If you
plan on visiting Lagos State Nigeria and you also have it in mind to
have a day out on the beach, then you have the answer; Lighthouse Beach
is the place to be. One very good thing about this beach is what I call
the ripple effect; using a stone to kill several birds as there are a
number of side attractions on visiting this beautiful beach in Lagos.
The
historical beach was named after Lighthouse Building. The lighthouse was
built at the entrance of Lagos harbor. It emits light from a system of
lamps and lenses; it is used as a navigation aid for marine pilots at
sea or inland building and functions mainly as an entrance maker. Due to
high maintenance cost and advancement in technology, many Lighthouses
around the world are no longer in existence, fortunately the Lighthouse
building in Lagos Nigeria which is over one hundred and ten thousand
years old is still standing erect and shinning.
Situated
at the main shore of the Atlantic Ocean around Apapa Wharf, it’s
popularly called the Shipwreck because of the large numbers of ship that
park on the sea and this makes it distinct from every other beach in
Lagos State. As a result of its isolation from other part of the Island,
the only access to the beach is by water. Visitors can take boat to the
beach from Maroko or at Falomo under-bridge. Boat ride to the beach is
bound to be fun on its own as tourists can have an experience of Lagos’
waterway and its views.
Further down the Lighthouse beach is the Tarkwa Bay beach
which was created during the formation of the Lagos harbor. Tarkwa Bay
beach is more like the congested version of the Lighthouse Beach. For
visitors that would like to sit down, enjoy the beautiful scenery and
have a feel of the natural breeze at the beach, there are deck chairs
and tents for rent.
Not far from Lighthouse Beach is also the Tarzan Jetty,
it’s an open bar that opens for 17hrs on every day of the week. It’s a
place you would not want to miss on your visit to Lighthouse beach. Just
take a Tarzan boat from the Lighthouse beach to Tarzan Jetty. At Tarzan
Jetty, you have the best of local and international meals, you will
enjoy every bit of time spent and the party does not end there.
At Lighthouse beach, you can buy beautiful beads, paintings, woodcarvings and several other handiworks from locals that hawks.
For
security reasons, there is curfew that restricts all boat movement on
the water between the hours of 6am and 6pm, the last boat leaves the
beach 5pm daily, visitors and tourists are advised to go early so they
can have so much fun before departure time.
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