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Ile Ife Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

An ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria

About Ile Ife

Ife Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba civilisation, the ancestral home of the race and therefore called "Land of the Source". The progenitor of the Yoruba race is Oduduwa.

Top Attractions in Ile Ife

Explore the best things to see and do in Ile Ife:

  • Agbonniregun Temple
  • Biological Garden Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife
  • Igbo Olokun Shrine
  • Igi Nla
  • Moremi Statute
  • Museum Ile Ife
  • Natural History Museum
  • Obafemi Awolowo University

Where to Eat in Ile Ife

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴A2 Restaurant
  • 🍴Captain Cook
  • 🍴Country Kitchen
  • 🍴Eefoods Restaurant
  • 🍴Fork and Figure Restaurant
  • 🍴Jopa Foodie

Where to Stay in Ile Ife

  • 🏨Cameron Hotel
  • 🏨Celebration Hotel
  • 🏨Glory Suites
  • 🏨Mayfair Hotels
  • 🏨Xela Hotels & Resort

Ile Ife Travel Guide Sections

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