Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt is a gulf city in the Nigerian state of Rivers and is quickly becoming the capital for the blooming oil industry in the country.

Culture and History

Travel to Port Harcourt - Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Port Harcourt

• Port Harcourt International Airport, PHC. There are now direct flights from Europe operated by Air France and Lufthansa. It is also less than an hour in the air if you fly in via Lagos or Abuja

By train

• From Maidugrui.

By car

Buses to Port Harcourt

By boat

• From Nembe by ferry.

Tours and Getting around Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt tourist attractions and sightseeing

Borikiri Market. Port Harcourt Zoo. Izumini River - An hours drive outside of the city

Port Harcourt city tours

Learn

Work

Port Harcourt souvenirs and shopping

Fabrics. Traditional carvings and paintings. Hand tooled leather boxes and trunks of all shapes and sizes.

Port Harcourt Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Budget

Suya - A kind of spicy meat kebab. Available at the side of any road cooked over charcoal. Wash it down with a Coke, called locally a mineral, or a bottle of the local Guiness or Maltina

Mid-range

Splurge

Port Harcourt nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

There is great night life here.

Try Cheers Bar in GRA every Sunday! Place is absolutely packed with guys and girls being treated to awesome music by Nick and Smart. Food is great, service is friendly and the beers are cold!

Also on weekends Wine Bar, Bunga Villa (as the locals call it) and Aristo House are great!

Port Harcourt cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

Budget

Mid-range

Mina Hotels is a relatively nice and clean place - the rooms are quite large and do not have that "wet" and old smell other hotels in this price range usually have. Prices start at around 40-50 USD/night (2005 winter).

Splurge

Try the Meridien Hotel or the Novotel for a a European standard. The locally owned Hotel Presidential has also undergone some renovations lately and is centrally located.

Contact

You will hardly be able to find your way in Nigeria especially in Port Harcourt unless you have been provided earlier direction. However, there is Nigerian Yellow Pages both in print and on the internet at NigerianYellowPages.com www.NigerianYellowPages.com to help those engaging in various business endeavours in Nigeria, and to any interested business/individual wishing to do business with Nigerians [at home or overseas].

Check http://www.oyibosonline.com for detailed street maps.

Stay safe

Port Harcourt is the centre of oil business in Nigeria. Some people have a strong feeling that the oil is "stolen" from them by local government in cooperation with foreign companies. There are frequent riots, worker strikes and regular reports of kidnapping.

Some bars and clubs, nevertheless, seem relatively safe even during the night.

Before traveling there get informed on recent local situations.

The best source of local information including street maps, places to go and security information can be found on a locally run website: http://www.oyibosonline.com

Cope

Get out

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