🇳🇬 Nigeria
Lagos runs on its own logic: traffic, music, and enormous energy, with a size and pace that rewards first-timers who plan their moves.
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🇳🇬 Nigeria at a glance
Lagos runs on its own logic: traffic, music, and enormous energy, with a size and pace that rewards first-timers who plan their moves.
Who it suits
Travellers with local contacts who enjoy big cities.
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What the season feels like
November to February is drier and cooler in the north; the coast rains hardest June to September.
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What Nigeria is known for
- Nike Art Gallery in Lagos
- Yankari Game Reserve elephants
- Lagos live Afrobeat nights
- Zuma Rock near Abuja
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