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| Ibadan Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see round about in Ibadan round about in Ibadan Adebisi Adewoyin Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State, Nigeria and the largest city in black Africa. In spite of its size, its population of about 2.5 million is small when compared to Lagos, even though this is enough to populate some countries in the world. The city is centrally located in the south-west part of the country on a rippling plain with ridges of about eight rocky hills. The average elevation of these hills is about 700 ft. To fully appreciate how uneven the city is, a visit to the Premier Hotel, which is situated on top of a hill is a must. The town is roughly divided into what could be called ancient and modern Ibadan. The former seems to be totally cut off from the latter even though they practically exist side by side in some cases. One side of the road can be home to all the comforts of modern living while the other would be a dense area of cluttered mud houses that's inaccessible to all forms of modern transportation. What you have instead are foot-paths. The modern part of the city is in stark contrast to this. Here you have modern roads, the sad state in which some of them are in notwithstanding. The buildings, both public and private, are mainly erected with concrete blocks with an architectural style that is difficult to place a finger on. You do not have to dig deep to find a reason for this; it is as a result of very lax local planning laws and a pilfering of architectural designs from all over the world. By the time the local touch is added, even the original designer would not have been able to recognize the finished product. It has to be said that Ibadan is not the only culprit in this regard, Lagos as well as most other cities in the country follow the same pattern. To its credit Ibadan is home to Cocoa House which was once the tallest building in tropical Africa. The University of Ibadan, the first university in the country and where the distinguished Nobel prize winner Prof. Wole Soyinka went to, is also in Ibadan. The city is fast becoming cosmopolitan with the advent of Lebanese and Asian businessmen in particular, though it is far behind cities like Lagos (the commercial capital), Abuja(the country's new capital) and Port Harcourt (the capital of Rivers State and where there is a lot of oil wealth). For people who wish to experience how two cultures - western and traditional - can mingle, then Ibadan is certainly the place to go. What it lacks in excitement it more than makes up for in hospitality. ___________Sights Edit This The main attraction of Ibadan is the whole city and its position within Yoruba culture and history. Of course, there are particular places to visit such as the palace of the Olubadan (the King) of Ibadan and the University of Ibadan, where illustrious playwrights such as Femi Osofisan as well as the Nobel Prize winning Wole Soyinka have taught. Ibadan is still struggling with itself between the need to be modern and cosmopolitan or to retain custom and tradition. As a result, the city's attempts to bring about modern attractions that abound in Lagos are hardly patronized by the locals and found to be desolate by foreigners. Other sights worth visiting are University of Ibadan Zoological Garden, Agodi Gardens, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Those wishing to mix with the locals during their festivities should visit Cocoa House. Cocoa House also has a nice restaurant and a dance hall. Other places of note include Liberty Stadium for lovers of Sports, Ibadan Recreation Centre, Trans Amusement Park and Mapo Hall, a historical landmark in the heart of the City. [Add Sight] Ibadan Golf Club Edit This A great Golf course for lovers of Golf. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] odedeyi Edit This There is a place called Oriokeolorunkole along Oyo road very close to Moniya in Akinyele local Government .This is one of the historical place in the World , One of the Angels of God passed through this mountain,and left his footstep there,for people to know that God is there .Now people that i have seen, known went to this mountain and they have never comes back with their problem /s again. Tell the whole World, once you are there your problem/s solved. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] email: agunbiade@excite.com Olakoyejo Edit This Cultural Centre, Mokola Hill, Ibadan. This is a nice place to visit, relax, picnic and get brilliant view of some affluent neighbourhood in the city. type: Public Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] ______________History Edit This Web solutions provider [Add New] pramod soren Edit This The founder of Ibadan,after whom the city got its name is Mguhake Ibadan Soren who is also my Great-great grandfather....just kidding,we just share the same surname,thats about it. The city was named after him because he was the greatest warrior in those days. It is believed by the locals that he killed 3 lions which used to terrorize the locals with his bare hands. Ibadan had 9 wives n mistresses all over the region. He was finally murdered by one of his mistresses who claimed that she was the one whom Soren loved and cared about the most and that she should more.. World66 rating: [rate it] address: high lands, victoria rd _________Practical Information Edit This hospitals [Add Practical address] tantalise restaurant Edit This Found at the challenge areas. Its a good place actually its a ste rat called challenged strett. Jasper type: Embassies and Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] accessibility: telephone tel: 00447796201204 address: i c brandreth road, tooting b ece sw17 b8er email: oak1@hotmail.co.uk __________Getting There Edit This Most flights coming into the country would either be stopping at Lagos, Abuja or both cities. Getting to Ibadan from Lagos is pretty straightforward because there is an expressway from Lagos that was purposely built to convey travellers. In fact, the road to Ibadan from the airport does not go through the city. If traffic is light then the journey should not take more than 1 hour and 45 mins. It is strongly advised that you be met at the airport, but if this is not possible then it is best to take a taxi from the airport terminal. They may be expensive but they are usually reliable and safe. A trip to Ibadan from the airport should not exceed the equivalent of US$40 in local currency. For anybody wanting to travel to Ibadan from Abuja there are two options, and travelling by road is not one of them unless you want to do sight-seeing. There is a modern airport in Ibadan but it is hardly used. However, it is worth trying to see if you can get a straight flight to Ibadan failing of which you could get a flight to Lagos and then go to Ibadan by road. Flight tickets within the country cost an average of US$75 per trip in equivalent local currency. [Add Global transport mode] ade Edit This how to get to libya by road from nigeria type: By Road World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 23402 url: ibadan tel: 000000000000000 email: kareyade2002@yahoo.com address: nw3/73 ladapo street oke padre ibadan ________Things to do Edit This [Add Activity] Golf Edit This The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has one of th best golf courses in Nigeria. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] |
