Eat · Haie Vive

Maquis in Haie Vive

A local open-air restaurant (maquis) with grilled fish, chicken and pâte with sauce; go for lunch, ask the price before you order.

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Rules in force · 7Bags stay at the hotel or in the car

Benin ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Beninese government sources; an e-visa exists for many nationalities.
Benin ↗Governments advise against travel to parts of northern Benin near the Burkina Faso and Niger borders, including areas around the national parks; check your own government's advice.
Benin ↗Vodun is a living religion: ask before photographing shrines and ceremonies, and follow your guide's instructions.
Cotonou and Porto-Novo ↗Travel in daylight, use a car with a driver, and avoid motorbike taxis unless you have a helmet.
Cotonou ↗Cards work in a few hotels and supermarkets only: carry XOF in small notes and change money at banks or hotel desks.
Cotonou ↗Bags stay at the hotel or in the car: large bags in Dantokpa and on the street draw thieves and slow you down.
Cotonou ↗Motorbike taxis (zémidjans) are common and crashes are frequent: use a car, or ride only with a helmet.

Key facts

Walk-in windows

12:00–14:00: highafter 20:00: risky

A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Used as a seated rest node in Cotonou in 4 days.