A country · 16 places · 4 regions
Togo, all of it.
16 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
Togo reads below in 4 chapters — Maritime, Plateaux Region, Kara Region and Centrale Region — in any order you like.
Chapter I · Maritime · 5 places
Maritime
The National Museum of Togo in Lomé presents the history and cultures of the country through collections of pottery, jewellery, weaponry, musical instruments and royal regalia. Housed within the Palais des Congrès complex, it traces the traditions of the Ewe, Kabye, Mina and other Togolese peoples. Exhibits cover ritual objects, textiles and the material legacy of the country's kingdoms and colonial history. Compact yet informative, the museum offers a useful overview of Togo's ethnic diversity in the heart of the coastal capital.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Plateaux Region · 4 places
Plateaux Region
A market town in Togo's cocoa and coffee hills, surrounded by forested slopes, butterfly-rich trails and waterfalls near the Ghanaian border. Local guides lead hikes up Mount Kloto and teach batik and woodcarving in village workshops.
✦ November to February, when trails are driest · $
Chapter III · Kara Region · 3 places
Kara Region
A northern Togolese city set among hills and a base for exploring the Tamberma valley and Kabye country. It hosts the vigorous Evala wrestling festival each summer.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Centrale Region · 2 places
Centrale Region
Togo's second-largest city, a predominantly Muslim town in the central region known for its fire dances. It sits amid wooded hills that mark the transition to the northern savanna.
✦ November to February · $
Regions of Togo
Every place in Togo
16 places, one country.
Kara
Kara Region, Togo
✦ November to February · $
Sokodé
Centrale Region, Togo
✦ November to February · $
Musée National du Togo
Maritime, Togo
✦ November–February · $
Lomé
Maritime, Togo
✦ November to February, during the dry harmattan months · $
Kpalimé
Plateaux Region, Togo
✦ November to February, when trails are driest · $
Fazao Malfakassa National Park
Kara Region, Togo
✦ November to April, during the dry season · $
Togoville
Centrale Region, Togo
✦ November to February, in the dry season · $
Lomé Grand Market
Maritime, Togo
✦ Year-round · $
Akodessewa Fetish Market
Maritime Region, Togo
✦ Year-round · $
Aného
Maritime, Togo
✦ November to February · $
Mount Agou
Plateaux Region, Togo
✦ November to February
Nangbeto Dam
Plateaux Region, Togo
✦ November to February
Monument de l'Indépendance, Lomé
Maritime, Togo
✦ November–February
Koutammakou
Kara Region, Togo
✦ November to February
Lake Togo
Maritime Region, Togo
Château Viale
Plateaux Region, Togo