Car Hire Benin Airport

Benin airport is your free ticket to exploring the great state of Edo in Nigeria. The airstrip serves the same city it shares a name with and is known to handle thousands of tourists annually. For you, the traveler, it is the free pass to enjoying the country of Nigeria; explore the rich culture you have always heard of as well as learning all you can about their history.

Grab your affordable Benin airport car rental at the terminal and be on your way to the hotel in no time. There are buses and taxis within the city center to use in those days you don’t feel like driving. But be assured it gets better for you when driving yourself; it’s flexible to explore as many places as possible.

Activities

From pre-historic monuments to markets busy for several hours, Benin Airport environs have so much to see and enjoy. All you need is a well serviced and fueled car rental to comb through this great Nigerian city for attractions. In your quest, you can hope into or drive by some notable tourist spots like the ones below.

• Ganvie - they nicknamed it the Venice of Africa for two reasons; one because it is a city built on a water catchment area and two for being a heavily commercialized town. But the business deals aren’t as cut-throat as we read about in Venice; just the normal hustle and bustle of traders ready to sell you their products.
• The Lokossa Hippos - this Hippo conserve is located within Lake Doukon which is about 110 kilometers from the town of Cotonou. Besides the lazing hippos, there are many other bird species to watch in the sanctuary and aquatic plants to learn about. Just near Lake Doukon is a village you can walk through and mingle with the locals.
• Tata Sombas - a village like setting located around the Atakora Hills. The local community is known as the Somba and they are considered fascinating because they are one of the communities that haven’t embraced modernity yet.
• Pendjari National Park - an iconic wildlife conserve in Nigeria you definitely should visit. it borders Burkina Faso to the west and near the City of Cotonou. It’s a great distance between these two cities so you will need your Benin Airport car hire fueled and well serviced for a road trip . You won’t see any giraffes or zebras but there are so many other wildlife mammals grazing the area plus an array of indigenous birds for the birder.

The best way you will enjoy Nigeria is on a Benin Airport car rental to drive at your convenience.