Makoko Floating Tour: Guided Canoe Experience in Lagos's Largest Stilt House Community
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19 Ratings
Lagos
Embark on a guided canoe tour through Makoko, Lagos's largest stilt house community. Explore the floating village, learn about its history, and experience the daily lives of its residents.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Makoko - Explore the Makoko community in Lagos, the world’s largest floating village which lives principally on stilt houses on water.\nYour tour begins with a visit to the Baale’s (Head of the community) house and the primary school, pointing out the way of life of the community. You will then hop on your private canoe to wade through the fishing village on stilts. There is a lot to learn from this unique community and the eventual experience is different from your everyday way of life.\nYou will be returned to your hotel after the tour.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water included
- Complimentary on-board WiFi
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- All fees and taxes covered
- Alcoholic beverages available
Additional Information
Explore the Makoko community in Lagos, the world’s largest floating village which lives principally on stilt houses on water. Discover Lagos’s own Venice on this guided canoe ride through the watery fishing neighborhood, built on stilts overtop canals.
The area is home to at least 850,000 people, although some estimates indicate closer to 1,000,000 floating city dwellers. Our local tour guide will educate you about the history of the community and why they decided to settle on water. This trip gives you an opportunity to experience the day today lives of the people, how they cope with the raining season, their occupation and many more. There will be a stopover at head of the community’s (Baale) house and the primary school in the community which is also built on
Location
Makoko
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(19 Ratings)
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Fail2024
Feb 25, 2024
Unforgettable afternoon - A great experience that gives one some unique insights into Makoko, Ben from the community and Joy from the tour company did a great job making sure that everything goes smoothly, highly recommend anyone interested in the Makoko community going with Samap on this tour
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Brendan
Dec 29, 2023
The Samap tour of Makoko was outstanding. Joy, the guide, and the local guide were both excellent. I learnt so much. - The Samap tour of Makoko was outstanding. Joy, the guide, and the local guide were both excellent. I learnt so much and strongly recommend it.
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Mehmet_c
Dec 28, 2023
Once in a lifetime experience - One of the best experience I have ever had. You feel like in a documentary. Kids at the school were fantastic and full of smile. You feel super peaceful among them. I should have spend more time there.. Boat trip was another level of experience, kinda once in a lifetime. Only negative thing I can say, it was a bit short trip. It might be like an hour longer..
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2609kerstinp
Dec 8, 2023
Visit Makoko floating community - This was a very special experience. The tour was so well organised. All people in the community were so friendly. Particularly Benjamin who took us around. I highly recommend to go to Makoko and get in touch with the people. The travel agency was very professional and always available. Top experience!!
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Kelsey
Nov 10, 2023
Great Experience - A great experience. I learned a lot visiting Makoko and the people there were very welcoming. The tour guide was very passionate about the community and the future of the students there. Hope to visit again soon.
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J688mbtiffanym
Oct 15, 2023
Do it for the Culture!!! - It gave us the most cultural experience!! The children were very welcoming and Happy. The tour guides were very helpful/ friendly. I highly recommend doing this for the experience!!! I loved it
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Tobeym228
Oct 15, 2023
True Lagos Experience - This tour was the best experience of our Lagos Nigerian trip. We learned about the fishing community, took a tour on the boats and visited a few schools in the community. The community was very kind to us and some of the happiest children I have even seen. Highly recommend
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Aymanm2014
Sep 6, 2023
Incredible day with fantastic guide at Makoko - Great day, and exactly what we wanted. The tour and our tour guide were both fantastic. Professional, informative and value for money. Highly recommended to anyone coming to this beautiful city.
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Cieln2023
Sep 1, 2023
Makoko Village Tour - It was a great experience and the tour guides were very informative. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Daneil_d
Aug 30, 2023
If you’re thinking about it just go - Truly one of the most memorable parts of my trip. I went solo and felt very safe with my guide. Seeing a different part of the land opened my eyes. If you’re thinking about going just do it. Look at life from a different perspective. The travel group I booked through was also very accommodating. I will be booking with the company again in the future
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