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Lagos Hotels

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What's On?                     Overview                     Prepare                     Highlights 

Overview

Overview

Chaotic and congested, Lagos can be totally overwhelming. Despite its dangerous areas, those that visit will find a pulsating, intense African city with an infectious personality.

See

Learn about Nigeria's complicated but fascinating history at the National Museum, which covers everything from mythical religion to military dictatorship. Explore the heaving blanket of markets on Lagos Island and the Lekki Peninsular, or browse the galleries of traditional and modern art at the National Theatre and Gallery.
Spend

Visit the African art galleries dotted around Victoria Island and along Ikoyi's Awolowo Road, bargain hard for jewellery and crafts at the curio markets, or shop in style at the Nike Art Centre. For imported items from a bar of soap to a washing machine, the Mega Plaza has everything on offer, but at a price.
Get Out

Escape the city for the afternoon and wander through the mangrove forest at the Lekki Conservation Centre, home to monkeys and reptiles. From the elevated boardwalk you may see monitor lizards and small crocodiles in the swamps and mona monkeys, cuckoos, kingfishers and kites in the trees. Dodge the oil tankers in Lagos Harbour in a speed boat to Tarkwa Bay and spend relaxed hours on the beach overlooking the harbour and Atlantic.
Culture

Nigeria is famous for its highlife, juju and afro-beat music. Jazzy and very danceable, there are live performances at venues such as New Afrika Shrine and Motherlan' on the mainland, but only go accompanied. The excellent JazzHole bookshop hosts regular live events and has CDs for sale from all over West Africa.
Eat & Drink

Lagos holds a huge choice of cuisines. The string of restaurants on Ikoyi's Awolowo Road offers Nigerian starch and fiery pepper soups, plus Italian, Chinese, Lebanese and Tex-mex. Victoria Island has the best eateries dotted around in large houses, from French to Indian and a couple of superb deli/sandwich shops.
New Perspective

A landmark skyscraper on Victoria Island, the Federal Palace Hotel has a fine terrace and cocktail bar overlooking Lagos Harbour. Sip a cold Nigerian Star beer and watch the tiny fishing canoes weave their way through the giant rusting hulks of abandoned ships in the harbour.

Prepare

Prepare

Arm yourself with confidence and attitude - arrival in mind-boggling Lagos is not for the faint-hearted. Take everything that you could possibly need with you.

Lagos Year

Nigeria has many local festivals but they are mostly private and spiritual affairs related to local religions, legend, history, family, or marking events like a funeral or investing of a new chief. A visitor may be lucky enough to see a colourful local parade.
Public Holidays

New Year's Day, Good Friday (Mar/Apr), Easter Monday (Mar/Apr), Labour Day (1 May), National Day (1 Oct), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec). In addition, Muslim holy days are recognised in certain areas.
Weather

Lagos is continuously hot and humid with an average temperature of 32°C so air-conditioning is essential year round. The months between February and April are the hottest, while the long monsoon rainy season is from February to August, when roads flood and humidity is especially high. The best time to travel is in the dry season from September to January.
Electricity

220V AC, 50 Hz, three-pin British-style plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+234 (national), (0) 1 + 7-figure number (Lagos).
Money

Nigerian Naira (N) is the currency. Credit cards and traveller's cheques cannot be used.
GMT

+ 1 in British summertime, + 2 in British wintertime.
Lagos Tourist Info

Lagos Tourism website

Fit In

Nigerians are snappy dressers and men and women wear elaborate, colourful traditional robes and headdresses to church and special occasions. Modest Western clothes for visitors are fine, with a suit for business meetings.

Highlights

Highlights

Lagos is a giant pulsating city with a lot of atmosphere. Explore the relatively upmarket suburbs of business-driven Victoria Island and leafy residential Ikoyi, or immerse yourself into the African core of the city on Lagos Island.

Head for chaotic Lagos Island to find relics of Nigeria's physical and spiritual history at the National Museum, drink up the street life in the heaving narrow lanes, and see the rusting hulks of oil tankers in Lagos Harbour.

On the Lekki Peninsular you can find the gallery of one of Nigeria's most famous artists, Nike Davies-Okundaye with art and cloth on display from all over Nigeria. Spend an afternoon in the swampy marshes of the Lekki Conservation Centre or rummage at Lekki Market for West African baubles.

Orientation in the city can be confusing for the first-time visitor. The Five Cowrie Creek (named because it used to cost five cowries to cross by ferry) separates Victoria Island and the adjoined (by landfill) Lekki Peninsula with Lagos Island and Ikoyi both also joined by landfill. These two areas are linked by a steady stream of traffic over Falomo Bridge. The islands are joined to the mainland by the Third Mainline Bridge, which spreads several kilometres across the Lagos Lagoon.
Sightseeing Tips

Lagos's limited sites are best explored with a guide. Traffic is incomprehensibly hectic, so go with a local driver. Rather than get frustrated, sit back and enjoy the traffic jams - known as ‘go-slows' - to fully take in the frenetic street life.

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