From Wikitravel

Benin is a country in West Africa.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Get in 5.1 By plane 5.2 By train 5.3 By car 5.4 By bus 5.5 By boat 6 Get around 7 Talk 8 Buy 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Sleep 12 Learn 13 Work 14 Stay safe 15 Stay healthy 16 Respect 17 Contact

Regions

Cities

• Abomey — Royal Palaces are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
• Porto-Novo — capital
• Cotonou — port town near Porto-Novo, has country's main airport

Other destinations

Understand

The current government is a republic under multiparty democratic rule. Benin dropped Marxism-Leninism December 1989 and adopted democratic reforms in February 1990. A transition to multiparty system was completed 4 April 1991.

Get in

By plane

There are many international flights arriving at the main airport in Cotonou. From here you can connect to Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow, and a variety of cities in West Africa.

By train

Travel into Benin via train is not possible. However, there is a train route that goes halfway up the country, from Cotonou to Parakou. While it takes longer than a bush taxi, it's a much more relaxing way of traveling. First class tickets are only slight more that second class ones and are worth the extra expendature. The train leaves Cotonou three times a week (tuesday, thursday, and saturday) at 8 am precisely and returns the next day, leaving at 8 am from the Parakou train station.

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

Talk

The official language is French - the language of the former colonial power. Native African languages such as Fon and Yoruba in the south, as well as Bariba and Dendi in the north, are also widely spoken, as are over 50 other African languages and dialects.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Learn

Work

Stay safe

Stay healthy

Respect

Contact

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