In the night when the Zangbรฉto leaves the village nobody should is suppose to see them. They have a kind of magic. They wear masks of raffia palm all the body and look like a haystack. You will witness the the ceremony to demonstrate very mystical dances. The Zangbรฉto falls into trance and the masks fall away, but you cannot see the person under the mask. They have transformed to an animal (turtle, crocodile, crab, chickenโฆ or a devil), you need to discover it yourself.
After a tour in the village, you will depart by a canoe on the river Mono with fishermen for a traditional fishing and to discover the aquatic fauna.
Late afternoon you will take part in the Zangbรฉto dance it will be a day not to be forgotten and once in life time you will need to definitely need a lot of photos.
Day 4: Lomรฉ
You will depart to Lomรฉ in the morning, you will visit the fetishes market (the first and biggest voodoo market in Africa). The charlatans, voodoo priests, traditional medicine men, adepts โฆ the whole world comes here to procure the necessary ingredient for their fetishes or to prepare medicinal or love potions. You continue to them to the grand market of Lomรฉ called "Marchรฉ des Nanas-Benz" and to the artistic village. The rest of the day is spent at the beach
Day 5: Departure
Depending on your departure time, you check out to depart to the airport for customs and immigration formalities or cross the border to Ghana or Benin. You will be assisted. It will be time now to bid farewell to Lome .
Tour leaving from Lomรฉ
Lomรฉ is the capital and largest city of Togo, located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It is known for its beautiful beaches, lively nightlife, and rich culture. Lomรฉ offers a unique combination of African and European influences, which is reflected in its architecture, cuisine, and music. In addition, the city has several historical sites and monuments that showcase the history and identity of Togo.
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