Certainly there can be no harder task than to name the
single best from so many perfect, yet different, beaches.
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Lagos Beaches in Nigeria
Lagos is a huge metropolis
which originated on islands separated by creeks such as Lagos Island that
fringe the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon protected from the Atlantic Ocean by
long sand spits such as Bar Beach which stretch up to 100 km east and west of
the mouth. From the beginning Lagos has spread on the mainland west of the
lagoon and the conurbation, including Ikeja and Agege, now reaches more than 40
km north-west of Lagos Island. Lagos Vacation beaches are a strong
attraction to this region in Nigeria. White sand and clear, turquoise water
make up these quiet expanses along the coastline. Lagos has over ten beaches to
choose from when visiting this popular tourist spot. Nigeria Beaches are some
of the most attractive tourist spots, which provides a sense of relaxation and
calmness to the minds and bodies of
the tired travelers to the
country. Nigeria beaches are located in the coastal regions of the
country. There are many beach resorts and hotels that provide good
accommodation to the foreign travelers who come to visit these beaches.
I started hearing about Lagos bar beach as a little boy, in fact it gave me the real sense of a beach, This beach is also called the Victoria beach, situated at the very center of Victoria Island along Almadu bello way.
If you want to locate the beach, the taxi drivers will take care of that irrespective of your location and distance to the beach, you will always find a cab that will be willing to go.
Another beautiful beach in Lagos state is the Lekki beach which happens to be my favorite resort center or the one I have always visited, Like every other beach, it got white sands and the tall coconut trees. This very popular beach is only a few kilometers away from the city center along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, right at the round-about. A few poles away from Ilasan housing estate.
Or the best way to locate this Nigerian in Lagos beach is to ask a taxi to take you to Lekki beach.
Here is what a visitor o the beach said;
"A stunning waterfront with a beautiful backdrop of greenery. There is a whole lot to do in this area the people are really great"
Popular Beaches of Nigeria
There are many beaches in
Nigeria that are major tourist attractions like the Coconut beach, which is
situated in Badagry town in the western side of Lagos. The coconut beach is a
beautiful beach, which is encircled with coconut plantations full of cool shady
places for tourists to sit and relax themselves. Victoria beach or Bar beach is
another of its kind, which is quite well-known amongst the native Nigerians.
The Central beach that is situated in the island of Victoria lies alongside
Ahmadu Bello Way. Another wonderful beach that is situated alongside the harbor
of Lagos is Tarwa Bay, which provides great entertainment to the youngsters.
Calabar beach, situated It is an enchanting place for visitors who wish to
spend quality time with their loved ones. Some other popular beaches are Eleko
beach and Lekki beach, which are quite famous amongst the foreign tourists and
visitors to Nigeria.
List Of Some Of The
Most Popular Beaches in Lagos Nigeria
By far the most popular,
this beach is located on Victoria Island. Known for its sand bars, this beach
extends from the west by the Institute of Oceanography all the way to Eko Hotel
toward the east. Many activities are available for sports enthusiasts including
horse back riding, swimming and football among other popular beach sports.
Just west of Lagos is the
town of Badagry. Badagry features Coconut Beach, appropriately named for the
coconut trees that surround the beach. Holiday resorts are nearby for
refreshments while visiting the beach. Enjoy the tropical sun and take in the
ambiance of the environment at Coconut Beach.
This modern beach is a
favorite among tourists to Lagos beaches. Modern facilities and equipment line
the beach. Members of all ages enjoy the rides and amusement at the local
parks. A swimming beach is also a popular spot along this beach to take a dip
in the sea. Chalets are also prevalent at the Akodo Beach.
The ambiance completes the
scene for any tourist from the white sand beach and rippling waves that lap the
shoreline. Palm trees stand overhead and provide the ultimate relaxation for
any beach person.
One of the most serene and clean beaches in Lagos, the Kaiyetoro-Eleko beach is well visited during the year. Popular with local families, Eleko Beach offers sporting activities for everyone. The atmosphere is relaxed and rejuvenating for beach combers of all types.
Tarkwa BayExclusive and located across the harbor of Lagos, this beach can be accessed by boat. Swimming is popular at this beach with quiet, serene waters. Surfing and water skiing take place also. Rental tents and chairs are available for tourists to Tarkwa Bay Beach. The serenity is complete with breezes that blow through the harbor.
Kuramo Beach
This beach is known as being similar to the Bar Beach since it gets the name from a feature that is on its border. The Kuramo Lake borders the beach and is known for the many different restaurants that are along the area. Entertainment is available many times of the week and features different shows including music and jamborees.
This beach is known as being similar to the Bar Beach since it gets the name from a feature that is on its border. The Kuramo Lake borders the beach and is known for the many different restaurants that are along the area. Entertainment is available many times of the week and features different shows including music and jamborees.
Lagos environs has over ten
beaches all with pretty much the same features – white sand, palm trees and the
rough unforgiving waves of the Bight of Benin. The beaches are relatively quiet
most weekdays and weekends, considering the size of the city. However, all the
beaches are besieged on public holidays, when Lagos residents suddenly seem to
remember they have a beach on their doorsteps!
Bar Beach: This is the main beach on Victoria Island,
alongside Ahmadu Bello Way and one of the more popular beaches in the state.
Bar Beach is the main (inner city) beach and runs from the Institute of
Oceanography in the west to the Eko Hotel in the east. Being smack in the
middle of the city, it attracts its fair share of squatters, druggies, “ladies
of the night” with their “customers”, and fervent religious types, creating a
heady blend of life forms, with the wealthiest walking along the poorest and no
one batting an eyelid. Bar Beach is named after the sand bars that
characterised the coastline of Lagos, not because of the myriad of bars that
run along the beach itself (a popular misconception!)
The Eko Hotel end of Bar
Beach was recently fenced off by the Lagos State government, to create a more
“organised” beach called Kuramo Beach, named after the small lake which lies
behind it. A uniform range of beach huts were rented/sold off to operators of
bars and restaurants and for a while, this beach was very inviting. Like all
things in Lagos, Kuramo was soon taken over by “the mob” and is now as rough
and ready as the rest of Bar Beach.
The other beaches provide
more of a “get away” from the city and include:
Lekki Beach, Alpha Beach,
Eleko Beach and Akodo Beach (to the East) and Tarkwa Bay, Ogogoro Island, Atlas
Cove, Lighthouse beach, Ilashe Beach, Agaja Beach and Badagry beach (to the
West).
EAST
Lekki Beach: This very popular beach is only a few
kilometres from the city centre along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. It is possible
to hire a beach shelter made of palm fronds and set up a picnic or barbecue.
Lekki Beach is right at the roundabout just past Ilasan Housing on Estate.
Alpha or Lekki Beach: This very popular beach is only a few
kilometres from the city centre along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. It is possible
to hire a beach shelter made of palm fronds and set up a picnic or barbecue.
Eleko Beaches: A few kilometres further along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Alpha
Beach is also a popular weekend get away for Lagosians. Expect to ‘settle’ some
Area Boys in order to park your car. There are lots of eating joints and bars along
the beach. Eleko Beach is about 45 minutes drive along the Lekki-Epe Expressway
(turn right off the main road by the Total Filling Station). You have to pay
around 100 naira to enter. This is perhaps the nicest public beach along the
peninsula.
Akodo Beach – also known as the Eko Tourist Resort. About
35 minutes drive from Lagos, at km22 on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Eko
Tourist Resort has chalets and a large conference hall on 10 acres, with than a
kilometre of clean beach. Run by KIK & KEM Inv Ltd, its homely restaurant
serves Nigerian, continental & Asian food. Round-the-clock security
includes a Nigerian police post right inside the resort. All inquiries: Eko
Tourist Beach Resort, km22 Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju, Lekki LGA, Akodo. Lagos
booking office:12C Akibo Savage, V.I. (01 – 2614138, 4702865, 7770700 – 9).
ONIRU PRIVATE BEACH
ELEGUSHI PRIVATE BEACH
Hermitage Gardens Resort & Haastade Hospitality Suites
Hermitage Resort; secluded
resort on the Lekki/Ajah Penninsular, Haastade Suites
Address: Hermitage Road, Tiye Village (Near Akodo), Lekki Local Government, Lagos.
Reservations: +2348038502120, +2348135901530, +2348083728037
Address: Hermitage Road, Tiye Village (Near Akodo), Lekki Local Government, Lagos.
Reservations: +2348038502120, +2348135901530, +2348083728037
The Peninsular Resort
Located at km27 on the
Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Peninsula Resort is operated by the Peninsula
Restaurant on Ozumba Mbadwe in V.I. It offers day or overnight facilities for
companies, professional organizations or individuals who’d like private
restaurant and conference facilities. A good spots for workshops, retreats or
meetings, and continental or Chinese dinner could be arranged for private
parties. The resort also has swimming pool and exercise room for visitors.
Booking office: +2348038502120, +2348135901530,
+2348083728037
FUNTOPIA
Leisure resort for
children.
Address: KM 35, Lekki Epe Expressway, After VGC, Lagos.
Address: KM 35, Lekki Epe Expressway, After VGC, Lagos.
La Campagne Tropicana:A
private resort/beach past the Peninsular Resort with accommodation and beach
sports. +2348038502120, +2348135901530,
+2348083728037
THE ISLANDS
Tarkwa Bay: A sheltered beach within the harbour
breakwater. It is easily accessible by boat from Tarzan Jetty at Maroko (N2500
per person) or under Falomo bridge on Victoria Island. The beach is a pleasant
outing and has safe bathing even for children. Deck chairs are available for
hire and a variety of fruits (pineapples, coconuts, oranges and so on) to buy.
Make sure you book your return time with the boat driver.
Tarkwa is a man made bay
and beach created during the formation of the Lagos harbour. The beach was
shaped by the moles used to form the inlet to the harbour and covered with sand
dredged from the bottom of the channel. As a result the water is a lot calmer
than the exposed Atlantic coastline elsewhere around Lagos. The fine sand is
also much more comfortable to walk and lie on than the coarse/sharp sand of the
other beaches. With its own resident community, most of whom make their living
from the tourists who visit the beach, this is the only “maintained” beach in
Lagos with the beach hands cleaning up the garbage every weekend before the
influx of tourists. Also given the fact that it is cut off from the main
habitations of Lagos by water and is therefore only accessible by boat, this
makes it a beach for real beach bums and sun worshippers, in contrast to the
other “bums and worshippers” that flock to the Bar Beach.
It is also possible to surf
in a corner of Tarkwa Bay and other water sports such as Jet Skiing and Water
Skiing are fairly common, although don’t expect to find equipment there to
rent! Make friends with the local nautical elites so you can use their water
sports equipment.
Halemson Side Resort
A clean, serene and
exclusive beach for people who love privacy/exclusivity.
Address: Plot 25 - 27, Kuramo Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos or Ikaare Island, Satellite Town, Lagos
Phone:+2348069508692, +2348081999029, +2348096533788
Address: Plot 25 - 27, Kuramo Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos or Ikaare Island, Satellite Town, Lagos
Phone:+2348069508692, +2348081999029, +2348096533788
Lighthouse Beach – is reached on foot from Tarkwa Bay and is named after the
110-year-old lighthouse that guards the entrance to Lagos harbour. The
Lighthouse can just be seen from the beach, and is well worth a visit, seeing
as there are very few monuments of its age left standing in Lagos. The walk
along the beach between Tarkwa Bay and Lighthouse Beach is very pleasant –
often you are the only person on the beach. You can watch the many ships queuing
up to enter the port on the near horizon.Ogogoro Island – home to the Lagos
Yacht Club is passed on the way to Tarkwa Bay as is Atlas Cove – home to Lagos’
petrol tanks. It is very common to find a huge tanker offloading its petroleum
products at Atlas Cove…its quite an impressive sight passing under one of these
Herculean tankers, just remember not to light up a cigarette!
WEST
Agaja & Ilashe Beach – an almost exclusive beach resort, accessible
only by private launch. Not much by way of swimming as it is the open Atlantic
coast again but with beach house after beach house, it can have quite a
community feel that you can forget the idea of swimming, spending time hopping
from barbecue to barbecue leaving a trail of champagne bottles in your wake….
It is possible to jet-ski and water ski in the brackish waters of the creek
behind the beach, although low tide can bring about many sand bars that one can
easily get stuck on! While there, you must also try the coconuts…if only
because there are millions screaming to be eaten!
The Whispering Palms Beach Resort, North Goa has 106 rooms that
blend Goan decor with contemporary facilities. You will be spoilt for choice
between the Luxurious Studio Suite Rooms,the Spacious Terrace Rooms, and the
Mediterranean styled Balcony Rooms. The rooms are all surrounded by landscaped
gardens and pool views. 