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Lomé and the Coast

Sleep in Lomé; do Lake Togo and Togoville as a day trip, and go on to Kpalimé only with a driver and a night booked; leave the north to a separate leg after checking advice.

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Key facts · Togo

Best months
Aug, Nov–Feb
Visa
Depends on your passport
Currency
West African CFA franc: 655.957 per euro
Language
French (official)
Plugs
C · E · 220 V
Time zone
UTC+0 all year
Month by month here
Rules in force · 6Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on…
  • Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
  • Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
  • West Africa ↗Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on any West African trip: several countries on the coast road demand it of every arrival, and the rest demand it after you have passed through a neighbour.
  • West Africa ↗Cross land borders and drive between cities in daylight only; plan each crossing as a full travel day with cash for fees and passport copies for checkpoints.
  • Togo ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Togolese government sources before booking.
  • Togo ↗Governments advise against travel to parts of the far north (Savanes region) near the Burkina Faso border; check your own government's advice.

The coast is one base and two short excursions. Moving hotels every night between Lomé, the lake and Aného wastes mornings; keep the Lomé bed, travel light for one night away, and come back to the same bed.

Where to sleep

3 places in this region

Sleep base

  • LoméTrip line

    Centre-ville for a walkable base, Deux Février for quieter nights.

    Best Aug, Nov–Feb

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Day trip

  • Lake Togo and TogovilleGuide: planned

    About an hour by car each way; pirogue crossing to Togoville.

    Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.

  • AnéhoCity guide

    Coastal town about an hour east; a half to full day.

    Best Nov–Mar

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Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

3 nights
Lomé 3, Lake Togo day trip
5 nights
Lomé 3 + Kpalimé 2
  • Lomé + Kpalimé + Kara + Koutammakou in 4 days is mostly car seats and the north needs its own advice check.

Day-trips door to door

ToFromDoor-to-door p50Last returnNote
Lake Togo and TogovilleLomé60 minunknownHire a driver for the day; back before dusk.

Bags between cities

No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Lomé hotel and take a day pack.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

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CountryJFMAMJJASOND
Lomé
Aného
Togo (country-wide)
Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Go next

Other regions of the country

Kpalimé and the Plateaux

planned

2–3 nights

Hills, waterfalls, forest walks and craft villages

Kara and Koutammakou

planned

2–3 nights

Tamberma (Batammariba) tower houses, UNESCO-listed; check advice first

Lomé and the Coast: what we know, and what is coming

2 of 3 places open

On this page

  1. 3 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
  2. How to split 3 or 5 nights
  3. 1 day trip with door-to-door time
  4. Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
  5. What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
  2. Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
  3. Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
  4. Regional food: what, where and when it works
  5. A page for Lake Togo and Togoville — About an hour by car each way; pirogue crossing to Togoville.

Meanwhile

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep
1 base
Day trips
1, 1 h
Nights suggested
3–5 nights

Trips that stop here

From the Togo guide

  • Lomé, lagoon and hills

    7 days · 3 nights here

    Lomé → Lake Togo → Kpalimé → Lomé

  • South to Koutammakou

    10 days · 3 nights here

    Lomé → Kpalimé → Atakpamé → Kara → Lomé

  • Accra to Cotonou via Togo

    14 days · 2 nights here

    Accra → Lomé → Kpalimé → Lake Togo → Ouidah → Cotonou

All Togo trips →

Local time

What time it is there now, compared with the clock on your device.

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    Checking your clock…Africa/Lome

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