Maritime Region
Togo's southern coastal strip and administrative heart — the capital Lomé, the Atlantic beaches, Lake Togo, and historic colonial-era towns such as Aného and Togoville.
CapitalLomé
LanguagesFrench (official); Ewe, Kabiye and others widely spoken
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Best time to visitNovember to February, the dry season
Regions
Togo region by region
Each region groups the destinations near it.
Plateaux Region
A green, hilly interior of coffee and cocoa country around Kpalimé, with waterfalls tumbling off the plateau and Mount Agou, the country's highest peak.
Centrale Region
Central Togo's wooded, semi-mountainous heartland, centred on the city of Sokodé and the vast Fazao-Malfakassa National Park.
Kara Region
The mountainous north-east, homeland of the Kabye and Batammariba peoples — the city of Kara, the Evala wrestling festival, and the UNESCO-listed Koutammakou cultural landscape.
Savanes Region
Togo's northernmost dry-savanna region bordering Burkina Faso, gateway to the far-north parks and Sahelian market towns such as Dapaong.
Destinations
Where to go
9 flagship destinations across 5 regions.
Photograph of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba to be supplied by the clientHeritage
10°04′N 001°08′E · Kara Region
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
A cultural landscape of mud tower-houses built by the Batammariba (Tammari) people in north-eastern Togo.
Photograph of Lomé to be supplied by the clientCulture
06°08′N 001°13′E · Maritime Region
Lomé
Togo's capital and largest city, on the Atlantic coast in the Maritime Region.
Photograph of Togoville to be supplied by the clientCulture
06°14′N 001°29′E · Maritime Region
Togoville
A historic town on the northern shore of Lake Togo and an important centre of West African Vodun.
Photograph of Aného to be supplied by the clientHeritage
06°14′N 001°36′E · Maritime Region
Aného
A former colonial capital on the coast between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo, about 45 km east of Lomé.
Photograph of Kpalimé and the Plateaux Waterfalls to be supplied by the clientNature
06°54′N 000°38′E · Plateaux Region
Kpalimé and the Plateaux Waterfalls
A hill town in the Plateaux Region set among coffee and cocoa country, surrounded by forested slopes and waterfalls.
Photograph of Mount Agou to be supplied by the clientNature
06°52′N 000°45′E · Plateaux Region
Mount Agou
The highest mountain in Togo, rising in the Plateaux Region south-east of Kpalimé near the Ghanaian border.
Photograph of Fazao-Malfakassa National Park to be supplied by the clientNature
09°00′N 001°00′E · Centrale Region
Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
The largest national park in Togo, a semi-mountainous protected area in the centre of the country.
Photograph of Sokodé to be supplied by the clientCulture
08°59′N 001°08′E · Centrale Region
Sokodé
Togo's second-largest city and the centre of Tem (Kotokoli) culture in the Centrale Region.
Photograph of Kara to be supplied by the clientCulture
09°33′N 001°11′E · Kara Region
Kara
The main city of northern Togo and the homeland of the Kabye people, in the Kara Region.
Plan your trip
Ready to travel Togo?
November to February, the dry season. Explore the destinations above, then reach out to plan the route.