Lekki Conservation Center to located in Lagos Nigeria. For tourists coming to Lagos, LCC is one place you will be recommended to have an adventure.
Established in 1990, Lekki Conservation Center is a 78-hectare (190-acre) facility for natural resource conservation. The Chevron corporation owns it in partnership with the defunct Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and the Nigeria Conservation Foundation. The center protects and preserves wildlife and mangrove forests of the Nigeroan Southwest coastline from the threat of urban development.
It is located on the Lekki peninsula near Lekki Lagoon. It is endowed with an abundant variety of plants and animals, such as monkeys, crocodiles, tortoises, snakes, and various birds.
Entrance to the center is a parking lot and muster point, after getting your tickets which include a gate fee of N2,000 (about $1) and another ticket for the canopy walk costN2,500 ( $1.6).
you will be taken to a cone-shaped structure that functions as the auditorium for lectures and conferences. Some of the instructions during the orientation include:
- do not take food while walking through the LCC forest, else you will be faced by fierce monkeys on a compact which you will never win
- Don’t take plastic waste into the forest to avoid environmental pollution
- for people have a phobia of height, Don’t embark on the canopy walkway if you cannot
After the orientation, you’d take a long journey through an elevated wood walkway. it’s scary to walk alone, it is always advised to walk in groups. the forest is a swap, green water with all kinds of vegetation and savannah grassland. Several birds are on the trees, and monkeys are observing your bags and hands.
the canopy walkway is a 6-tower, 401 meters long, 0.6 meters with, and 23 meters (75ft) above sea level, they are connected by s series of suspended and swinging materials constructed with nets which gives a unique vibe.
The experience is always mind-blowing and it is an adventure you want to have again and again.
The security personnel shares participants in groups of 6 and each group with finish a tower before another enters otherwise the rope will start swinging. Generally, the canopy walkway is not that scary, just free yourself and grip your hands on the rope at every step you take.
there is always a feeling of conquering the world like a soldier coming back from war after the experience of the longest canopy walk in Africa.
there are also other tourist attractions in Lekki Conservation Center, ranging from African food, picnic areas, and games of all sorts. so if you are looking for special place for special family time in Lagos Nigeria. Lekki Conservation Center is a place you want to be.
