Lakeside
Trip Start
Nov 23, 2011
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Trip End
Jan 07, 2012
Where I stayed
Hotel Nachtigal
Togoville, Togo
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Travel with a local fisherman from Agbodrafo across lake Togo to Togoville, located on the Northern banks of the lake, in a Pirogue. Duration of pirogue ride is approximately 25 minutes. Historically, Togoland is significant as it was the site of the signing of a treaty between the German explorer Gustav Nachtigal and Chief Mlapa III that gave the Germans privileges all over
Accomodations: Hotel Nachtigal
Activities
Centre Artisanal: a chance to watch local artisans making their handicrafts, mainly wood carving
Maison Royal: A one-room museum containing the throne of the Mlapa dynasty and photos of the former chiefs
Togoville Cathedral: Erected in 1910. Houses a shrine to the Virgin Mary, who supposedly appeared on lake Togo in the 1970s, attracting Pope John Paul II to visit.
