ROOTS TO GLORY TOURS
ST GERARD TOUR/BENIN 2020 ITINERARY
January 3 – 12, 2020
January 3, 2020 – Leave Washington Dulles International Airport
DAY 1: JANUARY 4, 2020 – ARRIVE IN COTONOU, BENIN
- Arrive in Cotonou, Benin
- Check into Hotel
- Meet with seamstress and tailors to have clothing made (optional)
- Dinner/Orientation
DAY 2: PORTO NOVO
- Breakfast
- Travel to Porto Novo – The “official” Capital of the Republic of Benin
- Visit the Songhai Sustainable Agricultural Project – Lunch
- Pay a courtesy visit to the King of Porto Novo (envelope for King)
- Visit the King’s Palace Museum
- Return to Cotonou
Dinner
DAY 3: GANVIE/ABOMEY
- Breakfast
- Visit the village on stilts “Ganvie” with its 30,000 inhabitants living permanently on
water. Cruise the lake Nokoue with its streets, floating markets, schools, motels etc. - Travel to Abomey, the city of 12 Dynasties and historical capital of the Dahomey
Kingdom and Benin today. - Check into Hotel
- Dinner
DAY 4: ABOMEY/SAVALOU
- Breakfast
- Travel to Savalou
Courtesy visit with the King of Savalou (envelope for King) - Back to Abomey
- Dinner
Day 5: ABOMEY
- Breakfast
- Visit the Palaces of King Guezo and Glele (classified as world heritage sites by UNESCO)
where we will learn more about the Dahomey Kingdom - Abomey city tour
- Dinner
DAY 6: ABOMEY/ALLADA/OUIDAH
- Breakfast
- Travel to Allada, courtesy visit to King of Allada (envelope for King)
Visit monument dedicated to Toussaint Louverture - Arrive in Ouidah
- African Naming Ceremony (Optional)
- Check into Hotel
- Dinner
DAY 7: OUIDAH
- Breakfast
- Attend the Vodoun Festival
- Visit Route to slavery Sacred Forest, Python House
- Dinner
DAY 8: GRAND POPO
- Breakfast
- Travel to Grand Popo
- Check into Hotel
- Dinner
DAY 9: GRAND POPO/COTONOU
- Breakfast
- MORNING ON THE BEACH
- Travel to Cotonou to airport
END OF TOUR
COST:
• $3700 double
• $3900 Single
• $100 gratuity per person
Includes:
Airfare from Washington DC
Transportation in Benin
Hotel Accommodations in Benin
2 meals per day
Bottled water on the bus
Entrance to festival
Does not Include:
Visa for Benin
Yellow Fever Vaccine
Personal spending money
Alcoholic beverages
Some Soft drinks
African Naming Ceremony
Envelope for the King
*500 is due at the time of registration.
Another payment of $1600 is due by October 1, 2019.
The balance of $1600 is due by December 1, 2019.
Refunds are issues with 30 days of the initial payment only.
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