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Village in Atlantique Department, Benin
Photo: Christoph Wolf, CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ganvie is a pretty lake village on stilts in Southern Benin.
Basic rooms. Has a restaurant.
Has a restaurant and a market is held out front.
Ganvie is an easy day trip from Cotonou. Boats to the village launch from Abomey-Calavi. Tours are available from there (they last 2-3 hours and cost around 10,000 CFA), but you can also stay in the village.
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