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Programs · After Vodundays · Ouidah, Benin

Two timeframes.
One requirement: authenticity.

Vodun Days, the national high point, January 2 to 14: 3, 7 or 8 days, Standard or VIP, from €750. And the rest of the year, 365 days of access to Ouidah on the rhythm of the Vodun calendar, Cercle or Souverain.

In short

After Vodundays is the hosting programme of ONG Wa Afriki (No. 0108/MISP) in Ouidah, from Monday January 4 to Thursday January 14, 2027, 11 days and 10 nights, with an optional year-end stay at the Palais d'Agondji, December 30 to January 3. It accompanies travellers before, during and after Vodun Days, the Beninese state festival, from January 2 to 9, 2027, Grand Ceremony on Friday the 8th. Three all-inclusive formulas, per person: The Core, 3 days, from €750; The Programme, 7 days, from €1,590; Vodun Days Week, 8 days, from €1,790. Teams of 10 (Standard) or 5 (VIP, from €1,750).

WhatsApp +229 01 61 70 36 66 · contact@aftervodundays.com

The verified 2027 dates →

Jan 4-14, 2027

Vodun Days.
Standard or VIP.

Standard

Teams of 10

Three staff: licensed guide, hostess, specialized Vodun and Fa guide

€750 · €1,590 · €1,790

The Core, 3 days · The Programme, 7 days · Vodun Days Week, 8 days

Full access to Vodun Days in a supervised team, all-inclusive at the Palais d'Agondji. Circuits, guided assistance, evening debriefs, lodging, meals and local transport included.

  • •Four circuits: memorial, Vodun, heritage, Gléxwé
  • •Full assistance at official sites
  • •Evening debriefs with FRABO
  • •Lodging, meals and local transport included
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Recommended

VIP

Teams of 5

Dedicated supervision

€1,750 · €3,390 · €3,790

The Core, 3 days · The Programme, 7 days · Vodun Days Week, 8 days

Vodun Days in a small team of 5, all-inclusive at the Palais d'Agondji: same services as Standard, with tighter guidance.

  • •Team of 5, three people assigned to your group
  • •One-to-one time with chiefs and convent guardians
  • •Private Fa consultation, prescribed rituals and offerings
  • •4x4 vehicle with driver
  • •Large tent with a lit area
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The community After Vodundays

More than a stay: a community.

  • Encounters
  • Exchanges
  • Understanding

At the Palais d'Agondji, in His Majesty's courtyard, we eat together, we live together and we learn from everyone. Master classes under the mango trees, evenings around the fire where new encounters happen, and guests from all over the world who came for one reason: to understand.

  • We eat together
  • We live together
  • Master classes under the mango trees
  • The elders and the priests of Fâ
  • Evenings around the fire

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Year-round, outside Vodun Days

365 days.
Cercle or Souverain.

Cercle

Circuit 365

From €180/day

Host families, group of 5, flights excluded

For those who want Ouidah over a longer period, outside Vodun Days. A spiritual anchor lasting several weeks, training, initiation, transmission, on the Vodun calendar.

  • •Flexible length, 5 to 30 days
  • •Small group
  • •Year-round access to tradition-guardians
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Souverain

Custom

From €550/day

or from €6,000 per project

For families, established groups, institutions. A program built around your goals, ancestral reconnection, video documentation, training.

  • •100% personalized program
  • •Bertian's personal guidance
  • •Absolute discretion
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The Return

Ancestral reconnection

From €4,000

The complete protocol, 4 days

The most intimate protocol of the house. A Fa consultation in Ouidah, a community that recognizes you, a name, a place within a Beninese family. For the diaspora of the Antilles, the Caribbean and the Americas.

  • •Dedicated Fa consultation, on site
  • •Recognition by a community in Ouidah
  • •Bond supported over time
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Benin in pictures

Ouidah, Porto-Novo, Ganvié, Grand-Popo, Abomey: places seen from the inside.

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Vodun Days, Kokou : Vodun Days festival, Ouidah, Benin (view 3)
Place Maro, Ouidah, Benin (view 4)
Vodun Days, Kokou : Vodun Days festival, Ouidah, Benin (view 4)
Zangbeto : night guardians of Vodun, Ouidah, Benin
Vodun Days festival atmosphere, Ouidah, Benin (view 4)

Photographs : Houenafart & After Vodundays