Badagry Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and local government area in Nigeria
About Badagry
Badagry, which is also spelt as Badagri, is a town and lagoon port in Lagos state. It is sited on the north bank of Porto Novo runlet, an inland waterway that links the national capitals of Nigeria (Lagos) and Benin (Porto-Novo), and also on a road that leads to Lagos, Ilaro, and Porto-Novo. Badagry is the seat of a local government council and it is inhabited by Popo and Gun peoples mainly. It rapidly became a major residential suburb of Lagos after the opening of an expressway in 1976. The area has an automotive assembly plant, and it is the site of a college, a secondary school, and several hospitals as well. Badagry subsists largely on fishing and agriculture. In the 1880s, coconut plantations were established in Badagry and the present-day Badagry still exports coconuts, copra, coconu
Top Attractions in Badagry
Explore the best things to see and do in Badagry:
- ★Agia Tree Memorial
- ★Aivoji sea beach
- ★Badagry Festival
- ★Badagry Heritage Museum
- ★Badagry Slave and Black History Museum
- ★Coconut Beach
- ★Mobee Royal Family Slave Relics Museum
- ★Point of No Return
Where to Eat in Badagry
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Chairman Bar and Grasscutter Pepper Soup
- 🍴F M Restaurant
- 🍴Gabbyz Pizza & Grills
- 🍴Iya Togo Food Canteen
- 🍴Jembe Dine & Wine
- 🍴Mie-Mie Taste
Where to Stay in Badagry
- 🏨Double Tree Resort
- 🏨Fams Embassy Suites
- 🏨La'Nova Continental Hotel
- 🏨Liberty Guest House
- 🏨Luna Hotel
- 🏨New Era Relaxation Centre
Badagry Travel Guide Sections
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