Things to do & places to visit in Benin

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Top things to do

• Bodies of Water
• Private Tours
• Churches & Cathedrals
• Bars & Clubs
• Boat Tours
• Speciality Museums
• Religious Sites
• History Museums
• Beaches
• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Art Galleries
• Monuments & Statues

Top destinations in Benin 12

• #1. Littoral Department
• #2. Atlantique Department
• #3. Zou Department
• #4. Oueme Department
• #5. Atakora Department
• #6. Mono Department
• #7. Collines Department
• #8. Borgou Department
• #9. Kouffo Department
• #10. Donga Department
• #11. Alibori Department
• #12. Plateau Department

Most reviewed places to visit 50

1. 4.0 La Porte Du Non Retour (127 reviews) Atlantique Department
   - Superb monument
   Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites
   
   
2. 3.5 Temple des Pythons (127 reviews) Atlantique Department
   - Can't have snake fobia!
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
3. 4.0 Artisanal Center (97 reviews) Littoral Department
   - Pleasant experience & high quality souvenirs
   Art Galleries
   
   
4. 4.0 Palais des rois d'Abomey (95 reviews) Zou Department
   - Interesting and peaceful place to visit
   Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
   
   
5. 4.5 Bab's Dock (86 reviews) Littoral Department
   - What a vacation should feel like
   Piers & Boardwalks
   
   
6. 4.5 Fondation Zinsou (86 reviews) Littoral Department
   - Good art books and five dollar per night hotel
   Monday: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
7. 4.0 Ouidah Museum of History (77 reviews) Atlantique Department
   - Well worth a visit
   Speciality Museums
   
   
8. 4.5 Pendjari National Park (70 reviews) Atakora Department
   - experience our animals - safe our animals
   Monday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM Spent More than 3 hours National Parks
   
   
9. 3.5 Fidjrosse Beach (67 reviews) Littoral Department
   - The best place to chill with friends
   Beaches
   
   
10. 4.5 Lac Nokoue (61 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - Highlight of my weekend off work
    Spent 1-2 hours Bodies of Water
    
    
11. 4.0 Marche Dantokpa (60 reviews) Littoral Department
    - One of the biggest African markets
    Flea & Street Markets
    
    
12. 4.5 Musee de la Fondation Zinsou (47 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - great environment & guide, average items inside
    Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
    
    
13. 4.5 Code Bar (36 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Lively place to be!
    Monday: 6:00 PM - 11:59 PM Spent 2-3 hours Bars & Clubs
    
    
14. 3.5 Ethnographique Museum of Porto Novo (29 reviews) Oueme Department
    - A place to learn about the people of Benin republic
    History Museums
    
    
15. 3.5 Etoile Rouge (28 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Beautiful!
    Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues
    
    
16. 4.0 da Silva Museum (21 reviews) Oueme Department
    - Decent exhibit
    History Museums
    
    
17. 4.0 Musee Honme (Palais Royal) (20 reviews) Oueme Department
    - kul place to be
    Castles
    
    
18. 3.5 Obama Beach (17 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Great Beach but don't go in the water - you will get swept away!
    Spent 2-3 hours Beaches
    
    
19. 4.0 Great Mosque of Porto-Novo (16 reviews) Oueme Department
    - Amazing history
    Religious Sites
    
    
20. 3.5 Stade de l'Amitie (16 reviews) Littoral Department
    - The stadium most known in Benin
    Spent < 1 hour Arenas & Stadiums
    
    
21. 4.5 Chutes de Kota (13 reviews) Atakora Department
    - Great place to visit!
    Waterfalls
    
    
22. 4.0 Place des Martyrs (13 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Interesting Monument (w/ Help from DPRK)
    Spent < 1 hour Monuments & Statues
    
    
23. 4.5 Jammin (11 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Incontournable
    Spent More than 3 hours Bars & Clubs
    
    
24. 4.0 Palais des Congres (11 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Great meeting facility
    Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
    
    
25. 4.0 Cotonou Cathedral (10 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Heavenly music at an historic Cathedral!
    Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals
    
    
26. 3.5 Jardin des Plantes et de la Nature (8 reviews) Oueme Department
    - Uninteresting without a guide
    Gardens
    
    
27. 3.0 Marche Missebo (8 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Full of Textile and Rice Shops..!!
    Spent < 1 hour Antique Shops • Flea & Street Markets
    
    
28. 4.0 Village Souterrain d'Agongointo (7 reviews) Zou Department
    - Émouvant
    Spent 1-2 hours Caverns & Caves
    
29. 5.0 Foret Sacree de Kpasse (7 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - Great site to visit
    Spent 1-2 hours Forests
    
    
30. 4.5 Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Immaculée Conception (7 reviews) Oueme Department
    - Cathedrale Cotonou
    Churches & Cathedrals
    
    
31. 4.5 Jardin Place Jean Bayol (7 reviews) Oueme Department
    - Les égouns ou revenants
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
32. 4.5 Saint Michel church (7 reviews) Littoral Department
    - English Mass Times
    Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals
    
    
33. 5.0 Tout Va Bien (4 reviews) Zou Department
    - Great Batik workshop
    Speciality & Gift Shops
    
    
34. 4.5 Bakolo Tours (4 reviews) Mono Department
    - Fascinating cultural tour of Benin and Togo
    Monday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Sightseeing Tours
    
    
35. 4.0 Grotte Notre-Dame d'Arigbo (4 reviews) Collines Department
    - La "Lourdes du Bénin"
    Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites
    
    
36. 4.5 Villa Karo (4 reviews) Mono Department
    - Grand-Popo is the nr 1 site of Benin!
    Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
37. 5.0 Le Djabi Lounge Bar (4 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Le meilleur lounge Bar de Cotonou
    Monday: Bars & Clubs
    
    
38. 4.5 Route Des Esclaves (3 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - A very moving and interesting visit
    Historic Sites • Historic Walking Areas
    
    
39. 1.5 Village Artisanal (2 reviews) Atakora Department
    - If you are visiting the museum, have a look. Otherwise, a waste of time
    Art Galleries
    
40. 4.0 Statue Du Roi Béhanzin, Place Goho (2 reviews) Zou Department
    - Interesting history
    Monuments & Statues
    
    
41. 4.0 La Bouche Du Roy (2 reviews) Mono Department
    Beaches
    
    
42. 4.0 Mémorial Zoungbodji (2 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - Memorial to an atrocity
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
43. 3.5 Case Zomai (2 reviews) Atlantique Department
    - Slave warehouse
    Monuments & Statues
    
    
44. 5.0 L'art Du Bénin D'hier Et D'aujourd'hui (2 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Must see this
    Exhibitions
    
    
45. 4.5 Monument Amazone (2 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Magnificent
    Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
46. 4.5 Institut Français Du Bénin (2 reviews) Littoral Department
    - Havre de paix en centre ville
    Civic Centres
    
    
47. 3.5 Grande Mosquee de Zongo (2 reviews) Littoral Department
    - グランモスク
    Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites
    
48. 3.0 Les Merveilles Du Lac Bopa (1 review) Mono Department
    - Les Merveilles du lac Bopa , Superlatif inapproprié !!
    Spent 1-2 hours Water Parks
    
    
49. 2.0 Agualand (1 review) Atlantique Department
    Spent 1-2 hours Parks
    
    
50. 4.0 Le Belvédère De Bopa (1 review) Mono Department
    Spent < 1 hour Lookouts
    
    

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