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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (9) I really enjoyed staying 3 nights in the relaxed town of Natitingou (pop. 60000).
People are hospitable and polite, the climate is moderate, there are some nice bars, a long string of decent food stalls around the taxi park and even a cinema!!
I lodged in La Vieuw Cavalier, very decent rooms for about EUR 8. It is located a bit uphill out of the town centre, but security is no problem here so you can walk around even at night without a problem (if you bring a torch, though)!
A highlight is the local museum, people say. Leave a Comment
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Like anywhere in Togo and Benin, mototaxi's are abundant in Natitingou. They are an excellent and cheap means to cover short distances.
You can distinguish taxi moto's from others looking at the driver. The taxi drivers always wear green and yellow shirts with a number printed on it.
If you need one, you just sign with your right hand. The fees are really low, around EUR 0,20 for a cityride.
I was a bit more careful using them downhill on a dirt road during heavy rains, though...!! Leave a Comment
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The most spectacular mountain scenery can be found along the Natitingou - Boukoumbe road, there are some brilliant viewpoints, but the hills around town are also appealing for a some unstructured hiking.
We followed a bushpath behind the fancy Tata Somba Hotel uphill, and were treated on very nice views over town! Leave a Comment
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Most tourists don't leave the region without having visited some of the famous Tata Somba Houses.
Probably the best place to organise a visit to a traditional homestead is Boukoumbe, about an hour west of Natitingou. In Boukoumbe you will be approached by guides (at least I was), and if I'm not mistaken, there's even some kind of Ecotourism project where you can meet guides and obtain information.
As I reached Boukoumbe by foot from Nadoba (Togo), where I was invited in a Tata already and saw many others, I didn't take the effort of organise a tour here. By the way if you walk to Nadoba (no border checkpoint here), you'll pass a lot of traditional farms. Leave a Comment
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We visited the spectacular (at least in the raining season) and attractive Kota Falls as a daytrip from Natitingou.
Not that they were very easy to reach, though. The moto taxi dropped us after 20 minutes at the junction on the main road, from where it's still a 6 km walk on a dirt road. Before reaching the Falls we paid a small entrance fee after which we followed a small path down to a rather wild stream.
There we noticed a "To the falls" sign at the opposite of the stream (that thundered down some 30 meters ahead). We had to cross it! It all looked too dangerous, until the caretaker came by with a helping hand and navigated us wading through the water to the other side.
A nice, short path along a small stream guided us to the pool below the very voluminous Falls. It was nice to sit there for a while, but I didn't swim after reports of nasty insects in the pool.
Then it started to rain, we waited all day for it to stop in the caretaker's summer hut. It didn't. Fortunately a wealthy local family came by to picnic, they shared their food and their car, how nice!! Leave a Comment
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After the daytime rains, the sky usually clears up a bit and colours beautiful as the sun set.
It is great to climb uphill and overlook town while the sun goes down behind the hills!! Leave a Comment
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More a "must taste" than a must see, on the way to / from Natitingou, some villages specialized in producing cheese.
The cheese is sold along the main road; if you stop, the women come to offer you some cheaply. Leave a Comment
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Sometimes it was hard to get around without basic French, but at other times the signs were quite obvious!
When I decided to urinate against this wall, I somehow understood that I shouldn't do it here! Leave a Comment
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If you like swimming on a quite place don't miss the Kota Falls (Chutes de la Kota). There is a small water bassin down of the falls that is perfect for swimming. Because there are very few tourists in this part of the world, you are almost always alone. During the tourist season (december-may) there is a small fee to visit the falls (200 CFA per visitor = 0,30 euro) and you can have a cool (expensive) drink after your visit. Leave a Comment Directions: From Natitingou go to the south. After Berincingou take the road going left to Kouande. After 3,3 km take a small path to the right and follow this for 2 km. There you are!
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on November 21, 2003
on December 22, 2006
