<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">Women dance in a voodoo ceremony in the West African nation of Benin, on a tour itinerary offered by <a href="http://www.geoex.com/trips/west-africa-mystical">GeoEx</a>.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">See all tours in <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/tours/africa-tours-2014/">Africa</a>.</p>

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Women dance in a voodoo ceremony in the West African nation of Benin, on a tour itinerary offered by GeoEx.

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Photograph by Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

2014 Tours of a Lifetime

See photos from National Geographic Traveler magazine's 2014 Tours of a Lifetime.

Published April 9, 2014

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