Few travel decisions are as weighty as deciding where to spend your vacation,Most especially summer vacation. Whether you are in the country or you plan on visiting, here are 5 vacation destinations worth visiting in Nigeria.

1. Tinapa Business Resort

Situated by the Calabar River, Tinapa is a business and leisure resort conceptualized to be an integrated business resort. It is a four phased development promoted by the Government of Cross River State, under a Private Public Partnership (PPP), and very close to Calabar Free Trade Zone.

It is the realization of an exciting dream – the first integrated business and leisure in resort in Nigeria. Tinapa Free Zone has world-class facilities that enable visitors to engage in retail and wholesale activities as well as leisure and entertainment.

Tinapa has space for retail and wholesale, several line shops, warehouses etc. It also has an open exhibition area for trade exhibitions and other events, a movie production studio commonly called “Studio Tinapa” or “Nollywood”, an entertainment strip that include a casino, an Eight-Screen Cinema, a children’s arcade, restaurants and a mini amphitheater, a night club and pubs.

Check out their website for more information.

2. La Campagne Tropicana

La Campagne Tropicana is a 65 acre tranquil paradise located just an hour’s drive from Victoria Island in Lagos State. This resort offers a unique blend of natural environments which include a fresh water lake, accessible mangrove forest, a savannah, extensive sandy beach and the warm Atlantic sea.

The resort provides world class accommodation and a variety of activities to ensure an experience like no other on your visit. The staffs are professional and friendly, and the cuisine is second to none with 24hrs security.

Care has always been taken to ensure that the Infrastructure at the resort blends in perfectly with the surroundings so that the spectacular ambence of the tropical countryside is not lost. On offer is a unique opportunity to own a luxury 5- star accomodation in Nigeria’s premier beach resort.

Luxuriously furnished 3 bed room holiday/investment home with highly cosmopolitan African Decor. All rooms fitted with ultra – modern appliances such as air – conditioners, TV and wireless internet Service etc.

Located within 2 minutes drive to a 27 – hole golf course currently under construction. Awaiting you there are Spa treatments, message therapy,fully equipped cardiovascular gym with personal trainers. Cultural dance displays for guests / residents, fresh palm wine Bar within excellent ocean view, fine dinning in elegant restaurants etc. Other activities include hiking, hunting, horse riding, canoeing, ocean water fishing, aqua aerobics, beach volleyball & football etc.

It also has luxuriously furnished holiday/investment homes with highly cosmopolitan African Decor. All rooms are fitted with ultra – modern appliances such as air – conditioners, TV and wireless Internet Service etc. it is also located within 2 minutes’ drive of a 27 – hole golf course currently under construction. Awaiting you there are Spa treatments, massage therapy, fully equipped cardiovascular gym with personal trainers. Cultural dance displays for guests / residents, fresh palm wine bar with an excellent ocean view, fine dining in elegant restaurants and much more. Other activities include hiking, hunting, horse riding, canoeing, ocean water fishing, aqua aerobics, beach volleyball, and soccer.

For more information, check out their website.

3. Obudu Mountain Resort

Obudu Mountain Resort is in Cross River State situated close to the border of Cameroon and is reached from Lagos by plane. It offers the leisure seeker and the conference goer a complete contrast. Not only in its temperate climate but also it’s exciting and different location.

Nestling at the top of the mountain the Obudu Mountain Resort is situated on a plateau at 1576 meters above sea level on the Oshie Ridge of the Sankwala Mountains. The temperate climate offers a total contrast and welcome respite from Africa’s tropical heat. Idyllic tranquility, beautiful scenery and breathtaking views make it ideal for the lone adventurer, families on reunion, young couple or holiday group. The food and beverage offering is found in the Terrace Restaurant and Bar with a cozy and relaxing atmosphere made complete by the blazing log fire. National and international cuisine is guaranteed to suit all tastes and the healthy appetites from a day’s nature walk or round of golf.

The resort provides accommodation in the form of African round huts and chalets on stilts maximizing the breathtaking views. It also offers self-contained suites varying in size from the 2-bedroom Governor’s Lodge with its own lounge/dining room and kitchenette to the 20 Mountain Villas, each with three bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchenette and balcony. There’s a fully equipped gym, two floodlight tennis courts, a squash court and a natural swimming pool. Keen golfers can show their prowess on the hotel’s 9-hole golf course.

4. Inagbe Island

Inagbe Island ? A natural landscape graced with tranquillity and peaceful atmosphere just 15 minutes away from Victoria Island, Banana Island and Ikoyi ; the prime commercial and residential addresses in Lagos.

Located in the fastest growing city in Africa and the 3rd fastest growing megacity in the world.- September, 2013 by Forbes.
Inagbe Island – A natural landscape graced with tranquillity and peaceful atmosphere just 15 minutes away from Victoria Island, Banana Island and Ikoyi ; the prime commercial and residential addresses in Lagos.

5. Yankari National Park

Located in the South-Eastern part of Bauchi, Yankari National Park is undoubtedly Nigeria’s most developed animal reserve and park. The park has the largest collection of Animals than any other park in the country. It currently hosts 50 different species of animals and about 550 elephants – the largest herd of elephants in West Africa. It’s best visited between February and late April.

The Games Reserve also boasts of more than 59 caves, a well system used by slaves and Wiki warm spring. The spring water forms a pool which is 200m long and 10m wide, containing crystal-clear water at a temperature of around 31 degrees Celsius. It available for tourists to swim in.

Yankari Park also has several archaeological preserves including the Dukkey Well System and the Ampara and Shanshau iron smelting works and furnace shafts dating back many centuries.