The City of Lagos is one of the busiest in Africa and can also serves as one of the economic cities of the modern African economy. The number of visitors that thrown Lagos on a daily basis for economy tourism is very high and this can be attributed to the increase in the numbers of hotels springing up in the city every day.
This also is one of the reasons why tourism in Lagos is moving on a high level and one of the places tourist makes a point of call any time in Lagos is the beaches in Lagos.
The city of Lagos has over ten beaches with their warm waters, tall palm trees and white sands and most importantly, the beaches are quite unspoiled and natural in their own unique way. The people living in the city are very friendly and the destination is not too expensive despite being at a prime location on the coastal line of the South Atlantic Ocean.
There are daily flights to Lagos, direct from Europe and America and most airlines offer considerable cheap fares to Lagos if compared with other destination on the same continent. The major flight from Europe to Nigeria is from United Kingdom by British Airways, there has been a new addition of Airik Airways and Air Nigeria. The fares of British Airways however, have dropped to compete with all other airlines including Airik and Afriqiyah Airways.
Among the most visited destinations in Lagos are its beaches and the beaches, in Lagos are spectacular, with white sands, palm trees and the rough unforgiving waves of the Bight of Benin. Out of the few, the beaches known to attract a great number of both local and international tourists are the Bar Beach and the Eleko Beach.
Walking along the Bar Beach in the evening, apart from the natural cool breeze and the oozing of the wave of the Atlantic Ocean is the different array of entertainment and relaxation cool spot that makes the tourist and even the locals more relaxed and more comfortable because the cool spot comes with various entertainments.
This is the main beach on Victoria Island, alongside Ahmadu Bello Way and one of the more popular beaches in the state. Bar Beach remains the most populous beach in Lagos and runs from the Institute of Oceanography down to the extreme of Eko Hotel.
Located in the heart of the city, it also harbours its fair share of squatters, druggies, prostitutes with their customers coming at night to patronize them and different religious prayer groups and waka-about learnt that the Bar Beach was named after the sand bars that characterised the coastline of Lagos.
Along the Ahmadu Bello Way were the Bar Beach is situated is now lined up with three and four stars hotels making it more attractive to tourists who wish to be more closer to nature, beautiful white sands and cool breeze.
Now, this location is turned into a yet more organized beach called Kuramo Beach, named after the small lake which lies behind it. Also are some array of cafe and bars along the shore, a uniform range of beach huts are rented and sold to operators of bars and restaurants.
The Eleko Beach is a much older tourist stop yet not so commercialized stretch of sand. It offers a nice, fun beach atmosphere with a clean and well-catered for surroundings. Located just a few kilometres from the city centre along the Lekki-Epe Expressway this beach also helps as a getaway for groups and family.
At the Eleko-Lekki beach, it is possible to hire a beach shelter made of palm fronds and set up a picnic or barbecue. The Palm trees along the shore, the white sand, the calm and cool atmosphere makes it an ideal surrounding for a beach holiday.
Despite being one of Lagos' favourite beaches, The Eleko Lekki Beach remains relatively quiet most weekdays and weekends. However, the beach is turned into a holiday paradise and besieged on public holidays, when Lagos residents get together to enjoy the gif of nature.
Beaches that can also be found in Lagos and makes a wonderful relaxation spot include Alpha Beach, Akodo Beach and Tarkwa Bay, Ogogoro Island, Atlas Cove, Lighthouse beach, Ilashe Beach, Agaja Beach and Badagry Beach.
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