Private tour in Cotonou Sèna H
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Hello! My name is Sèna. I was born in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin, where I spent all my childhood and adolescence. I will be honored to introduce you to the nature, landscapes, culture and hidden riches of my country. I am a computer scientist by training, I am self-taught and therefore very curious. I love music, biking and I love making new friends from around the world. I started guiding on the sites of Southern Benin in 2013. I started with one or two days trips and few months later I started guiding multi-day tours across the country. Over time, I developed some tours including bicycle tours to discover Benin in a unique way. Discover Cotonou, Benin's biggest city and the country's economic heart; Explore the history of slavery; Take a boat to the floating market in Ganvié, the on-lake village; Get off the main roads for a bicycle tour in the nature; Discover the life of lake populations; taste our local meals cooked by the villagers. All the tours are customizable with the possibility of doing them by private vehicle, public transport or bicycle and I can do the tours in English as well as in French. Registered National Pendjari Park guide Licensed driver for small cars 7 years working with local communities I have no restrictions
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I will pick you up in Cotonou and then we drive 1 hour to Ouidah. In that small city, there were 5 forts owned by France, England, Danish, Portuguese and Dutch to keep slaves waiting for the ships. We will visit one of them to understand how they practiced this trade. Then, we take the slave route, that is the four last kilometers slaves walked to reach the ships at the beach. This road starts at the Auction Place and the last step is the gate of Non-Return a monument listed on UNESCO world heritage. We will then visit Zinsou foundation museum that promotes contemporary art from here and elsewhere. If you are interested, we will visit the python temple, a vodoun temple where people worship pythons. In the temple we will see some specimens and could touch them. After lunch, we will drive 1 hour to the pier in Abomey-Calavi, a city next to Cotonou. There we will take a boat for a boat tour on Nokoué lake. We will visit Ganvié the on lake village where everything is done on water(market, school, hospital)
We absolutely had the very best experience with Sena. From start to finish he is among the best of the guides we have ever had. His communication prior to the tour was fantastic. His English is great, exceeded only by his knowledge of Benin. He arranged the most comprehensive tour for us.. can't believe everything we got to experience. Can't recommend him more highly- he is the best
WOW!!!! Sena was over-the-top amazing! We have had guides on six continents and over 50 countries and would easily say that Sena was in the top 5! His English is amazing, his smile is contagous, his knowledge of his country is bountiful and his ability to understand exactly what our priorities were was heartening. We had an exceptionally educational, delightful and eye-opening 8 hours with him. Anyone lucky enough to have Sena as their guide in Benin will undoubtably agree. THANKS, Sena!
Séna is an excellent tour guide. He is very knowledgeable about all aspects of Benin history and culture. While on our tour he provided insight into the Benin salve trade history, aspects of the Ouidah vudu beliefs and a great description of the fishing culture and history of Ganvie village on stilts. Highly recommend a tour with with Séna. Communications with him before and during the tour were exceptional. It was the best tour and day we had in West Africa.
- We start the tour in Cotonou and drive 1 hour to Ouidah. - There we visit the museum, and take the slave route till the gate of Non-Return. - We will visit the Zinsou foundation museum and the python temple. - We drive one hour to go to Abomey-Calavi and then we visit Ganvié the village on the lake. - Then road back to Cotonou *Bring comfortable shoes, a hat, sunglasses sunscreen and water. *If you have a specific itinerary in mind send me a message and I'll customize the tour for you.
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Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin
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