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Things to do in Togo

A narrow sliver of a country spanning savanna to coast, one of the last places where genuine Vodun fetish markets still operate, and hillside villages built into dramatic rock formations for defense.

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What's worth your time in Togo

Visit the Akodessewa Fetish Market in Lomé

Culture

Considered the largest Vodun fetish market in the world, a genuinely active commercial and spiritual marketplace supplying traditional healers.

Explore the Tamberma tower-houses of Koutammakou

Culture

A UNESCO World Heritage region of distinctive fortress-like mud tower-houses, built for defense and still inhabited by the Tamberma people today.

Hike the mountains around Kpalimé

Adventure

Togo's most scenic highland region, with waterfalls, coffee and cacao plantations, and hiking trails through lush forested terrain.

Eat fufu with Togolese peanut sauce

Food

A pounded starch dish paired with a rich peanut-based sauce, reflecting Togo's shared West African culinary traditions with a distinct local character.