PLACES TO VISIT IN NIGERIA #4

This is the 4th series of places to visit in Nigeria. This post was inspired by @surfyogi.. He wanted to know the beautiful places to visit when he comes to Nigeria, so i decided to write about it here. I see a lot of Travel bloggers and Tourists on Steemit sharing beautiful pictures of places they have visited and i couldn't help but to appreciate the beauty in my own country to. So just in case you are a tourist, here are few of the many beautiful places you can visit in Nigeria. There are hundreds of Tourist places in Nigeria so i'm going to divide this post into series. Stay tuned on my blog as i will be dropping posts on the daily on this..

Firstly nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, she is known as the giant of Africa. Thus it is an avenue for Tourism, ranging from Ancient shrines to beaches to beautiful rocks and a beautiful Tradition and culture. Without further ado, let me take you round my country through this 6 tourist places briefly.

PORT HARCOURT TOURIST BEACH

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The Port Harcourt Tourist Beach is located in Port harcourt city, Rivers State and it is the most popular one in the city. This beach is actually man made and was created in 1988 along the Kolabi Creek line. It has a serene environment, including the white sands and waves. Tourists can have a picnic on the sand and then take a walk through the hiking trails. It is a good spot for honeymoon and family holiday. There are restaurants which serves delicious seafood.

GASHAKA GUMTI NATIONAL PARK

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Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria’s largest national park. It is located in the eastern provinces of Taraba and Adamawa to the border with Cameroon. The total area covers about 6,402 km2, much of the northern GGNP is savannah grassland, while the southern GGNP sector of the park has a rugged terrain characterized by very mountainous, steep slopes as well as deep valleys and gorges, and is home to montane forests.

It is the largest park in Nigeria and has a rich wildlife with over 103 species of mammals and millions of birds.

IKOM MONOLITHS

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The Ikom monoliths are a series of volcanic-stone monoliths from the area of Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria. They are estimated to have been made between 200 and 1850 AD.The monoliths are also located in an area where the nearby people do not commonly see their worth as tourist attractions.

The monolithis are distributed to 30 communities, and the stones are found in circles, sometimes perfect circles, facing each other standing erect, except where they have been tampered with by weather or man. The majority of the stones are carved in hard, medium-textured basaltic rock, a few are carved in sandstone and shelly limestone. The common features of the monoliths are that they are hewn into the form of a phallus ranging from about three feet in height to about five and half feet and are decorated with carvings of geometric and stylized human features, notably two eyes, an open mouth, a head crowned with rings, a stylized pointed beard, an elaborately marked navel, two decorative hands with five fingers, a nose, various shape of facial marks. Although they seem to share the same general features, each stone, like the human finger print, is unique from every other stone in its design and execution.

ISAAC BORO PARK

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Isaac Boro Park is a public park and outdoor recreation area located along the Old GRA neighborhood of Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt. The park is named after Isaac Boro, who was one of the pioneers of minority rights activism in Nigeria. The Park is home to baseball and softball in Port Harcourt. On numerous occasions between 2006 and 2013, the park hosted the annual international trade fair and continues to serve as venue for memorable events such as the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Workers' Day and the National Youth Service send-off parade ceremonies.

This park was built in 1970. It is notable as a monument and a relaxation spot.

TINAPA RESORTS

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Tinapa is a business and leisure resort located North of Calabar municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria associated with the Calabar Free Trade Zone. It was developed in four phases under a Private Public Partnership (PPP) promoted by the Government of Cross River State. The Tinapa Free Zone & Resort has facilities for retail and wholesale activities as well as leisure and entertainment. An entertainment strip contains a casino, digital cinema, children's arcade, restaurants, a mini amphitheater, a night club and pubs. There is an artificial tidal lake that feeds from the Calabar River, a Water Park / Leisure Land and parking Space for 4,000 cars. Business facilities include an open exhibition area for trade exhibitions and other events, and a movie production studio commonly called "Studio Tinapa"

EMOTAN STATUE

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Emotan was a market woman who used to trade in food stuffs around the 15th century at the Oba Market in the ancient Benin kingdom during the reign of Oba Uwaifiokun and Prince Ogun –who later took the name "Oba Ewuare the Great" after becoming the Oba of Benin. Widely believed by historians to be the pioneer of the first day care centre in Benin City, oral history also has it that she assisted Oba Ewuare in reclaiming the throne as Oba of Benin after several years in exile. After the death of Emotan, Oba Ewuare deified her by ordering the planting of the sacred Uruhe tree at the same spot where she used to display her wares. He also went on to make a decree that homage must be paid to Emotan by persons who are celebrating any form of ceremonial gathering. A life sized, bronze Emotan Statue was designed in honour of the legacy set by Emotan after two Uruhe trees, that were planted on separate occasions, fell. The statue was designed by John A. Danfor and was unveiled by Oba Akenzua II in cooperation with the British Colonial authorities on May 20, 1954. The statue is presently located at the Oba Market in Benin City, Edo State.

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Places to visit in Nigeria 1
Places to visit in Nigeria 2
Places to visit in Nigeria 3

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