Visit Nigeria’s Oil City, Warri

Located at Niger River’s delta, Warri is an important city of southern Nigeria and is famously known as the oil-city and offers its visitors with many interesting sights and places to visit. Usually, people come here for business purposes as all the oil companies are located here, however, there are many sights in Warri that any visitor can visit and enjoy using the help of a map. There also exist many tourist-offices that can provide you with all the help and guidance you need to enjoy your visit here. To get your journey started you can book an affordable cheap flight to Nigeria with us.

Urhobos, Ijaws, Itsekiris, Ibuzos and Isokos are the town’s main ethnic groups and women have a higher percentage than that of men. People earn their livelihoods primarily through canoeing, fishing and to some degree sheep-farming. Most of the foreign indigenous oil companies operating in Nigeria including Shell, Agip and Chevron have their offices in Warri and that is the reason the town is blessed with a PTI (Petroleum Training Institute) as well as the Aladja Steel Complex located at Effurum which is not far away from Warri.

One of the popular places you can visit while being in Warri is the Palace of the Olu of Warri which is located in the city centre and home to the Olu of Warri who ascended Warri Kingdom’s great throne. You can find interesting African-architecture in this interesting palace however only a part of the palace is open for the public as it still is a private house. The interior especially the furniture is of the European style and you’ll find many collections collected from all over the world. You can find Nigeria’s only history museum here known as the Nana’s Palace – Koko and be built by the Chief Nana Olomu of Ebrohim who was a powerful entrepreneur in the nineteenth century. You’ll notice the British Influence in this magnificent building which is also a national monument located outside Warri in Koko district and you need to hire a taxi to take you there.

Another popular site to visit is the Red-Mangrove-Swamp which is located near the Abraka-Gold-Course you can see from swamp’s edge. You may also like to explore the swamp but a guide is recommended to do this. You can find the Effurun Garden Park next to the Warri Palace’s Olu crowded with people and is also a local’s favourite place to relax on hot summer-days and having picnics with their families. You’ll also get to explore many of the rare species of different trees and birds with the park surrounded all over by palm trees.