Nigeria Highlights Tour

Itinerary

1. Day One, Nov 15 2025

   Arrive into Lagos

   • Arrive in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. Our driver will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel.

   • Overnight in Lagos.

2. Day Two, Nov 16 2025

   Lagos Island

   • After breakfast, we will head out to the National Museum. Next, we go west to visit several historical sites in the town of Badagry, a former slaving port.

   • Return to Lagos and stay overnight.

3. Day Three, Nov 17 2025

   Olumo Rock

   • Drive north to the Yoruba city of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The city’s key attraction is Olumo Rock, believed to be the site where the Egba clan hid during the Yoruba Civil Wars. The rock also features remains from ancient settlements. Occasionally worshipers come to the shrine to collect donations.

   • Overnight in Abeokuta.

4. Day Four, Nov 18 2025

   Ile-Ife

   • Depart for Ile-Ife, home of the Oduduwa. Once we reach the town, we will visit the traditional head of the kingdom and spiritual leader of the Yoruba.

   • Head to the Oranmiyan Staff and other historical sites of the Osun State later in the day.

   • Overnight in Ile-Ife.

5. Day Five, Nov 19 2025

   Sacred Grove of Osun

   • Continue to Osogbo, home to the Sacred Grove of Osun—one of Nigeria’s few UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We’ll have time to explore the Sacred Grove of Osun with its fantastic sculptures of the Yoruba deities hidden throughout the trees. If we’re lucky, we’ll also see monkeys running around the site.

   • Go to an Orisha temple, where Ife priestesses will teach us about their sacred beliefs.

6. Day Six, Nov 20 2025

   Ilorin

   • In the morning we drive to Ilorin; a mainly Muslim city with a mixed culture from the Yoruba and Fulani dynasties.

   • Here we’ll spend time at the Esie Museum which houses the largest collection of soapstone sculptures, believed to have been carved in 1775 AD.

   • Next, we’ll visit the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, before exploring the traditional quarters where the city’s renowned weavers ply their trade.
   • We’ll stop by the Dada Pottery Centre in the afternoon before heading back to Osogbo to relax for the evening.
   • Overnight in Osogbo.

7. Day Seven, Nov 21 2025

   Floating Village of Makoko

   • Morning visit to the floating village of Makoko where a 3rd of the community is built on stilts along the lagoon.

   • Drive to Lekki Conservation Centre to spend time in nature. Spot wildlife like monkeys, peacocks and crocodiles whilst taking the trail over the canopy walks.

   • Overnight in Lagos.

8. Day Eight, Nov 22 2025

   Departure/Optional Extension

   • Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

   • For those taking the optional extension to Abuja, after breakfast, we’ll transfer to the airport for our flight to the capital. Upon arrival, we’ll visit the Nike Art Gallery before checking into our hotel. We’ll have time to relax and explore the city on our own in the afternoon.

   • Early evening, we’ll head out of town to visit a Fulani village and interact with the village chief. Afterwards, we’ll visit the arts and crafts village for souvenir shopping, before returning to our hotel.

   • Overnight in Abuja

9. Day Nine, Nov 23 2025

   Extension Tour Ends

   • Today, we will visit the Ushafa Pottery village, also known as the Bill Clinton village, to witness the local people practising their trade. We’ll have the opportunity to interact with the locals, and if we’re lucky, we may also witness some masquerade dances and cultural performances that depict the Gwari way of life.

   • In the afternoon, we’ll visit the National Mosque and Millennium Park. We’ll then drive through the Abuja metropolis en route to the hotel, where we can relax, before being transferred to the airport for our departing flights late evening.