Plan a trip to Benin

Places to see in Benin

12 of the 19 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  KoutammakouUNESCO

  Koutammakou Land

  Town · Kara Region

  Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba is a cultural landscape designated in 2004 and expanded in 2023 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the border between northern Togo and Benin. The area features traditional mud tower-houses which remain the preferred style of living.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Erik Kristensen (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Pendjari National ParkUNESCO

  Parc National de la Pendjari

  Park & nature · Atakora Department

  Pendjari National Park lies in north-western Benin, adjoining the Arli National Park in Burkina Faso.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fawaz.tairou (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Royal PalaceUNESCO

  Musée Honmè

  Museum · Ouémé Department

  The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adoscam (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Porto-Novo

  City · Ouémé Department

  Porto-Novo is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 264,320 people.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Élisée.Adad (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Cotonou

  City · Littoral

  Cotonou is the seat of government and largest city of Benin. The official city proper population was 679,012 in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adoscam (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Abomey

  City · Zou Department

  Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ji-Elle (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Lake Nokoué

  Lac Nokoué

  Lake · Atlantique Department

  Lake Nokoué is a lake in the southern part of Benin. It is 20 km (12 mi) wide and 11 km (6.8 mi) long and covers an area of 4,900 ha. The lake is partly fed by the Ouémé River and the Sô River, both of which deposit sediments from throughout the region in the lake.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá

  Fort Saint-Jean-Baptiste-d'Ajuda

  Fort · Atlantique Department

  The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: French naval officer, 1890 (Public domain). Map

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  Mont Sokbaro

  Mountain · Donga Department

  Mont Sokbaro is a mountain that is mostly cited as the highest point of Benin, with an elevation of 658 metres (2,159 ft). This designation is contested, as SRTM readings at coordinates 10°17′22″N 1°32′38″E give an elevation of 672 metres (2,205 ft).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Mont Sokbaro Cropped.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Amazon Monument

  L'Amazone

  Memorial · Littoral

  The Amazon Monument is a statue honoring the Dahomey Amazons. A metal structure covered in bronze, it is 30m high and weighs 150 tons. It stands on the Esplanade des Amazones in the 12th district of the city of Cotonou in southern Benin. It is the second tallest statue in Africa.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alfrednadjere (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Lake Ahémé

  Lac Ahémé

  Lake · Atlantique Department

  Lake Ahémé is Benin's second largest lake, with an area of 78 square kilometres (30 sq mi) in the dry season which expands to 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) in the rainy season. The lake is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long and has an average width of 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adoscam (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Cotonou Cathedral

  Notre-Dame de Miséricorde

  Religious · Littoral

  The cathedral of Notre Dame de Miséricorde, commonly known as Cotonou Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located near the Ancien Pont bridge in Cotonou, Benin. It is renowned for its distinctive burgundy and white striped tiled architecture.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MVN (CC BY 2.0). Map