From the Wilderness Travel brochure:
"A few miles north of Cotonou, we board a motorized boat to cross Lake Nokwe and reach Ganvie, the largest and most beautiful African village on stilts. The approximately 25,000 inhabitants of the Tofinou ethnic group build their huts on teak stilts in this lake, covering the roofs with a thick layer of leaves. Fishing is their main activity. Ganvie has managed to preserve its traditions and environment despite the long human presence and the lake is not over-fished. Life unfolds each day around the canoes that men, women, and children guide with ease using brightly colored poles. It is with these canoes that men fish, women deliver goods to the market and children go to school and play."
"A few miles north of Cotonou, we board a motorized boat to cross Lake Nokwe and reach Ganvie, the largest and most beautiful African village on stilts. The approximately 25,000 inhabitants of the Tofinou ethnic group build their huts on teak stilts in this lake, covering the roofs with a thick layer of leaves. Fishing is their main activity. Ganvie has managed to preserve its traditions and environment despite the long human presence and the lake is not over-fished. Life unfolds each day around the canoes that men, women, and children guide with ease using brightly colored poles. It is with these canoes that men fish, women deliver goods to the market and children go to school and play."
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