Calabar

Rainforest gateway and carnival city

Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login · reviewed 2026-07-05

Things to do

Calabar Carnival · Festival

'Africa's biggest street party', a dazzling December parade of costumes. Best: Dec

Cross River National Park · Nature reserve

Pristine rainforest sheltering drills, gorillas and forest elephants. Best: Nov–Mar

Marina Resort & Slave History Museum · Museum

A riverside resort with a museum on Calabar's slave-trade history. Best: Nov–Mar

Tinapa Lakeside · Entertainment complex

A lakeside leisure and shopping resort on the edge of the city. Best: Nov–Mar

Drill Ranch (Cercopan) · Wildlife Park

Sanctuary for endangered forest drills and other primates in rehabilitated rainforest habitat. Best: Year-round

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