The Amazon of Dahomey monument to the women warriors

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Abomey

The royal capital of the Dahomey kingdom. UNESCO heritage.

Abomey was the political and spiritual capital of one of West Africa's most powerful precolonial kingdoms — the home of the Agojie women warriors. Its earthen royal palaces are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage register.

Tours that visit

Travel to Abomey.

A guest with a royal python across his shoulders at Ouidah's Temple of Pythons

Benin RepublicEasy

Standard Package: Cotonou & Ouidah

The city, then the coast that carries the history.

2 days1–15

110,000 FCFA

The equestrian statue of a Dahomey king, a stop on the Premium package

Benin RepublicEasy

Premium Package: Cotonou, Ouidah & Ganvié

Add the Venice of Africa — a whole city built on the water.

3 days1–12

166,000 FCFA

Drummers and dancers in traditional cloth at the Ouidah Vodun festival

Benin RepublicEasy

Ouidah: The Voodoo & Heritage Trail

Walk the Slave Route. Meet the pythons. Stand at the Door of No Return.

4 days2–12

430,000 FCFA

The Amazon of Dahomey statue — a monument to the Agojie women warriors

Benin RepublicEasy

Abomey: Kingdom of the Dahomey

Royal palaces, warrior queens, and a kingdom that defied empires.

2 days2–10

175,000 FCFA