36 Hours in Lagos, Nigeria: Issues to Do and See

For those who get up early sufficient, go to the attractive Cathedral Church of Christ within the Lagos Island neighborhood for the early morning service. Bold, maybe, after an enormous night time out, however you received’t be alone: A truth of Lagos life is that each its dance flooring and church buildings are full, and with lots of the identical folks. The journey is value it alone to see the cathedral’s grand exterior up shut, proper within the coronary heart of Lagos Island’s bustling enterprise district, which options a few of the metropolis’s Afro-Brazilian structure. As a outstanding church, it’s used to welcoming visitors, however solely go for those who’re planning to remain for the entire service, normally about two hours.

Get better out of your night time out with a day on the seashore. Earlier than you go, seize a neighborhood favourite snack: a subtly seasoned meat pie with fried minced beef or rooster, potatoes and greens, encased in flaky, buttery pastry. Head to your nearest Milk and Honey cafe (there may be one in Lekki and one in Ikoyi) and fill a bag with meat or rooster pies (3,520 naira), sausage rolls (2,530 naira), and little doughnut-style bites often known as puff puff (1,430 naira). Along with your goodies, head to Tarkwa Bay Seaside, accessible by way of a 15-minute boat experience (9,000 naira) from plenty of jetty areas in Victoria Island and Ikoyi. Stretch out, catch the solar and skim the guide you purchased at Jazzhole whereas having fun with the huge Lagos shoreline.