UNRAVELLING NIGERIA

Moyo Okusanya recently took a family trip to Omu Resort and willingly shared her story with us. She is a hotelier, marketing expert, wife and mum. We hope you enjoy her story. For the second year in a row, my cousins and I decided to have a family reunion outing in Lagos and one of my cousins (I would like to call him the Chief Planner) mentioned Omu Resort… My first thought was huh! Where is that? I decided to check on Google and good enough they had a website and an Instagr

A picnic in the park is always a great way to spend the day and if you’re looking for things to do in a great area, LUFASI Park is a great option to try. They say you can plan a picnic but not the weather. Luckily for us, the location and the weather were in sync and worked out great. Besides, who doesn’t love a picnic in a serene environment? LUFASI stands for Lekki Urban Forest Animal Sanctuary Initiative and their main aim is to be a safe haven for wildlife and nature. LUF

Ever been on an authentic camping trip? Roasted marshmallows by a bonfire? Slept under the starry skies? Well this is your chance. Get those sleeping bags and tents ready. It will be dirty, it will be scary, there will be bugs, you might take a shower in the bushes, it won’t be pretty, but it’ll be fun. Our first trip for the year takes us on a camping trip all the way in Omo Forest Reserve, Ogun State. Join us as we tackle the great outdoors in February. Not only will we be

The place reminds me of a cafeteria or canteen where you walk into and choose what you want to feel your tummy up with. It also comes alive at night with its club/bar with some locations offering hotel services. It prides itself as being a one stop shop for everything you need; having something for everyone at affordable prices which is probably the main reason behind their name. The purpose of the jaunt was to try out their food. They serve meals varying from traditional to

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Merry Christmas unravellers. We hope you enjoy your enjoy your day spending time with the family with lots to eat, drink and Christmas cheer. For those discovering some place new, we hope you’re loving it. Happy Holidays everyone. 🙂 xoxo #tourisminNigeria #Nigeria #NigerianTourism #Tourism #travel #MerryChristmas #UnravellingNigeria #Christmas #travelnigeria

Meandering through the maze that is Balogun Market with my friend and a guide to ensure we didn’t get lost, one can see why this market is a favorite among Lagosians. Touted as the best market in Lagos Island to find fabrics, shoes, jewelry and all things fashionable, the traders happily sit in their stalls calling out or waiting for their next customers. At the sight of a camera, they were all too happy to ask for their pictures to be taken, pose and request that their pictu

Remember Esther who decided to unravel the North? Her Kano experience is here and we hope you love it just as much as we did. After 2 nights and well over 2 days, the train finally arrived at Kano, the capital of the state with same name. On arrival, out of my freewill and respect for my location, I decided to “dress” like the locals (wear a hijab) and it was pretty cool. Kano Station Platform Entrance to Kano Railway Station As with every human after a long journey, I was st

Are you always looking for things to do either as a visitor to the country or do you live here but you’re bored of doing the same thing all the time. Why not look through our list of things to do and tick them off one by one. You can thank me later. Swim in Wiki Warm Spring and say hi to warthogs in Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi State. Try palm wine. Go hiking in Shere Hills, Jos. Go fishing in Lagos. Get in formation at Ngwo Pines, Enugu State. Learn to speak pidgin English l

I’m a child at heart so throw in a trip to an amusement park and I’m all in. Apapa Amusement Park located on Randle Road recently got a face lift and there’s no better time to visit it while it’s still being maintained properly. (Hopefully it stays that way). The renovations were a welcome innovation to the park and it is definitely one to take yourself the kids to for the day. The park is well laid out and neat (thank God)with different sections depending on what you want to

Grills in and out is a restaurant located in Lekki Phase 1 in Lagos and Ademola Adetokunbo Street in Abuja, that offers three types of grills. A Mongolian Grill, Naija Grill and ‘self grill’ ( I hear that doesn’t work anymore). They are also big on cocktails as the owner is said to be a certified mixologist. We decided to seat outside mostly because I have a thing for swinging seats, it was a hot day and I could connect my iPod to their speakers and play my own music (this ma

If you follow us on instagram, you must have seen our unraveller weaving her away around Northern Nigeria. Esther is back safely in Lagos and is prepared to tell everyone about her trip. From Nok to Yankari, in a series of posts you’ll be reading on how she went unravelling the north solo. Esther likes to describe herself as a lover of life and a fitness/travel enthusiast. She also loves meeting new people and we love here at Unravelling Nigeria because she has proclaimed her

If you haven’t read the first part, you can catch up here. *Warning – Very long post. Day 5 – Ekiti State & Ondo State After waking up early and being disappointed by the drained swimming pool, we headed to Arinta Waterfalls which is also in Ekiti State. This time, we didn’t have to jump over the fence as the guide was there and ready for us. Arinta waterfall isn’t as famous as it’s sister in Osun State but was still a delight for Cat and Luke to see. After exploring the wate

This question comes up a lot of times. They’re usually along the lines of ‘how do you ensure you’re safe during your trips?’, ‘Aren’t you worried?’ ‘What if something happens?’ and the questions go on and on and on. I’ll put this out here so everyone’s mind is at rest. No where is 100% safe, even your bedroom. A trailer could crash into your home, that nice international airline you’re in could fall from the sky, you could get attacked at work etc. What you do is take precaut

A couple of months ago, I put up this post on Cat and Luke who decided to come and spend their summer vacation in Nigeria. We were glad they chose us to show them around town. They were in town for 9 days and we kept them very busy till they left. Cat and Luke are a British couple who have never been to Africa before, but were feeling adventurous and decided to choose Nigeria out of all the countries in Africa to holiday. After a daunting visa application process (they were r

Where we went Agodi Gardens – It’s a zoological garden and a botanical garden mixed in one. It also has facilities for kids, a swimming pool, donkey rides, a picnic area and more. The zoo area could do better and also needs proper maintenance but it’s a great place to hang out for the day. Oke-Ado Mountain (Ado Awaye Mountain) –  A mountain located in the sleepy town Ado Awaye town. It is home to an Elephant tree (because the tree looks like an Elephant), Ishage Rock (a rock

Festivals are so colorful and in a country like Nigeria where there are a lot of tribes it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we have numerous festivals in the country. While some haven’t happened in a while because of security challenges or lack of funding, quite a number of them still occur. The festivals mostly celebrate their culture, deities, wars, a new season and much more. While some of the festivals don’t have huge followings anymore due to the influence of Christiani

Reasons to visit Awolowo’s Museum and Private Beach – A museum with a private beach isn’t a combination you hear of quite often but that’s exactly what Awolowo’s Museum offers. I like to think of it as a museum resort. The museum is dedicated to preserving the life and times of the Great Awo who is regarded as one of the fathers of the first republic of Nigeria. The Museum is actually where he was imprisoned after trying to overthrow the federal government. It’s probably the

From brush strokes to mixing colours, the painting of the northern crooner is slowly brought to life, we are the next Van Gohs in the making and Paint The Night Africa helped us to harness that. With the slogan ‘sip & dip’, paint the night Africa brings something fresh to the scene on things you can do for fun. The great part is you don’t need any talent to join in. While there was no ‘sipping’ as advertised, (apparently they don’t provide drinks, you are expected to buy it a

Jifatu Department Store It’s amazing and mind numbing at the same time the amount of folk lore Nigerian tribes have. In the same vein, just like the Onitsha Market Literature, different cultures have literature attributed to them. We’ll call them the lost art of cultural literature. The scarcity of Hausa literature is unfortunately quite scary as it puts a damper on the development the language and the growth/development of Hausa children. I mean who doesn’t love to see liter