Hi Nairalanders, I would be starting my vacation leave next week and would love to spend a greater part of it in the ancient city of Ibadan since I do not have plans to travel abroad.

Please, where are the places of interest that I can visit while in Ibadan so as to make my holiday worthwhile? Kindly offer practical suggestions. Thank you

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Adesiji77: Hi Nairalanders, I would be starting my vacation leave next week and would love to spend a greater part of it in the ancient city of Ibadan since I do not have plans to travel abroad.

Please, where are the places of interest that I can visit while in Ibadan so as to make my holiday worthwhile? Kindly offer practical suggestions. Thank you

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Ibadan aint got much tourist attraction. The only place i'll recommend is the zoo inside University of Ibadan and the clubs around there 411, Cottons, Ebuvande, Bublles, koko dome(Orientals)...... nothing much to do whenever i visit ibadan. just booze!

Ibadan?? ....I wish you luck

Go to Genesis in ibadan!!!cocodom,jogor centre,liberty stadium!!stop by@felele,branch Ui..ib lo sure ju

speedyboi: Ibadan?? ....I wish you luck

have u being to ibadan b4?

Well i don't really know places there but i would want you to visit 411 @ BODIJA!one of the most happening Pubs.Cheers....

Abeg, I will like to spend may leave in Ebonyi,what are the places of interest there?

fittty:

are you talking bout a vacation? well ibadan aint got much tourist attraction why not the east? the only place i'll recommend is the zoo inside u.i and the new night clubs around there. nothing much to do whenever i visit ibadan. just booze!

fittty:

are you talking bout a vacation? well ibadan aint got much tourist attraction why not the east?
the only place i'll recommend is the zoo inside u.i
and the new night clubs around there. nothing much to do whenever i visit ibadan. just booze!

@fittty

@Adesiji77

Zoo? zoo?

fittty's zoo recommendation would have been OK but University of Ibadan zoo is past its prime, it is a shadow of itself;

No more gorilla, no more crocodiles, no more lions etc

Don't waste your time and entry money visiting the zoo

Adesiji77, the only think you'll remember about the zoo after leaving, will be the midges that bit you when you were there

Ibadan is a lackadaisical city and sadly hasn't like Lagos got a galleria, mega plaza, The Palms etc

Ibadan is usually quiet by 7 - 9 pm, you can check out amala joints etc though

Red-Light:

have u being to ibadan b4?

Ofcos......don't even ask my experience, trust me...u don't wanna know

omowolewa: Abeg, I will like to spend may leave in Ebonyi,what are the places of interest there?

Ebonyi?? The word ebonyi & vacation/tourism donot go together . But goodluck anyway...meanwhile you can start your own thread

Good clubs in bodija axis. Go to 411 or dome . It's always fun there. I don't know if there are better clubs now thou. I grew up in old bodija. Haven't been there in 5 yrs now. Oluyole is a good place too. Or eleyele. There is a place in eleyele where u can eat fresh fish with palm wine under a big tree. U go see as bankers and other big men park to eat on a bench. Chai I miss Ibadan die. Always remember they booze there a lot . And one more thing. There is a place u can have fun at mokola.it is called ORI OKE. Don't stay there pass 10pm sha. If u don't want to be robbed on ur way home. Enjoy!!

Ur first destination in ibadan should be an amala joint, preferably bodija 'skybank' or 'ola mummy' u will def forget ur way out of d canteen. Visit UI zoo and awo hall in UI, its d biggest hall of residence in the whole of west africa.

N.B don't forgt to take enough pix of d brown roofs of IB.

moredendisc:
no more crocodiles, no more lions etc

Dat's a lie. I visited d zoo 2 months ago and I saw lions and crocidiles too.

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cynthio: Dat's a lie. I visited d zoo 2 months ago and I saw lions and crocidiles too.

@cynthio

OK was there,

but I was there a year and a half ago, I didn't see or remember seeing any

I do remember getting plagued at the zoo by some biting unseen insects though

Ibadan was a complete let down, slept one night left to return to Lagos the following day

akobo,bashorun,bodija,oluyole,challenge on point

chaircover: haba Ibadan isnt that bad

The Zoo is still Ok and 411 et al have been mentioned

For food, Martha's kitchen along magazine road, Jericho is really nice food and service wise. . . . . . for amala joints try ola mummy and fanowole along iwo road

I was going to suggest asking Chaircover for ideas

but hey, see, she isn't really offering much or any particular place of interest(s) to check out

Hmmm good idea! I wanna goto ibadan too dis holiday. Spend my december dere

Well, not much tourist attractions in Ib.
But visit Mapo hall- d great building of d old west, @ Oja Oba. You can visit d first TV station in Africa (NTA Ibadan).
You also get to see lots of ancient architectural buildings @ d interior Ib.
Enjoy ur hols

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I stay in ibadan, its a lot less stressful than lagos though there are traffic jams too o. You can check out the fore mentioned clubs and if you are thinking of going wild then options 24 hours opp officers mess 2nd mech division will entertain you as a strip club but don't stay long there bad boyz full that end o. You can shop at foodco and hang out at kokodome if you are around iyagankun dugbe etcm overall its ok.

whats this constant relationship between amala and ibadan...was the stuff invented there?

I think the University of Ibadan is one of the places to see, from information coming from online searches!

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There is no difference between lagos and ibadan in terms of tourist attraction.As a matter of fact.The two cities are both dry

Freeopod: Ur first destination in ibadan should be an amala joint, preferably bodija 'skybank' or 'ola mummy' u will def forget ur way out of d canteen. Visit UI zoo and awo hall in UI, its d biggest hall of residence in the whole of west africa.

N.B don't forgt to take enough pix of d brown roofs of IB.

YES!!!!!!!!!!! mehn!! Ola mummy na die!! Sky bank too! Yo OP, dont leave IB without making a stop at Ola Mummy. It's more convenient that Skybank and the food is equally as good if not better too. Def Ola Mymmy and its at Ojurin/kogi side. Just by the railway thing. ask around that junction. you cant miss it. Try the Abula and Amala at Ola Mummy

Also try going to IIT around the ojo side. It's pretty cool but you need to know someone there first.

411

OP, dont expect too much from IB. It's not like Lagos but it's cool as long as you have the right people around you. Old/New Bodija is one of the best places to stay and Jericho/Idishin side too. Check out the zoo in UI, the food at Spcies too (UI), Cultural Center Oh and um this joint, Ina straight too around cultural center. The Iyan and egusi is really good. Other people have mentioned the hangout joints: 411, dome etc.

Just drive around and explore. You never know what joint is hidden in a some neighbourhood that many people dont know about it. There are several of those in New Bodija and Old Bodija too that are very nice.

Foodco at Jericho is way better than the one at Old Bodija. O.Bdj is small, overstocked and messy but if it functions though. The foodco fast food isnt bad either. I prefer that to Tantilizers and Bigs

Interesting... Ibadan, thats my city but no one is mentioning Options 24/7 maybe it's fizzled out these days I don't know but it was a hotspot as far back as I used to rock it.
But this is my message to the OP. Forget about some poster's comparing Lagos and Ibadan. That's is not ur motive is it? Lagos vibe is Lagos vibe while Ibadan vibe is Ibadan vibe so it depends on what u want. The truth is this, u may find it a little bit boring if u really don't have a friend that would actually navigate u to where the fun is. U know it's a big city and the fun places are not concentrated on one area. If ur own sense of fun is "huzzle and buzzle" and some extreme "wild wild dang" well, I really can not guarantee if u would find it in IB. Just prepare urself for a cool not over the top kind of fun catching that is good enough for a normal appetite.

The people are more friendly and real (no fakers) but some Lagos ppl don't seem to like that, rather they would prefer to bully them as "local ppl" for just not pretending to be who and what they are not.

Let me tell you some don'ts in Ibadan
If u go for any reason to hardcore places where the pure indigenes are, pls don't speak english except if u are not Yoruba. U can only go away with it if u pretend to be an Ibo guy or something (but why would u do that?) Speak Yoruba to them and be polite, they would appreciate the fact that u are kind of enlightened and not arrogant and they will be nice to you.

I can say a lot of stuffs about IB but may be this is enough for you. Enjoy ur time in Ib.

ObamaUS: There is no difference between lagos and ibadan in terms of tourist attraction.As a matter of fact.The two cities are both dry

In the city of the blind, the one eyed man is automatically made the king...thats the story of Lagos and nigeria...