I'm a university student at the end of my studies and has always wanted to travel to West Africa. So, I will do so in the summer of 2010. I will start in Senegal and continue to south along the West African Coast(Skipping some areas of course). I initially considered traveling by Bus, but traveling through so many countries on bus wouldn't be the smartest thing in terms of safety(robbery, 100s of check points) and time wasted. So, I'll probably travel to 2-3 Countries in West Africa via plane and stay about 1 month.

What I came here for is to ask some of you who currently live in Nigerian and outside to offer advice on where to go and visit. My best friend is Nigerian and lives in Abuja at the moment and has given me some advice(which was come stay with me lol). And some of my other Nigerian friends in the states who have not even been to Nigeria have made suggestions.

I wanted a wider range advice on where I should travel(nightlife, slave ports, restaurants, etc)?


Thanks in Advance for the suggestions.

Why dont you go to your friend's and take it from there

Gamine:

Why dont you go to your friend's and take it from there

I will most likely visit my friend, but don't want to be limited to one area of the country. And I was also getting a wider range of suggestions.

Well, err. .

it depends on how you want to travel.

Night life, the best bet is Lagos
Abuja is safer, not as exciting though.
You can also visit Calabar, the Obudu ranch resort

Slave port? even i, have never been to any slave port
but they are in Badagry, Lagos

Restaurants, plenty plenty. .so many, italian, chinese, indian, Nigerian ofcos.


Check out this blog about living in Nigeria,
from an expat's view

http://newhomeinlagos..com

Thanks alot, a quick question, I'll probably be revisiting London before and I know a lot of Nigerians reside in london, but are the airfare prices cheaper there or in other European countries?

Airfare to Nigeria?
i thought you wanted to go to Senegal,
Anyway at this time of the year, airfare would be relatively cheap.

Gamine:

Airfare to Nigeria?
i thought you wanted to go to Senegal,
Anyway at this time of the year, airfare would be relatively cheap.

The itinerary is not written in stone but the destination is,

Konadub, if you can convince your Nigerian/African friend to go with you, you'd be better off touring those regions with him/her. Just my 2 cents!

Delta007:

Konadub, if you can convince your Nigerian/African friend to go with you, you'd be better off touring those regions with him/her. Just my 2 cents!

Yeah, that is definitely a possibility, but why you suggest that?

I dont really think that needs an explanation

Konadub:

Yeah, that is definitely a possibility, but why you suggest that?

Travelling around most parts of Africa is not exactly same as travelling around Europe or America. The "terrains" are different; and if you want the best out of your trip, take someone that is familiar with the "terrain".