Tourist Places to Visit in Badou, Plateaux, Togo, Lome, West Africa, Africa

Tourist Places to Visit in Badou, Plateaux, Togo, Lome, West Africa, Africa

Badou is a town situated in the Plateaux Region in the western part of the western African country, Togo, near the border of Ghana. Located between 7°35′ N latitude and 0°36′ E longitude, Badou is situated around 70 km west of the regional capital, Atakpame and 230 km northwest of Lome, the capital and largest city of Togo. Badou is well known for cocoa- and coffee-farming and also renowned for the natural beauty Akloa Falls.

Plateaux Region is one of the five regions of Togo, bordered by Maritime Region to the south, Centrale Region to the north, Volta Region of Ghana to the west and in the east by three Benin’s departments.

How to reach Badou?

Badou is situated around 230 km northwest from its nearest airport, Lomé-Tokoin Airport. This is the only international airport in Togo and operates flights from many other African and European cities like Brussels, Cotonou, Ouagadougou, Paris, Monrovia, N’Djamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Accra and Casablanca.

Bus connection from Badou to Lome is not very much upgraded, so visitors can take the suggestion of hiring a car at the airport that might also be available for sightseeing tours apart from airport travel.

Culture, Food and shopping in Badou:

Badou is the site of the harvest festival, Ovazu, which generally takes place on the 2nd Saturday of December every year with great enthusiasm and fervor. One can find many typical traditional shops and restaurants in Badou, but modernized options are limited in number.

What to do in Badou?

Exploring waterfalls
Visiting coffee and cocoa plantations
Traditional shopping

What to see in Badou?

Waterfall Aklowa:

Waterfall Aklowa is a an amazing natural beauty, where visitors surely forget themselves in the beauty of Aklowa. With its marvelous elegance of milky water falling from the height of 100 meters into a deep pool, the Waterfall Aklowa provides a great treat for visitors’ eyes. Visitors have to walk around 40 minutes on narrow paths to spot this Togo’s one of the wonders.

Badou town:

Badou itself is an impressive scenic town, located in a green and fertile valley, encircled by coffee plantations and wooded hills that supplies cool and pleasant air to city. Visiting cocoa and coffee plantations would be a nice day trip for visitors in Badou.

Forêt du Mont Haito:

Forêt du Mont Haito is a preserved forest area in the Plateaux Region of Togo, situated around 60 km south of the town of Badou. The forest is located at an elevation of 470 meters, featuring densely spread up indigenous and exotic tree species. The park can be reached by a rental vehicle from Badou.

Lome:

Lome is the capital city of Togo, situated on the country’s coastline, around 230 km southeast of Badou. The city is decorated by the blend of natural, religious, historic and cultural attractions like Lomé Grand Market, Lomé Cathedral, Togo National Museum and inviting beaches.

List of other places of interest in and around Badou includes:

Lake Togo
Lomé Grand Market
Fazao Mafakassa National Park
Togo National Museum
Koutammakou
Musee International du Golfe de Guinee in Lome
La Madingue in Lome
Palais du Congrès in Lome
University of Lomé
Le Mandingue Jazz Club in Lome
Kéran National Park
Abdoulaye Faunal Reserve
Village Artisanal in Lome

Best time to visit Badou:

Badou’s climate is not very much dissimilar from the rest of Togo, tropical climate and the ideal time to visit Badou is from November to February.

Where to stay in Badou?

Badou doesn’t have any star rated hotel, but it can be found in the regional capital Atakpame and other cities in the region. Here is the list of some nice hotels in and around Badou: