The cultural diversity of the country is matched only by the richness of the habits and customs perpetuated to this day, and which have their roots in ancestral traditions.

Each of the five administrative regions offers a shimmering array of cultural practices that are all worth the detour.

Tingban pab is the harvest festival of the Moba of Grand Tône in the savannah region.

It is a traditional festival celebrated every year on the 2nd Saturday of December after the big harvests. It is defined as being the solemn occasion to thank the various deities who, through their beneficent actions, contributed to a good harvest. It rotates in the capitals of prefectures and sub-prefectures.

The savannah region borders Togo with Burkina Faso. It is home to numerous historical sites such as the caves and granaries of Nano and Maproug flanked in the hollow of the cliff.

The Evala initiatory struggles in Kabyè country, in the region of

Kara are a cultural value

which has stood the test of time for nearly one hundred and fifty years.

They take place during the second week of July and attract many tourists.

An opportunity for tourism from Kara, a city that allows you to reach the many natural and cultural sites of the region including the Tamberma valley and the Koutamakou landscape, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1140

An initiatory dance with a strong esoteric connotation, the fire dance in Bassar country is also a strong tourist attraction in the Kara region.

In Sokodé, the largest city in the central region, life is solidly organized around traditional chiefdoms which still have authority over the TEM (majority Muslim ethnic group) today. Local music and dances are found nowhere else in Togo. During the knife dance, the streets fill with music and colorful traditional dances.

Artisanal weaving is also one of the main activities. The region is full of lively markets such as those of Tchamba, Bassar and Sokodé.

Attending a Tchébé dance show on stilts is a rare curiosity that characterizes the town of Atakpamé in the plateaux region. It is one of the most famous dances in Togo and one of the specialties of the region.

With Kpalimé and Badou, Atakpamé forms the “coffee-cocoa triangle” within Togo’s leading agricultural region. The Plateaux region benefits from a mild and pleasant climate in temperate countries. It is also the region with strong tourist attraction in the country.

Lomé the capital of Togo, in the maritime region is a small metropolis with architecture that includes small shops and quaint villas, old colonial buildings and vast properties. The visitor is struck at first sight by frescoes on the facades of large and imposing public and institutional buildings. These are among the most beautiful sculptural works of the very famous Togolese visual artist Paul AHYI.