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Duration 2 Days / 1 Night
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Type Tour
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Group Size 15
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Languages English , Yoruba
From ₦67,500,000.00 / Person
About This Tour
Included/Exclude
- Hotel accommodation (1 night)
- Daily breakfast
- Air-conditioned transport from Lagos
- Professional guide with deep knowledge of Egba history
- Olumo Rock entrance fee and lift access
- Adire dyeing workshop session
- Alake's Palace guided tour
- Bottled water throughout
- Lunch and dinner (recommendations provided)
- Personal shopping at Itoku Market
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
Tour Plan
Depart Lagos by 7 AM in an air-conditioned coach (approx. 1.5 hrs). Upon arrival in Abeokuta, head directly to Olumo Rock — the 137-metre granite fortress at the heart of Egba identity. Your guide leads you through the ancient caves, past shrines dedicated to Iya Orisha (the female deity who sheltered the Egba), and up to the summit for breathtaking views. After the ascent, transfer to the Alake's Palace for a guided tour of the royal compound, traditional drums, and the ceremonial throne room. The afternoon winds through the Ake quarter — birthplace of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka — before a relaxing evening and overnight at your hotel in Abeokuta.
After breakfast, spend the morning at a working adire atelier where a master dyer demonstrates the resist-dyeing process and guides you in creating your own simple pattern — a piece of living cultural heritage to take home. Head to the vast Itoku Market, the heartbeat of Abeokuta's textile trade, where stalls overflow with hand-dyed indigo fabrics in hundreds of patterns. Browse at your leisure and pick up gifts before departing for Lagos by midday, arriving back by late afternoon.
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