Penguin Travel Confirms Guaranteed Departure for Its 12-Day West Africa Tour Through Ghana, Togo and Benin

Ghana, Togo, Benin – Voodoo and Tribal Festivals by Penguin Travel

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – 08 June, 2026 – Penguin Travel has confirmed a guaranteed departure on 6 November 2026 for “Ghana, Togo, Benin – Voodoo and Tribal Festivals,” its 12-day West Africa Tour through three of the continent’s most culturally rich and least-visited nations. With the departure now guaranteed, travellers can book flights and plan their trip knowing the journey will run as scheduled.

The West Africa Tour traces a single overland route from Ghana’s Atlantic coast, across Togo, and into Benin – the birthplace of Vodun (voodoo). Limited to a small group of 6 to 15 guests and led by a Penguin Travel tour leader alongside local certified guides, it is designed for curious travellers who want to witness West African heritage as it is genuinely lived, not staged for visitors.

Highlights of the route include:

• Cape Coast and Elmina Castles in Ghana – sobering UNESCO-listed monuments to the transatlantic slave trade, the latter the first major European structure built in the region.
• The Kakum National Park canopy walkway, suspended high above one of Ghana’s last surviving tracts of dense rainforest.
• Ashanti culture in and around Kumasi, including the symbolism of ceremonial cloth and the seat of the Asantehene.
• Koutammakou in Togo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Batammariba people – “the real architects of earth” – build their distinctive mud tower-houses.
• The Sokod’ fire dance, a trance ritual rooted in the animist beliefs of the Tem people.
• The Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin, former seat of the Dahomey Kingdom and home of the all-female Agojie warriors who inspired the film The Woman King.
• Ganvi’, the “Venice of Africa,” a stilt village on Lake Nokou’, and the Zangbeto “Guardians of the Night” ceremony.
• The Temple of Pythons and Sacred Forest in Ouidah, among the most important Vodun shrines in the region.

Rated 4.83 out of 5 across 489 reviews and a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, Penguin Travel specialises in small-group adventure and cultural journeys to destinations well beyond the mainstream.

Tour at a glance

• Route: Ghana, Togo and Benin (overland)
• Duration: 12 days
• Guaranteed departure: 6 November 2026
• Further dates: February, March, October and November 2027
• Price: from €1,990 per person (single supplement €380)
• Group size: 6 – 15 travellers
• Includes: accommodation in standard hotels with breakfast, local certified English-speaking guides, transport throughout the itinerary, day-one airport transfer, and a Penguin Travel tour leader (minimum 10 travellers)
• Excludes: international flights, visas, entrance fees, insurance and personal expenses

A yellow fever vaccination is mandatory for this trip, and a visa is required for each of the three countries.

Full itinerary and booking: https://www.penguintravel.com/Offer/RoundtripsandCulturalTours/826/GhanaTogoBenin-VoodooandTribalFestivals.html

About Penguin Travel

Penguin Travel is an adventure and cultural travel operator running small-group tours to off-the-beaten-track destinations worldwide, with offices serving Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Bulgaria. A member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, the company is rated “Excellent” on Trustpilot by its travellers.

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