Traveling to see Cotonou by road from Lagos; vacation on budget. Places to visit Benin Republic🇧🇯
Вставка
- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- All you need to know about visiting cotonou, Benin Republic.
Vacation on a budget.
Family vacation
Going to Benin republic
See the Amazon statue
Benin Republic History
Benin 🇧🇯
Culture
See places
Hotels
Beaches
Africa
Slave trade
What video on the full costs and prices here
linktw.in/FGQDiK
00:00 Intro
00:14 travelling lagos to Cotonou Benin Republic by Road
01:58 first impressions of Cotonou Benin 🇧🇯
02:17 Hotel in Benin Republic
03:08 Important things to know about Benin Republic
04:15 places to visit in Benin Republic Cotonou
04:30 The beach
06:47 The Amazon statue
07:33 The longest grafiti in Africa
08:08 Ouidah slave trade history
09:28 Notre dame de misericorde
10:20 Etiole Rouge
10:46 The temple of pythons
11:52 The place of the matyrs
12:10 lifestyle and people of cotonou Benin Republic
14:12 Food in Benin Republic
16:04 The arts and crafts centre
16:48 Travelling back to Lagos from Cotonou
#vacation #lifestylevlogs #levelup #familyvlog #family #trip
If you want details on the costs and prices of the all the components of my trip please check this video linked below .
Cheers 😊😊
linktw.in/FGQDiK
I watched both of them and loved how precise the information was
@user-dh3kw1uh8k Thanks for watching. I’m glad you found the information helpful. 💃😊
A little note here though I am in Canada know the country well. People who rides bikes with a yellow t-shirt are not doing so because they have bad taste 🤣🤣. They are licence cab drivers. The "cab" is called zemidjan or simply zem. Just hop in you negociate (a little cause very cheap) the price and pay before. The color of the T-Shirt varies by city but it in Cotonou it is yellow. You can call a taxi cab (car) but do mention you are a foreigner cause they will often not come. Zemidjans are preferable to taxi cabs unless you have a lot of stuff to bring with you.
Thanks for your comments 😂
I loved watching this thanks for sharing it really makes me want to visit oh and the food🥹😍
I’m glad you loved it
Yes. Definitely share reccomendations. I'm need to decide if I can drive there from Lagos
"Etoile rouge" = Red star
Yes please 👍😊
Beautiful to watch very educative thank you
Thank you Traci, I’m glad you enjoyed it
12.1.2023
This was helpful. Thanks. My husband and I are traveling by road next month there
Nice ! I hope you have a good time, and hope you’ll tell us all about it when you’re back 😊😊😁
Very very informative I’m coming from America
Thanks @user-dh3kw1uh8k
Don’t forget to tell me all about your experience .❤️
The check points makes the journey stressful.
I visited last year and i had fun.
True o!
But visit is really fun like you said, if one can endure it 👍
The narration was chef kiss… nice Vlog ❤
Awww 🥰 thanks
I’m glad you liked it
Wonderful
@aloziechibuzor5481. Thank you 👍
I just subscribe ❤️
Yipeeee 💃💃💃💃
Thank you
I enjoyed this video , but pls did the bus take you inside Cotonou ? Or it just dropped you at the border
@tammydavid2124 I’m glad you enjoyed it. And yes the bus took me inside Cotonou . The bus actually stopped at the office /bus park of the transport company within Cotonou.
What a great vlog! Very informative. Your narration skills are 100%
Aww.. thanks I’m blushing 💃💃😊😊
Nice
Thanks Korede. Don’t forget to subscribe
Definitely 💯
Thank you very much, I love this
I'm glad you like it 😊
Please do short video about loume axis benin portonovo. Usam University to be precise. I studied their but some of the areas have been coming out of my mind.
Sure!
I could plan it on my subsequent travel.
Don’t forget to subscribe so you can see it when I upload.
Cheers
Thank you for the video its indeed educative, my first visit to cotonou was in the year 2005 since then anytime am lagos and free i do visit Benin republic. I could recall during my visit i changed 5k i went to Dotakapa Market bought lots things and still came to Seme border with lots of CFA but today our currency values has gone down, imagine you spent about 500k with a week which in those days you will buy car join body come back to naija with such amount 😂😂
😂😂 this car part cracked me up so much, but so true. Even the Beninese spoke of how badly the Naira has fallen and how well they used to profit from coming to work in Lagos to earn naira in the past, but not so any more.
We keep hope alive for Nigeria.🙏
@Theoyinmakanjuola 🤣🤣 my sister is so sad. Honestly, how naira is depreciating. I always watched videos of how development is going in cotonou country as little as my local government in kano. I can see how Nigeria troops in every day for holidays and sightseeing. It's well with Nigeria.
Please can you tell me the name of the hotel you used. Thanks
@satopeafeez235 it’s IMOLEASE
@@PlacesWithOyin it's in cotonou right? I will Google it now. Thanks
@satopeafeez235 yes it is
@@PlacesWithOyin thanks
@satopeafeez235 you welcome.
Please don’t forget to subscribe 🙏
Please my lovely sis, I'm based in badagry... And I would love to go for a vacation soon and cool of my head...
What are the important requirements needed for me to to on a vacation in Cotonou...
And I don't have international passport or yellow card
Hi Beautiful @ifeomaagha-ho9st, I’m glad you are here.
That cooling off is necessary sometimes.
As regards travel documents, you definitely need an International Passport though Cotonou is about 1hr or less from you, and we do not need a Visa, but it’s another country.
Just try to get the international passport.
Remember if anything happens during your stay, Nigerian government will know where you are and they can evacuate their citizens, but without the passport you are not recognized in another country.
If you are stopped by immigration within the country or police are looking for some people, if they mistook you for someone else, there’s no way out.
I can’t wait for you to get your International Passport and jet out on vacations.
@@PlacesWithOyin wow u are very right.. 🙏thanks so much for the explanation.. I will try and get my international passport
How much was that hotel you stayed.
Hi @entertech10 thanks for watching. I actually have all the costs of that trip in this video linked for you below. Please check it out .
ua-cam.com/video/NjTPdW_NlQo/v-deo.htmlsi=Nlo2UEeKfh7j--mu
@@PlacesWithOyin Thanks
How to book this hotel
Hi @sholaadunola2163 I booked through Bookings.com
However please call the hotel directly to confirm all claims and offerings and don’t forget to convert rates gotten to Naira. That “cefas to dollar to Naira” rate thing can be tricky.
@sholaadunola2163
When exactly are you going ? let me know? Because I am actually in the middle of discussions with the hotel to finalize special discounts for my referrals like you to take advantage of.
I have someone traveling from Cotonou airport and family will be following them. Do they need to carry their passports too?
Hi @gachaturtle637, trust you enjoyed the video.
As per the Passport, it is compulsory and that is what the Airline will ask for for their identification.
I’m here if you still have questions.
So glad I came across you ma❤💃💃💃💃I am flying to London through Cotonou.....pls what transport company did you use🙏how much did it cost and what are the this I will be needing for this travel ,please if u can also recommend a good hotel I will really appreciate 🙏🙏🙏..... pls help a sister
Hi @happinessonyeka1867, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
I went With ABC transport from Jibowu terminal in Lagos and the fare was N18,000 but I bet the fare must have gone up. Check www.abctransport.com for current fare, it’s a good idea to compare fare among their competitors too.
The things you need are basically your travel document which is your International Passport, I paid another N3k because that was my first time visiting and I was told it’s for stamping.
As per Hotel, there are lots of good hotels and apartments but the main criteria is safety, although things are generally peaceful.
You can follow me on IG @oyin_makanjuola where I can as well speak with you directly.
Hi dear ,have u travelled yet ,I need a recent information on how to go to Cotonou , thanks
@@adaomagoodnews2926 yea sis ,am even der now ..... what would u like to know
@@adaomagoodnews2926 I went with abc transport, i booked for 35k with ABC transport
Lovely video but I would have loved it more if prices was included, so we can budget adequately, please What was the exchange rate of naira to CFA ?
@Raryor
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it❤
Exchange rate was 1 Naira to 1CFA as at that time, early this year. currently it’s about 1 Naira to 0.8CFA that’s like 1000 Naira to 800CFA .
Overall we spent just less than 500k Naira with full enjoyment 😂,for a family of 3 for 2weeks.
Let me know if you want specific details like costs, of transport, food, hotel. Etc
Are you planning to visit Cotonou ?
@@PlacesWithOyin yes, planning a trip to Cotonou for me and some friends next month
@@PlacesWithOyinThank you for the lovely video ma, please I'd appreciate specific details😊
Sure! Yemi
Let me do the maths BRB.
We are planning a group trip to Benin Republic in October. Would you be interested?