Nigeria

Nigeria has a reputation - we haven't decided yet where we will go. We will avoid Port Harcourt (kidnapping of oil executives in the delta is common).

Places to see are:
- Chikanda - Border (Benin)

- Osun-Osogbo - sacred grove - Unesco, interesting art, Yoruba

- Abuja - capital - we will get Cameroon and Angola visa here. Angola visa is difficult, dress smart.

- Ikom - the Ikom Monoliths are more than 300 upright, carved stones. Varying in height from one to two meters, many of the monoliths are grouped in circles facing each other.

- Mfum - Border (Cameroon)

Extras

- New Bussa (Kainji) - dam

- Lagos - most populous city in Africa (10.7m) - chaos

These appear to be in dangerous places so we may skip - we will do more research to confirm.

- Yankari National Park - Wikki Warm Spring

- Kano - founded in about 600AD for trans-sahara trade routes, islamic learning center

- Calabar - popular port

Photos from the web...