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.
We strongly suggest you purchase travel insurance
at www.squaremouth.com.

William Lockridge Foundation Benin Tour – July 16 – 26, 2022

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