There are numerous travel destinations in Rivers State. This state is the treasure base of the nation with its capital located in the garden city of Port Harcourt. In 1967, It was carved out of the old Eastern Region.
It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Anambra, Imo and Abia State, to the East by Akwa-Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta States.
The abundance of rivers, river delta environmental features, tropical rainforest and mangrove swamps makes it good travel destinations in Rivers State. There are 23 local governments with a population of about three million people. They also have ethnic groups such as Abua, Andoni, Ekpeye, Engenni, Etche, lbani, lkwerre, Kalabari, Ndoni, Okrika etc. The most spoken language in the State is Pidgin English.
Travel destinations in Rivers State to visit
Below are some of the travel destinations in Rivers State
- Travel destinations in Rivers State #1 Upper Orashi Forest Reserve
One of the best bird-watching spots in the country, the Upper Orashi Forest Reserve is situated close to Ikodi Village in Ahoada Local Government Area of the state. This forest reserve is a freshwater swamp forest situated on 25,165 hectares of land with various wildlife that include the white-throated monkeys, red colobus monkeys, yellow-backed duiker, and Giant forest hogs among others.
There are also rare birds such as the grey parrots, serpent eagle, blue-headed dove, Black-throated coucal, Black-casqued Hornbill, red-rumped tinker bird, Yellow-chinned sunbird, and white-breasted Negro finch among other 91 species of birds that have been recorded.
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- Travel destinations in Rivers State #2 Finima Beach and Nature Park
This is Located in Finima in Bonny Island, long stretches of beaches that bids you welcome during festive periods and anytime during the year. Anyone can visit the park or the beaches for leisure purposes, and several other people even hold social events and engagements on the long, stretching beaches of Finima. Bonny Island at the southern edge of the state is one of the travel destinations in River State for oil companies Such as Royal Dutch Shell, Mobil, Chevron, Agip, and Elf among others – with Finima beaches mostly used by the oil companies’ staffs.
- Travel destinations in Rivers State #3 Zoological Garden
The zoological garden in Port Harcourt is situated at Amadi. This is among the travel destinations in Rivers State to visit if you care for exotic and wild animals that include the drill monkey, gorilla, elephants, and several etc. This zoological garden attracts tourism lovers in the state, and one of the many places visited by people during festive periods. Many students come here to study wild animals.
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- Travel destinations in Rivers State #4 Isaac Boro Garden Park
The Isaac Boro Garden Park was constructed to pay tribute to Major Isaac Boro. He was a human rights activist who fought for his people and died in the Nigerian-Biafran war. The park faces the flyover above the main motor-park at the south end of Aba Road. It is one park that attracts indigenous musicians and cultural performers who entertain crowds during festive periods. This is a monument built to honor thousands of soldiers who were killed in the Biafra war and in other wars across the globe. It is also located within the garden park.
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- Travel destinations in Rivers State #5 Port Harcourt Tourist Beach If you wish to enjoy fresh palm-wine, local cuisines, bush-bar restaurants, cultural displays, and other local entertainments, then the Port Harcourt tourist beach is the place to be. It is located along Kolabi creek east of the old township and features natural sand beaches as well as complimentary man-made structures to delight visitors to the place. All these travel destinations in Rivers State are worth seeing.
