In today’s hustle culture, the need and importance of rest and relaxation should be more emphasized. According to the United Nation’s projections, the life expectancy for Nigeria in 2022 is 55.44 years, a 0.57% increase from 2021.
Besides genetics, insecurity, and other factors that are out of an individual’s control, other factors are a person’s lifestyle – adequate exercise, their diet, risky behaviours, and the amount of rest and sleep they get. The benefits of taking a vacation go beyond a person’s life expectancy. It increases one’s productivity, lowers stress levels, and gives better overall mental and physical health.
According to research published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, the ideal length of a vacation is exactly eight days. Researchers noted that a person on vacation will feel an increase of happiness over the first several days of vacation, with that feeling peaking on the eighth day and either plateauing or decreasing from then.
When planning to take a vacation, budgeting is necessary because it helps reduce superfluous spending. Deciding to take a short break to reorient yourself does not have to break the bank. Nigeria has quite a few tourist attractions that should be considered, making rest and relaxation possible in our own backyard.
Here are some interesting vacation spots in Nigeria:
Yankari Games Reserve and Resort
Yankari Resort & Safari is a large wildlife park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Its location in the heartland of the West African savanna makes it a unique way for tourists and holidaymakers to watch wildlife in its natural habitat. It is also one of the most popular eco-destinations in West Africa.
The Attractions include wildlife, the Wikki warm spring, Marshall caves and so much more. A single room at this resort will cost N9,500 a night.
Ikogosi Warm Springs
With a natural wonder of two springs, Ikogosi is one of the tourist attractions that Nigeria is blessed with. Flowing abreast the warm spring is another cold spring which meets the warm spring at a confluence, each maintaining its thermal properties.
With rooms ranging from N13,600 to N31,300 and meals going from N2,000 to N5,000, it is a good getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. Entry into the warm springs is N500.
Idanre Hills
Idanre hills is best known for its landscape. Its numerous cultural sites such as ‘Owa’s Palace’, shrines, The Old Court, Belfry, Agbooogun footprint, thunder water (Omi Apaara) and burial grounds have since brought the location fame and the nation’s nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage Site shortlist. It resides 3000ft (914.4meters) above sea level and houses a unique ecosystem upon which the cultural landscape has Integrated. Hotels around these hills cost as low as N7,500 a night.
La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort
La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort is an African-themed beach with a lagoon and forest resort. The resort boasts of a clean beach, lagoon and mangrove forest that provide visitors with the opportunity to observe, at close quarters, a wide variety of tropical Flora and fauna that include snake trees, mangroves, various species of epiphytes, monkeys, squirrels, bats, and various species of birds such as kingfishers, sea hawks, egrets and ducks.
Combining African-themed hospitality with modern luxury, rooms go for a minimum of N95,000.
Whispering Palms
Located somewhere off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Whispering Palms is not a five-star hotel but a resort. The central idea behind it is to help its patrons get away. The allure of this resort is that it is best enjoyed as a couple or as a family. The attractions include a zoo, bicycle rides, boat rides, a heritage museum and more. Rooms go for as low as N20,000 a room.
Only the resort in lagos is alive, all others mentioned are dead long time ago
With the incidents of incessant security breaches rampant in Nigeria.
It’s not advisable for one to embark on such vacation, please
More and a place with security.
What of romatic place for couple
The road to Badagry is so bad that it puts people off. It’s an okay place to go,if you overcome the drive there from within Lagos.
Reason you can take a boat from Marina to Badagry and back
Please can you put location to all the places mentioned because I can only see Lagos and Bauchi.
Hello, pls can you confirm the pictures Whispering palms is recent because the last time I went I promised I would never go back it was a horrible experience service and amenities wise . That is aside the nightmare of traveling the Lagos -Badagry expressway
That pix of whispering palms is false. I live in Badagry and regularly visit whispering palms…Just so u don’t expect too much.
I was going to say the same, left Badagry at least 2 years and counting now, whispering palms isn’t what’s depicted in that picture, not even the beaches
Let’s connect my fellow Badagry person.
Can you try and make more sense by adding the location of these places, is so annoying to read something like this without knowing the location
Thnx for the info. However is this the recent state of these resorts or from long ago?
How can you be promoting a place without adequate information on the state within Nigeria, geographical location and the surrounding environment and landmarks to watch out for?
I’d also expect research to give a clearer first-hand opinion on what to expect. This isn’t a proper though through
Yes, we all need vacays
I think omu resort and Lekki conservative center in Lagos should be in this list
La campagne Tropicana is a nice place to be,I’ve been there and the experience was wow. The picture shown is the exactly what it looks like located at ibeju lekki area of lagos
The picture of Yankari games reserve here is false. please get the correct picture so as not to mislead readers.
That picture of yankari game reserve is false.. it’s actually a picture from the pool side in Obudu cattle ranch.
La campagne tropicana is a nice place to be, the above picture is 100% of what the place looks like… I have been there for my honeymoon and we enjoyed the place.. I will refer as many people as possible.