Benin Favorite Tips by byron3062

It is amazing to see how these...

Favorite thing: It is amazing to see how these people built there homes out in the middle of the lake, several miles from shore so that they would not be found.

You must visit Ganvie, this is...

Favorite thing: You must visit Ganvie, this is a city on the lake with about 15000 people. The story is that these people disappeared from the Mainland, hundreds of years ago hiding from the Kings of Africa who were capturing whole villages to sell as slaves.

Fondest memory: I enjoyed going up into the Bush Country Village of Akiza. We stayed overnight here. The people in the village are more friendly than in the City.