Benin: Bicycle Tour Travel Guide
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The information below may have been extracted from a more comprehensive "Country Supplement" to the book "Bicycling In Africa". For information on these publications click on the links.
Benin is vastly improved for tourism in the last few years. There are a few things that make it bicycle friendly, such as, the train takes bikes and there is guarded bicycle parking at the Dan Topka market in Cotonou. The museums in Ouidah, Abomey and Porto Novo are all worthwhile.
Routes
The national highways are easy to travel on and paved along the coast from border to border and northsouth from Cotonou to Niger. The other northsouth road from Savalou to Djougou and Natitingou has also been paved, opening up the Tatasamba area to general bicycle tourism. This is one of the most scenic (and hilly sections of the country) There is also a slow and steady train from Cotonou to Parakou. It can be picked up in Bohicon, Dassa and Save if you want to mix your experience. Cotonou has too much traffic to be a pleasant cycling experience. Its sphere of influence extends to Porto Novo. The highways to Abomey and Togo also have too many trucks and high speed automobiles to be relaxing experiences.
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