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Top 10 Family Vacation Spots in Nigeria To Visit This Holiday
You’ve been busy with work, hustle and career all year; the holiday is your time to be with family. Here are the best family vacation spots in Nigeria.
The holiday is a special time for bonding with family and friends. You have been busy with work, hustle and career all year and the holiday is the time you get to spare to enjoy yourself and be with family. Ideally, a family vacation can help you enjoy your holiday to the fullest; you get to talk better, share quality time to create memories during the adventure, tell stories to your children and have fun.
And, you will also learn from visiting a new environment and meeting people from different backgrounds.
Nigeria is a beautiful place; lots of beautiful people and fantastic places to spend the holiday.
We have curated the list of the best family vacation spots in Nigeria to spend your holiday. These places are lovely, fulfilling, and fun for both children and adults.
- Ikogosi warm spring
- Idanre hill
- Olumo Rock
- Nigerian National Museum
- National Children Park and Zoo
- The Palms Shopping Mall
- Lekki conversation centre
- The Beach
- Owu Falls
- Yankari Games Reserve
1. Ikogosi warm spring:
This is one of the best vacation spots in Nigeria to visit with your family. Ikogosi warm spring is natural warm water, which flows with a cold spring on the other side and is one of Nigeria’s major tourist attractions. It’s refreshing to experience the natural wonder of two springs meeting while maintaining their individual temperatures. Get ready and prepare for the adventure.
2. Idanre hill:
Idanre hill is located in a city set upon a hill in Akure in Ondo State. You can take your family there this holiday. You only need to take 682 steps to get to the top of the hill and see the beauty of the place with your family.
3. Olumo Rock:
Many of us only hear of Olumo Rock but have never visited the place. Olumo rock is a historical monument that served as a shelter for people during intercity wars. The rock is massive and is a granite rock; if you’re not ready to climb the rock, elevators are available.
4. Nigerian National Museum:
The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos was founded in 1957 by the British archaeologist, Kenneth Murray
Perhaps your ideal family vacation spot is one that is educative, then visiting the Nigerian National Museum should do the trick. The museum holds some of the most fascinating and notable collections of art, telling the story of Nigerian art and culture.
5. National Children Park and Zoo:
Looking for a family vacation spot in Nigeria that your kids would love to visit? National Children’s Park and Zoo, Abuja is the place for you. It is close to Aso rock and it has various kinds of Animals, a playground for kids to play around and a lake. Your children will definitely never forget sharing this experience with you.
6. The Palms Shopping Malls:
Who doesn’t love shopping? (Except the person footing the bill of course). Palms Shopping Mall is one of the best places you can take your family to during this holiday. The experience at the shopping mall is special, unique and it will lead your minds into a world of enjoyment, temptations, and unimaginable excitement. The palms shopping mall is one of the best places you can go.
7. Lekki conversation centre:
Lekki conversation centre is the perfect place for you to visit with your family. You can take a walk down the longest canopy walkway in Africa and get a good view of animals in their seemingly natural habitat.
8. The Beach:
The Beach is another lovely vacation spot in Nigeria to visit with your family. It is a fun place, with beautiful sands and flowing rivers. You will enjoy the view and take beautiful pictures with horses. It’s a lovely environment where you can create lasting memories with your family.
9. Owu Falls:
With a waterfall of about 120 meters above water level flowing 330 feet down to a pool of ice-cold water, Owu Waterfall remains the tallest waterfall in West Africa and the most amazing natural wonder in Nigeria.
The waterfall is encircled by hills, natural vegetation and a beautiful natural ambience that makes it an amazing sightseeing destination. Imagine a place with a fall of ice-cold water, spectacular rock paths enveloped in evergreen vegetation, it’s so beautiful!
Owu waterfall is also said to respond to voices when you scream “Oowu,” the louder you yell, the greater the loudness of the water and the crazier the outpour becomes.
10. Yankari Game Reserve:
One of the wonderful places in Nigeria to go for a family vacation is Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State. It has several natural warm water springs; elephants and lions too. You can feel the water or dive in the Warm Springs while taking pictures with your family. Trust me, it will be a memorable one.