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Trip to Benin focused on the beautiful Gerewol Festival, where the young men demonstrate their physical capabilities through hypnotic dances that will attract their future wives. Benin’s annual Gerewol is performed by the isolated Borgu-Mbororo nomads living around Bariba Mountains. For the last 5 years, Last Places\u2019 team of anthropologists and cultural experts has been able to build a relationship with the Borgu-Mbororo nomadic elders and chiefs that are the ones organizing the Gerewol every year. Thanks to this relationship, we have exclusive access to this annual ceremony in the middle of the forested savannah of Northern Benin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After the well-known Gerewol Festival<\/a> of Niger, Chad and even Cameroon, Benin’s Gerewol appears as another possibility to attend one of the most spectacular courtship rituals in Africa. The looks and wears of the young Borgu-Mbororo Benin men and women are quite different from those in Chad, Niger, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Along with the Gerewol Festival, during this trip to Benin we will meet different ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, the Taneka or the Bariba.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Download the itinerary for this trip to Benin to experience the Gerewol Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n

Using the form below, you can download the detailed itinerary of this trip to Benin to experience the Gerewol Festival. Click here to easily reach the form.<\/a><\/p>\n

Discover the highlights of this trip to Benin<\/h2>\n

We will experience the Gerewol Festival on this trip to Benin<\/h3>\n
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During this trip to Benin, we will have the opportunity to experience the Gerewol Festival, a massive event where Borgu-Mbororo nomads from all around northern Benin and even Nigeria gathering for this annual event. The Borgu-Mbororo people belong to the greater Fulani nation we can find from Senegal to Sudan. Their economy is based in nomadic or semi-nomadic cattle rearing. \u2018Mbororo\u2019 means landless or nomadic person and Borgu is the name the Fulani of this part of Benin and Nigeria have, and it is connected to the Borgu Kingdom to whom they once belonged. The female hairdos and facial tattoos are specific to these people and can be easily distinguished from other Fulani groups.<\/p>\n

During Gerewol ceremonies, young men meet young women and a lot of ritual dancing and singing is involved. Together with the flirting rituals, there is much going on: family and clan meetings, business deals, and partying. We will spend 3 entire days of this trip to Benin enjoying the spectacular Gerewol Festival in the wild forested savannah of the north of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

We will delve into voodoo culture and religion<\/h3>\n
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During this anthropological trip to Benin, we will stop in several Yoruba towns, such as Dassa and Savalou, where we will visit Voodoo shrines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

We will meet different traditional tribes of Benin<\/h3>\n

Taneka tribe<\/h4>\n

During this trip to Benin, we will explore the Taneka or Yom tribal territory. The Taneka community live in 4 traditional villages on the foothills and on top of the Taneka Hills. We will visit the 4 communities and meet the local people. What makes this tribe very special is that they are ruled by both customary chiefs and Animistic priests that act as local ministers. We will meet the \u2018agriculture minister\u2019, the \u2018water minister\u2019, \u2018religious affairs minister\u2019, all dressed in the traditional leather loincloth. In addition, we will experience a small Taneka initiation ritual in one of the villages. The excursion to the oldest village, on top of the hill, will take us 1h walk.<\/p>\n

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Bariba tribe<\/h4>\n
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During this cultural trip to Benin, we will visit a remote kingdom ruled by a Bariba dynasty. Upon arrival, we will have an audience with the king and his court at the palace. After introductions, we will walk through the village to meet the people and gain insight into the local culture.<\/p>\n

Fulani Borgu-Mbororo tribe<\/h4>\n

We will visit a settlement of Fulani Borgu-Mbororo nomads, where the Gerewol Festival will take place, which we will attend during this trip to Benin. This ethnic group is famous for their facial tattoos and decorative hairstyles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a9 Photos by Jordi Zaragoz\u00e0 Angl\u00e8s<\/a>, An\u00edbal Bueno<\/a> and Joan Riera taken during a trip to Benin.<\/p>\n

\u25ba Download the detailed itinerary for this trip to Benin to experience the Gerewol Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n

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