Destinations (6)

Pendjari National Park

national park

11.051.516667

Parakou

city in Benin

9.33332.6333

Grand Popo

Beach resort town close to the Togolese border

6.2833331.833333

Cotonou

city in Benin

6.36672.4333

Abomey

Royal Palaces are on the UNESCO World Heritage List

7.18331.9833

Porto-Novo

capital of Benin

6.4833332.616667
Sights (8)

Ouidah

city in Benin

6.366666672.08333333

Djougou

city in north west Benin

9.71.66666667

Grand-Popo

commune of Benin

6.283333331.83333333

Ganvie

Ganvié

6.466666672.41666667

Savalou

commune of Benin

7.933333331.96666667

Stade de l'Amitié

football stadium

6.3862.37933333

Cotonou Cathedral

building in Africa

6.3572822.440073

Musée en Plein Air de Parakou

9.328888892.61861111

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Benin

Someday we will visit Benin or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Benin

Benin is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west.

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Niger

Niger (pronounced: nee-ZHAIR) is an arid, landlocked country of the Sahel with a population of 20 million. It is bordered by Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Chad and Libya. Niger is a former French colony which was granted independence in 1960. The land is mostly desert plains and dunes, with rolling savanna in the southeast with nothing much to see.

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Nigeria

Nigeria (Hausa: Nijeriya, Igbo: Naíjíríà, Yoruba: Nàìjíríà) is a large country in equatorial West Africa. It is the continent's most populous nation. It has a southern coastline on the Gulf of Guinea, and has Benin to the west, Cameroon to the southeast, Chad to the northeast, and Niger to the north. It is Africa's most populous country and the world's 7th most populous, and also the largest oil producer and largest economy in Africa. Often regarded as the giant of Africa, Nigeria along with South Africa is also one of the most important countries on the African continent, with delicious cuisines and great tourist attractions. Although the northern parts of the country may be dangerous due to the influence of an Islamist rebel group ISWAP, also called Boko Haram.

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Togo

Togo is a narrow country in West Africa, sandwiched between Ghana on the west and Benin on the east, with a small border with Burkina Faso to the north, and a 56-km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

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