A little more about Togo
Squeezed between Ghana and Benin, Togo borders a small stretch of the Gulf of Guinea. Its relaxed capital, Lome, is flanked by beautiful golden beaches that face the gulf’s warm equatorial waters. Behind, the lagoon of Lake Togo supports a rich array of birdlife, before the lowland forests and savannah plains begin.
The country becomes wilder and less densely populated as you travel north, with the rugged Atakora Mountains interrupting the central region, before rolling savannah returns in the far north. It is here that a handful of larger animals – such as antelopes and buffalos – survive, notionally protected within national parks.