UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay contains several floating villages where families have lived for generations, surrounded by dramatic limestone cliffs and emerald waters. Villages like Cua Van ...

Our search for unusual stories led us to some of the world’s most unusual settlements. Enter floating villages. These floating villages offer a rare glimpse into communities that have adapted to life ...

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People perform a dance on a canoe during a festival of water sports, culture and arts in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin, Aug. 30, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) A young girl participates in a canoe dance ...

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20:40, Fri, May 16, 2025 Updated: 20:40, Fri, May 16, 2025 Often called the 'Venice of Africa', Ganvie is a stunning lake village in the south of Benin and the largest lakeside village in the entirety ...

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A unique and fascinating lake village of bamboo and teak stilted houses is attracting more tourists than ever before. Often dubbed as ‘the Venice of Africa’ , Ganvié is located near the southern ...

We’ve all heard mantras about floating through life, but what about a community that actually floats on water, like the village that exists on a lake in Benin, West Africa? Unlike the stories from ...

Ganvie, known as the Venice of Africa, is a unique stilt village in Lake Nokoue, Benin. Home to over 20,000 people living in houses on stilts above the lake, it's accessible only by boat. Ganvie ...