Explore in Togo

Yikpa Waterfalls

Yikpa Waterfalls, near Badou in the Plateaux region, plunge into dense rainforest at the Togo-Ghana border. A wild natural site with minimal development, best explored with a local guide.

Museum of African Arts in Lomé

Ritual masks, voodoo fetishes, and traditional textiles: the Museum of African Arts in Lomé brings together the material heritage of Togo and the broader West African region under one roof.

Independence Monument of Lomé

Located on Independence Square in the heart of Lomé, this monument commemorates Togo's accession to national sovereignty on April 27, 1960. A key civic landmark in the capital, it comes alive during national ceremonies.

Lake Togo

A coastal lagoon between Togoville and Aného, Lake Togo is explored by canoe. Traditional fishing, lakeside markets and the historic village of Togoville make for a memorable stop in the country's south.

Kpimé Waterfalls

Two successive cascades in the heart of dense tropical rainforest, just kilometers from Kpalimé. A refreshing natural site ideal for hiking and swimming in the Plateaux region.

Nangbéto Dam

Built on the Mono River at the Togo-Benin border, the Nangbéto Dam has created a vast reservoir lake surrounded by fishing villages and wooded banks, in the heart of the Plateaux region.

Agbogbo-Za Festival

Each September in Glidji, the Agbogbo-Za festival brings together the Guin people of Togo and Benin around an ancestral ritual: consultation of sacred stones, processions and dances to welcome the year's omens.

Mount Agou

Togo's highest summit at 986 m, Mount Agou is climbed from Kpalimé through inhabited forest and coffee-growing villages in the Plateaux region.

Fetish Market

In Lomé, the Akodessewa market brings together ritual objects, plants and statuettes linked to West African vodoun tradition. Here's how to visit it.

Assiganme Market

In the heart of Lomé, Assiganme market concentrates the textile and food trade of Togo's capital, following in the footsteps of the famous Nana Benz.

Evala

Evala

Evala is the initiatory wrestling ceremony of young Kabye men, held annually in Kara, in northern Togo. A major rite of passage, determined by the oracles.

Knife Dance

Spectacular ritual of the Traoré, Touré, Mendè, Cissé and Fofana clans in the Didaouré district of Sokodé, following the Islamic lunar calendar.

Wome Waterfalls

Just a few kilometers from Kpalimé, the Wome Waterfalls offer a forest walk, a spectacular cascade and a natural pool managed by the village.