Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
January
January is the height of West Africa's high season, with cooler, dry weather and a
host of fine festivals; one downside can be the early arrival of the dust-laden harmat-
tan winds late in the month.
Voodoo Festival
Held on 10 January across Benin; the celebrations in the voodoo heartland around Ouidah
are the largest and most exuberant.
Festival Sur Le Niger
Mali's premier music festival (
www.festivalsegou.org
) draws a cast of world-renowned
local and international musicians to the Niger riverbank in Ségou in late January or early
February.
Race to the Summit
In late January/early February Cameroonian and international athletes gather for the Race
of Hope to the summit of Mt Cameroon, West Africa's highest peak.
