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The Kloto Hills
Coffee and cocoa country in the southwest, forested and cool, around Kpalime.
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TOGO · Tourism
Koutammakou
A narrow strip from the Atlantic to the Sahel: palm coast, the Kloto hills with the country's best walking, and the fortified Batammariba houses at Koutammakou that are a World Heritage site.
West AfricaRegion
27Tourism experiences
Fifty kilometres wide, and a different country every hour northKnown for
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Featured destinations
Where the country actually takes you.
MountainsMont Agou
986 metres, the highest point, walkable in a morning from Kpalime.
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Kpime and Womé
Two falls in the Kloto hills, both of them a short walk off the Kpalime road.
Photo Engin Akyurt / Pexels
Lakes & RiversLake Togo and the Mono
A shallow lagoon behind the coast, and the Mono river marking the Benin border.
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Fifty Kilometres of Coast
Palm-backed Atlantic sand from Lome east to Aneho, with a heavy swell.
Forests & RainforestThe Kloto Forest
Semi-deciduous forest above Kpalime, and one of the richest butterfly sites in West Africa.
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Wildlife & safari
What lives here, and how you see it without disturbing it.
Wildlife
Fazao-Malfakassa
Elephant, buffalo and a great many butterflies in the largest park in the country.
SafariSmall and Recovering
The parks here are being rebuilt after decades of pressure, and the wildlife with them.
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Eco TourismButterflies at Kloto
Over five hundred species recorded in one forest, and a local guiding tradition around them.
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Culture & heritage
The part of a country you cannot photograph from a vehicle.
Culture
Ewe, Kabye, Tem, Batammariba
Ewe in the south, Kabye in the centre, Batammariba in the far northwest.
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The Batammariba
Their name means 'those who shape the earth', and the houses are the argument.
Fufu and Gboma Dessi
Fufu with groundnut sauce, and gboma dessi — spinach stew with fish.
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Festivals & CelebrationsEvala and the Voodoo Market
Kabye wrestling in July, and the Akodessewa fetish market in Lome all year.
Traditional Arts & CraftsBatik and Pottery
Batik and wood carving around Kpalime, and pottery from the north.
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Aneho and the Old Coast
The first colonial capital, with German and Afro-Brazilian buildings going quietly to seed.
Photo Ali Yılmaz / Pexels
HeritageKoutammakou, Listed
The Batammariba landscape has been a World Heritage site since 2004, and is still lived in.
Photo İrfan Simsar / Pexels
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Cities & everyday life
Where people actually live between the landmarks.
Lome
The only capital on a border, with the biggest market in the region behind the beach.
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ArchitectureTowers of Mud
Takienta houses with granaries on top, and German colonial stone in Lome and Aneho.
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The Grand Marche and the Nana Benz
The women who built the wax-print trade ran it from this market, and still do.
Family & CommunityBeach and Waterfall in a Day
Togo is narrow enough that the coast and the Kloto hills are the same short trip.
Photo AFRIQUE AYELE-Y / Pexels
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Adventure & outdoors
For travellers who would rather walk it than watch it.
Adventure
Walking Around Kpalime
Waterfalls, coffee farms, Mont Agou and the butterfly forest, all within an hour.
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Outdoor ExperiencesMont Agou at Dawn
Up before six, and Ghana visible across the valley by seven.
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Luxury TravelA Handful
Beach hotels at Lome and a few good places at Kpalime.
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Travel inspiration
The frames people come home with.
Photography / Scenic ViewsEarth Architecture
Koutammakou late in the day, when the mud goes gold and the granaries throw shadows.
Photo Shubham Dhage / Pexels
Hidden GemsAneho and Lake Togo
An hour east of Lome: a lagoon, a decayed colonial town, and no visitors.
Photo AFRIQUE AYELE-Y / Pexels
Why Visit This Country
Why Togo
A whole cross-section of West Africa in a country you can drive in a day.