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Circuit · 12 to 16 days

The Full Circuit, from the Gulf to the Sahel

The total journey. A civilisation crossed from end to end, from the Atlantic coast to the Sahel savannahs.

Duration

12 to 16 days

Pace

Full immersion

Ideal for

The journey of a lifetime

The promise

Some only come once. For them, there is the Full Circuit. It is Benin in the order it tells itself: memory in Ouidah, kingdoms in Abomey, the hills of Dassa, the princely culture of Parakou, the Tata Somba of the Atacora, and the wildlife of W Park all the way north.

From the Gulf of Benin to the edges of the Sahel, this circuit links more than a thousand kilometres and seven major stops in a single narrative thread. It is not an add-up of visits: it is a continuous crossing, where each day extends the last, where the landscape, the peoples and the history change before your eyes. The journey of a lifetime, held from start to finish by our hosts.

The itinerary.

  1. 1
    Cotonou1 day

    The arrival, Dantokpa, Ganvié, the Amazon.

  2. 2
    Ouidah2 days

    Memory: the Slave Route, the Door of No Return, living Vodun.

  3. 3
    Abomey2 days

    The UNESCO palaces, the restituted treasures, the Amazons.

  4. 4

    The 41 hills, the Arigbo grotto: the pause at altitude.

  5. 5
    Parakou1 day

    The shift toward the north: Bariba culture, savannah flavours.

  6. 6

    The Tata Somba, the night under the stars, the Atacora falls.

  7. 7
    Kandi2 days

    The W Park safari, the Peulh camps, the great open spaces.

What makes this circuit unique.

The complete crossing

From coast to Sahel, you watch the whole country change its skin: the sea, the palaces, the hills, the mountains, the savannah. Nothing is missing.

A single narrative thread

Each stop prepares the next. Your hosts hold the story from start to finish: you do not collect visits, you live a continuous history.

Mastered logistics

Over a thousand kilometres, seven stops, one point of contact. Transport, lodging, access to sites and parks: all coordinated by Wa Afriki.

Live
the total journey.

Seven stops, from the Gulf to the Sahel, in twelve to sixteen days. The Full Circuit is composed to measure around your dates. Let's talk about your journey of a lifetime.

Indicative, adjustable itineraries. Duration and stages fine-tuned with the Wa Afriki team to match your calendar and interests. No fixed price shown: every circuit is quoted on a bespoke basis.