Independent Nigeria travel guide
Your guide to Nigeria: places, Detty December and travel tips
Where to go, when to visit and what you need before you fly, in plain, checked language.
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The three questions most visitors ask first.
AI-generated illustration What is Detty December?
Detty December is the festive season in Nigeria that runs from December into early January.
Nigeria e-visa guide
Nigeria moved to an online e-visa system on 1 May 2025.
Is Nigeria safe to visit?
It depends on where you go. Lagos, where most first-time visitors land, is not covered by the UK government's travel warning, but UK and Canadian advice both ask visitors to take care.
Detty December 2026
Concerts, parties and homecomings, centred on Lagos.
Detty December 2026 events in Lagos
This page lists what is confirmed for Detty December 2026 and how the season looked last year.
Photo: AbrahamHaruna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Where to stay in Lagos
Lagos is huge and traffic is slow, so where you stay shapes your trip more than which hotel you pick.
Detty December travel checklist
Use this checklist to sort out the essentials before you fly to Nigeria.
Places to visit
Beaches, nature reserves and landmarks, each with sources and a last-checked date.
Photo: Ashinze, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Lekki Conservation Centre
Lekki, Lagos State · Nature and wildlife
Lekki Conservation Centre is a nature reserve on the Lekki coast in Lagos.
Photo: Liesel81, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Tarkwa Bay
Lagos State · Beaches
Tarkwa Bay is an island beach community near Lagos Harbour.
Photo: Frankincense Diala, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Elegushi Beach
Lekki, Lagos State · Beaches
Elegushi Beach, also called Elegushi Royal Beach, is a private beach in Lekki, Lagos.
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Zuma Rock
Madalla, Niger State · Landmarks
Zuma Rock is a huge monolith beside the Abuja-Kaduna road, west of Abuja.
Olumo Rock
Landmarks
Olumo Rock is a rock outcrop in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Photo: Sani Maikatanga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Yankari Game Reserve
Bauchi State · Nature and wildlife
Yankari Game Reserve, now Yankari National Park, is one of Nigeria's best-known wildlife areas.
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