Calabar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Nigeria
About Calabar
Calabar is one of the oldest trading centers in Nigeria. The city is set on a natural hill overlooking the Calabar River. Calabar had been inhabited by theEfik speakingpeople since at least the 17th century and became a center for slave trade at the dawn of the trade. After the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the 19th century, the city became a major port for palm oil trade and other export and import commodities to and from the hinterlands. Calabar's economy unlike other neighbouring city-states in the Niger-Delta area for most of the 19th century was based on palm plantations, akin to those in the Americas. With the coming of colonialism, between the late 19th and early 20th centuries it became one of the biggest colonial administrative centers and capital of the Niger Coa
Top Attractions in Calabar
Explore the best things to see and do in Calabar:
- ★Drill Monkey Rehab Centre
- ★Duke Town church
- ★Duke Town Hall
- ★Hope Waddel Training Institution
- ★National Museum
- ★The Marina Resort
- ★Tinapa Resort
Where to Eat in Calabar
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴157 kitchen
- 🍴Bolerores Grills
- 🍴Domino's Pizza Calabar
- 🍴Freddy's Restaurant
- 🍴Happy Food
- 🍴Mustard Seed Restaurant
Where to Stay in Calabar
- 🏨Adrians Place
- 🏨Adrian's Place MCC
- 🏨Axari Hotel
- 🏨Cytaro Hotel
- 🏨Jacaranda Suites
- 🏨Le Chateau Hotel
Calabar Travel Guide Sections
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