Location: Ouidah
Top Things to do in Ouidah
Top Restaurants in Ouidah
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Ouidah /ˈwiːdə/ or Whydah /ˈhwɪdə, ˈhwɪdˌɔː/ (Yoruba: Xwéda; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French; Ajudá by the Portuguese; and Fida by the Dutch), formally the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km (141 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.
Restaurants in Ouidah
1. Musee de la Fondation Zinsou
2. Foret Sacree de Kpasse
3. La Porte Du Non Retour
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 124 reviews
Reviewed By 122achillet
While visiting the slavery historical.city of Ouidah, this is one of the must seen site to better understand the approach used by thos eho entertained this horrible trade for years. This represents one of the process to be followed to enable slaves to forget about their roots and history once they embarked in the journey to their new destinations where they will serve as merchandise.
4. Ouidah Museum of History
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4.0 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By JamesFFC - Maidenhead, United Kingdom
It is well worth walking the whole of the Route des esclaves. You can start from the Ouidah Museum of History and end at the gate of no return. The museum itself has some fascinating images showing the assimilation that took place from west African slaves bringing food, dance, and culture over to the Americas. The artifacts and images from the slave trade are horrific and it really makes you think about the dreadful conditions these people were forced into. Well worth the time to tour around. Entrance is free although, at the end of the tour, you donate what you want to the guide. Guides can be conducted in both French and English.
5. Temple des Pythons
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3.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By Boguszooo - Krakow, Poland
The temple is rather small, but they do have a room full of snakes - I would estimate 30-40 pythons of various sizes. You can safely take them in your hand and make the obligatory photos with the snake calmly resting on your neck (or in your hands). Its definitely a must-see when you are in Ouidah!
6. Benin L'iroko Tours
7. Route Des Esclaves
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