After Vodundays · Transport · Ouidah, Benin
The Cloboto Tour connects sites no one else links together, the Slave Route, Vodun temples, colonial quarters, the Door of No Return. Three circuits. Logistics handled end to end by ONG Wa Afriki.
ONG Wa Afriki Initiative · Ouidah
Ouidah is not a city you understand on foot, by taxi, or in a private car. It reads like a book whose chapters are scattered across several kilometers, the slave trade, the return of the Brazilians, the colonial forts, the living Vodun temples, the sacred forest, the beach of No Return. Every site has its own roots, its own weight, its own precise meaning.
The Cloboto Tour is the thread that connects them. Designed and operated by ONG Wa Afriki, it links these sites in the right order, with the right commentary, in the four languages that match our audience, French, English, German, Spanish. The circuits currently run in guided vehicles. The physical train, in development, is the next step. See the investor file →
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Historic sites connected
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Languages, live commentary
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Distinct circuits
Permanent circuits
The Ordinary Circuit is available at all times, for any visitor. The Vodun Circuit is only accessible through ONG Wa Afriki's mediation, access to the temples cannot be bought. It is earned.
Ordinary Circuit
2h · Available daily
The Slave Route in its entirety. From Vasseho, the city's historic entrance, to the Door of No Return facing the Atlantic. Between the two: Auction Square, Zoungbodji, the markets, the colonial forts. Continuous commentary, French, English, German, Spanish.
Vodun Circuit
3h · By reservation
The circuit that exists nowhere else. A journey through Ouidah's active Vodun temples, convents, altars, deities. Every temple has its guardian, its code, its welcome. You enter because ONG Wa Afriki spent years building that trust. No other way.
Event circuits
Twice a year, the circuit adapts to the ongoing event. Ouidah is not visited the same way during Vodun Days as the rest of the year. The Cloboto Tour follows that logic.
January 10th Section, Vodun Days
During Vodun Days, the Cloboto Tour follows the rhythm of the ceremonies. Access to official sites, privileged placement, live commentary on processions and rituals. The guided convoy becomes your mobile viewing point, you miss nothing.
CIO Section, Special Events
For Ouidah's major cultural gatherings, the circuit adapts to the program. The routes, the highlights, the sites: everything is restructured around the ongoing event.
Vodun Days procession, Ouidah street · crowd and color · January light · WebP 1200×480 · cinematic format
Full logistics
Your transfers are included in your After Vodundays program. No haggling at arrivals. No logistics to manage. You step off the plane, your stay begins.
Cotonou → Ouidah
45 min · Private air-conditioned vehicle
Private transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle from Cotonou Airport or your hotel. 45 minutes. Your driver is waiting, your name on a sign. No haggling, no stress at arrivals.
North Benin Circuit
Custom · 4x4 with guide
For programs heading down to Abomey, up to the Atacora, or on to Pendjari, we arrange transfers by 4x4 with a driver-guide. The road is part of the trip, every stop is a lesson in geography and history.
Cross-border corridors
Togo · Ghana · Custom
Togo (Lomé, 1h30) · Ghana (Cape Coast, 5h). For combined diaspora programs, we coordinate border crossings and inter-city transfers. Your Wa Afriki team handles the paperwork in advance.
ONG Wa Afriki · N°0108/MISP · Ouidah, Benin
Transfers, the Cloboto Tour, the North circuit, all coordinated by our team before you arrive. All you have to do is come.