Aneho sits on a narrow sand spit with the Gulf of Guinea on one side and the lagoon of Lake Togo on the other. The lagoon side is far calmer than the open sea — the water is flat, lined with mangroves and small fishing communities, and offers a completely different atmosphere from the ocean beach. Pirogues can sometimes be hired from local fishermen for short trips on the water, which is the best way to see the lagoon up close.
The town of Togoville — where the paramount chief signed the protectorate agreement with German explorer Gustav Nachtigal in 1884, effectively beginning the colonial period — sits across the lagoon and can be reached by pirogue. The crossing takes around 20 minutes and the village itself, with its Catholic basilica and voodoo shrines, is one of the more interesting places in southern Togo.