Our second Ije tour will be an inquest into the sites, sights, peoples, and sound of Abeokuta.

We will visit the city and examine the footprints of those who came before us while leaving behind our curiosities and taking along new memories of one of Nigeria’s oldest cultures and places.
Abeokuta is one of the most storied towns in the wartime history of the Yorubas, the ancient city of Abeokuta still stands as a landmark of delightful wonders. Home to some of the country’s most visited tour sites

This is IJE, ABEOKUTA. Join us.

Date: 6th November
Ticket: 30k Single Pass, 55k Double Pass

Ticker covers:
Return Train Transfers
Tour Site Fees
Inter-city Transfers
Lunch & Refreshments

Tour Sites– Kuti Heritage Museum, St. John’s Igbein, Ajayi Crowther Theological Institute, Olumo Rock, Centenary Hall, Kobiti Mosque & Adire Mall.

*The Kuti museum is connected to the life and time of the family of Likoye Kuti (1820-1863) and Anne Ekidan Efupeyin, one of the first set of inhabitants of Abeokuta when it was founded in 1830. The Kuti heritage museum is at preserving the history of this family.

*St. John’s Church Igbein, the oldest Anglican church in Abeokuta was built in 1847 built from stone and marble.
* The center, named after Bishop Ajayi Crowther, belongs to the Church of Nigeria. This historical building was built in 1910 at the time of Oba Gbadebo, the grandfather of the current Alake of Egbaland. The Ransome-Kuti family lived here as well as Prof. Wole Soyinka. many institutions started here, such as; Federal Advanced Teachers College, University of Lagos, Abeokuta Campus, College of Science and Technology, the last being the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

*The Rock is a historical monument that served as shelter and fortress for the Egba people who in 1830 had settled under the rock during the intercity wars. The rock is a monument of Faith, Unity source of strength, and unfailing protection for Egba people. The highest point of the rock is 137 meters above sea level with the existence of a muster tree growing for over 200 years and surrounding caves.

* Centenary Hall is a major historical hall, built in 1930 to mark the 100th anniversary of the settlement of Egba in Abeokuta in 1830 from their homestead, called Egba Forest, now in present Oyo State. The hall did not only serve as an avenue for interaction, socialization, among the Egba, it also served as a town hall where important meetings took place among the four quarters of the Egba Nation.

* The Central Mosque in Kobiti is a landmark building in the City of Abeokuta, designed by Afro-Brazilian returnees using the architecture of the Baroque Colonial Churches in Brazil and built-in 1925 on the site of the very first Mosque erected in the 1830s, on a piece of land donated by Oba Sodeke shortly after the Egbas settled in.

* Adire Mall, also known as the Kampala International Market where you can buy Adire or watch and take pictures of the processes of it being made.

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Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA