"Travailler avec des artisans c'est aussi voyager dans la sous région du Bénin , y repérer des endroits ou activités d'art de vivre typiquement béninoise , nous vous partageons ici notre regard et des adresses. "
An afternoon in Porto-Novo
Which begins with a departure from Cotonou at 12:00, an arrival in Porto-Novo around 13:00, a good lunch at the restaurant/hotel OUADADA and finally a guided tour of the botanical garden formerly a sacred forest where you can (re)discover a multitude of varieties of plants and trees some of them centuries old, learn their virtues it is a real plant heritage. You can walk on foot in the streets of Porto, appreciate its old buildings, sit in a refreshment bar. And leave Porto Novo to return to Cotonou around 17:30.
Un après midi à Porto-Novo
The addresses
TRANSPORT - personal vehicle this can also be a taxi rental via Gozem or come by bus with the Nonvi company (bring a motorcycle helmet for travel in Cotonou & Porto Novo)
RESTAURANT - Ouadada , (ask for the menu to order 1 hour before your arrival)
VISIT - Porto-Novo Botanical Garden (prepare your visit by contacting Ouadada which is also a cultural center)