| If you are planning to fly into the Nigerian capital Abuja | | | | some real exotic stuff like leather, ivory, and paintings. |
| from the US, do bear in mind that from June this year | | | | There are other five star hotels that offer hospitality of |
| Delta Airlines offers a flight directly from Atlanta. But if | | | | the best quality. One such luxury hotel that comes to |
| you fly in from elsewhere you’ll have to catch a | | | | mind rather easily is the Abuja Sheraton Hotel. This |
| connecting flight from Lagos. Be aware though, that | | | | luxury hotel offers a sumptuous breakfast in its lush |
| Abuja is notorious for some of the worst air accidents | | | | garden and offers the best interiors you can ever |
| in history. Among the ‘safer’ local options would | | | | dream about! It also has a nice nightclub and bar. The |
| include Bellview, Virgin Nigeria, and AeroContractors. | | | | staff is attentive and pretty helpful. |
| Again, for personal safety reasons you are best | | | | Other luxury five star hotels include the Protea Hotel |
| advised to board the Green Cab with people you are | | | | Abuja, Le Meridien Abuja, and the Reiz Continental |
| familiar with. You may take the bus into the city, of | | | | Abuja, to name just a few. |
| course, but at your own risk. Abuja, you might well | | | | You can rent a car and drive out of the city. Do bear |
| know, is not the safest of places to be in. And yet, as | | | | in mind, however, that traffic is erratic and the traffic |
| soon as you leave the airport you’ll be swept off | | | | lights pretty unreliable. As for the traffic itself, the word |
| your feet by the magical terrain, the somberly majestic | | | | ‘chaotic’ probably describes it best. An |
| African landscape. | | | | hour’s drive from Abuja will take you to the Gurara |
| The capital city of Nigeria is pretty hospitable offering | | | | Water Falls which is a great picnic spot. The lush |
| up a range of five star luxury hotels to choose from. | | | | scenery and the gushing waters will leave you truly |
| If you wish to remain in the CBD you would be | | | | mesmerized. |
| strongly advised to take up (temporary) residence at | | | | And if you are driving towards Kaduna, another |
| the Nicon Hilton Abuja. The guestrooms are quite | | | | picturesque spot, you will come across the Zuma rock |
| spacious and well appointed and the lobby bar has a | | | | looming up like a mountain. It still needs to be developed |
| live band playing some pretty good music. The Nicon | | | | in a touristy way, like the rest of Abuja which is waking |
| Hilton is one of those five star hotels in Abuja known | | | | up to its tremendous touristic potential. The Abuja |
| for its good food. If you take the elevator up to the | | | | Millennium Park, which is still under construction, is yet |
| second floor you will find yourself in the Chinese | | | | another place worth a visit. |
| restaurant which is one of the finest in Abuja. On a hot | | | | To put it another way, this rugged little spot on earth is |
| afternoon you can go for a swim at the pool and also | | | | a ‘raw’ paradise. |
| take advantage of the African Bazaar displaying | | | | |