STOP 1: Nigeria

Nigeria! This is where my journey begins! 

It was a very long journey to get here. I have just arrived in my hotel in Lagos after a 13 hour flight. Lagos is  a port city and the most populous city in Nigeria.

I have to say that I am a bit nervous, because of the terrorist threats and the high criminal activities.

It is important to know for tourists who arrive in Lagos, that they need to be well prepared. When arriving at the airport I would advise you to get picked up by someone you know and can arrange safe transport to your hotel. 

The route from the airport to the new parking lot frequented by thieves and robbers. Several sources were also reported abduction attempts by foreigners. Perpetrators were always persons as agents of protocol services or customs imagined.

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But ofcourse Nigeria has also a lot to offer!

Tourism in Nigeria centers largely on events, due to the country's ample amount of ethnic groups, but also includes rain forests, savannah, waterfalls, and other natural attractions.

Here you can find some of the things I visited that were the most interesting to me:

Lagos Freedom Park

The new Freedom Park is located on the site of the colonial prison where prominent Nigerians had their jail terms during the colonial era. The park, which is now a peaceful place for individual and collective contemplation and interaction is open to public daily.

This prison was used by the British colonial masters to torture, imprison and hang in the gallows those that opposed colonial rule of Nigeria.

Freedom Park is a memorial leisure park dedicated to the preserving the Lagos colonial heritage and history of the Old Board Street prison. Today, freedom park provides venues for events and recreational entertainment.

Mambilla plateau

The Mambilla plateau is a high grassland plateau with an average elevation of about 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level, making it the highest plateau in Nigeria. The plateau which has an undulating landscape free of insects, also has temperate climate within a tropical region.

As soon as one reaches the top of the mountain, the hot weather witnessed at the foot of the mountain disappears and you will be greeted by fresh and very chilled breeze blowing across the plateau.

Sources

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos

http://tourism.gov.ng/

Here you can find a video with some pictures, to give you an idea of the life and nature in Nigeria: