Places to visit in Nigeria
Start with the places below. Each guide lists its sources, the date we last checked it and any official travel advice for the area.
For travel planning, read Detty December in Nigeria and is Nigeria safe to visit?.
Each place guide gives the basics, how to plan a visit and any official travel advice for the area. Zuma Rock is in Niger State and Yankari is in Bauchi State, and both carry UK travel warnings, so read is Nigeria safe to visit? first.
All places
Photo: Ashinze, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Lekki Conservation Centre
Lekki, Lagos State · Nature and wildlife
Photo: Liesel81, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Tarkwa Bay
Lagos State · Beaches
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Zuma Rock
Madalla, Niger State · Landmarks
Olumo Rock
Landmarks
Olumo Rock is a rock outcrop in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Photo: Frankincense Diala, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Elegushi Beach
Lekki, Lagos State · Beaches
Photo: Sani Maikatanga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Yankari Game Reserve
Bauchi State · Nature and wildlife