This post was inspired by @surfyogi.. He wanted to know the beautiful places to visit when he comes to Nigeria, so i decided to write about it here. I see a lot of Travel bloggers and Tourists on Steemit sharing beautiful pictures of places they have visited and i couldn't help but to appreciate the beauty in my own country to. So just in case you are a tourist, here are few of the many beautiful places you can visit in Nigeria. There are hundreds of Tourist places in Nigeria so i'm going to divide this post into series. Stay tuned on my blog as i will be dropping posts on the daily on this..

Firstly nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, she is known as the giant of Africa. Thus it is an avenue for Tourism, ranging from Ancient shrines to beaches to beautiful rocks and a beautiful Tradition and culture. Without further ado, let me take you round my country through this 6 tourist places briefly.

KAJURU CASTLE

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This beautiful castle is Located in Kaduna State, It is a luxury Medieval German style villa, built in 1978 by a German expatriate, Burg Heinrichswalde. It's so glamorous, the castle was built with thick granite stone and it took 5 years to complete its dungeons, armoury and turrets. The castle has a swimming pool, barbeque spot and a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains from the windows. The castle is at the top of a rock formation, so there are lots of climbing to do and there is a crocodile in the pit of the gate for safety..

OBUDU MOUNTAIN RESORT

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Obudu is both a ranch and a resort located in Cross River State in Nigeria. It was developed by a Scot, M. McCaughley in 1951. The resort is attractive to both Local and international tourists. It has a beautiful warm and cold temperature and landscape and a very attractive accomodation too, ranging from chalets to Standard rooms, executive rooms, huts to presidential villa. The best time to visit is between october and february.

NEW AFRIKA SHRINE

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For a wonderful African night life, this is a place to be. New Afrika Shrine was built after the activist and pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti. Though the original shrine which was built by the music legend himself in 1970 was burnt down in 1977, the new one was built and is being managed by Femi and Yeni Kuti. It's a place to get a history and political lessons through beautifully composed music. The shrine is located in Ikeja, Lagos and it's a good tourist centre.

YANKARI GAME RESERVE

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Yankari is a large wildlife park which is locate in Bauchi State, the North eastern part of Nigeria. It is Nigeria's biggest park originally created in 1956. There are different animals including Olive baboon, Patas monkey, Roan antelop, Western hartebeest living in their natural habitat. There is also a Wikki warm spring to enjoy.

ZUMA ROCK

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Zuma rock is located in Madalla, Niger State to the North of Abuja. It is the sandy concealment that hangs like a haze over Zuba Town. The other mountains in and around it stay a considerable distance from it which made the Zuba people to see it as a form of respect being paid by other mountains to Zuma rock for its royal presence in the locality. The apex of the Zuma rock catches fire under heavy rainfall, so visiting between April and October gives one an opportunity to see this as that is the rainy season.

LEKKI CONSERVATION CENTRE

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Lekki conservation centre is a 21 years old and it's one of the best nature reserves in Nigeria. It is located in Lekki, Lagos State and it's being managed by Nigerian Conservation Foundation for the unique biodiversity, scenic, natural and scientific recreational values of the coastal environs of western Nigeria. It's a good tourist place for nature and adventure lovers and it offers lots of fresh air.

i will stop here for today, stay tuned on my blog for more.

i hope you enjoyed reading.. Drop your comments if you have visited any of the places mentioned ad share your experiences there.

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