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Hello, hope you are doing well? It has not been an easy season because so many negative things are going on in the world coupled with different challenges we might be dealing with in our personal lives. We trust God to help us pull through this season. I pray for everyone that might have lost a loved one, may God comfort  you!I pray for us all that God will convert all our challenges and trials to testimonies.

Yay!! Yipee!! I reached out to some travel influencers (travel bloggers, travel vloggers, tour operators, travel agents) etc. to ask for their permission to feature them in this post. Grateful to everyone that gave their consent to be featured in the post. My reasons for doing this are:

(1) I have been inspired, educated, enlightened, entertained etc by consuming their contents and I would want more people to also benefit from the above and more.

(2) A lot of negative things are going on in the world today,while we must in our own way actively do things better, we must also protect our mental health and look forward to greater days ahead. Consuming these contents will fuel your wanderlust for better days ahead and make you more excited about travelling and exploring tomorrow.

Below are the travel Influencers and some information about them:

Nnennaya Fakoya Smith: popularly known as Ajala Nene, she is a tourism promoter and a tourism business coach. She is the founder of Nene-Uwa Hub Ltd. a tourism company that helps tourism entrepreneurs build a sustainable tourism business through online programs and digital marketing such as: webinars, nene-uwa tourism academy, virtual tourism sessions etc. Offline, she has hosted social media week sessions, women in tourism business luncheon, nene uwa boost academy etc.She is also a travel blogger at nene-uwa.com.ng. She has visited and explored 15 countries.

Priscilla Kolawole: She is a travel blogger at AjalaOnABudget.com. When she first  started travelling, a lot of people asked how she could afford it which made her to start blogging on how affordable travel can be. She blogs about her favorite travel budget finds with the hope of helping other people travel smarter. She has visited and explored 19 countries.

TravelStart: An online travel company founded on two basic principles; simplicity and best price.The company was founded in 1999 and operates in several countries around the world with offices in Nigeria, Egypt, UAE and South Africa. The Nigerian office which is in Lagos, opened in 2012 and focuses on making travel simple by providing an easier way to book online. Travelstart has seen double-digit growth and profitability since inception and is backed by Amadeus Capital Partners and HarbourVest. For more information visit: www.travelstart.com.ng.

Diusor Odiakosa: is a tourism enthusiast, a travel blogger at diusorodiakosa.com, she is currently on a journey to visit 25 states in Nigeria before turning 25 in her bid to promote tourism in Nigeria while exploring other countries in the world.She is also the creative director of the Ajala store, a one stop shop for all your travel essentials and more! She is also tour manager at TVP (the world is full of fascinating villages, people and cultures) adventures.

Favour Bernard: is a tourism enthusiast and a professional tour manager at Irinajo. Her love for tourism sparkled during her visit to the northern part of Nigeria. The trip unveiled a different part of Nigeria she had never seen before this causing her to wonder what else she is yet to discover. She has visited several tourist sites in Nigeria and currently working on launching her adventure tourism-company-Onecloudatatime Adventures. Through her brand, she hopes to inspire more people to travel and explore tourism in Nigeria and Africa.She also hopes to get the government attention towards improving the state of tourism in Nigeria.

Naija Nomads: Naija Nomads is a full service travel company located in Lagos Nigeria. They offer a wide range of tourism and travel related services but not limited to travel and tourism. They offer short stay apartments (Airbnb), content creation, scheduled group trip, customized experiences (for individuals, families or corporates), Lagos experiences. travel@naijanomads.com.

Sam Adeleke: He is the chief explorer at TravelwithSamGlobal a 3-year old company based in Lagos, Nigeria, which is a boutique travel company dedicated to providing travel solutions to discerning travelers across the world. They provide flights,visas,hotels,tours and travel advisory services. He is the country lead of travel massive(the worlds largest community of travel professionals and insiders). The aim is to unveil Nigeria, starting from Lagos, one hangout at a time, this is done by organizing knowledge sharing events at little known tourist destinations and hangout spots within the city. Sam Adeleke loves travel because: it opens his eyes to the world beyond is immediate environment, amplifies his appetite  for curiosity to discover and explore the world, priceless education on the road, interacting with people from different cultures, languages, nationalities,religions and races have brought joy to him, travel has taught him contentment, love, empathy and ambition,travel makes him live for now and work towards a more adventurous tomorrow, travel has inspired him to live for now and look towards an adventurous tomorrow. To seize every opportunity and make lemonades out of life’s colourful lemons. Travel made him discover newer things about himself: resilience, persistence,courage,desire,adaptation and collaboration. Travel is Life. He has visited 13 countries but still looks forward to a lifetime of adventures around the world.

Wayfare Travels: A travel company in Lagos, Nigeria. They organise corporate travel, tours, visa processing, flight, hotel, group tour, custom travel etc.  On their Instagram page: @wayfareng they share a lot of travel related contents. You can also visit: linktr.ee/wayfareng for more information.

Jumoke Smiley: She is the founder and lead advisor at The Smileys Place Travels, a travel and tour company (flights, tours,vacays, cruises and more). She creates easy and safe travels for the African millennial’s. I have enjoyed her Instagram posts which includes: virtual waka tour with Jumoke, strengthen your green passport series which features visa free and visa on arrival countries and more.

Funke Ogunkoya: known as Sassy Funke, what inspired her love for travel is that she wanted to show Africans a different side of the world, far from what we were used to (London,Dubai,USA), give Africans a different perspective/lens through which they could view the world. Her YouTube channel is: www.youtube.com/sassyfunke.  She birthed TravelToNaija out of frustration- unable to find a reliable resource for those with an interest to travel to Nigeria. Especially with the circumstance where Covid left many Nigerians stranded abroad; where can they find useful information, communicate with one another and be calm. TraveltoNaija is now a community of over 650 followers in just over 3 weeks.

Sammyvagabond: He is a digital creator, inspiring to see the world since 2017, also a health and diet coach. Please visit: linktr.ee/sammyvagabond for more information.

Fisayo Olayinka- Bello: an award winning travel blogger (thefisayo.com) focused on promoting African Tourism. She is a tourism development advocate, content creator(youtuber, podcast host), big dreamer,she teaches travel blogging courses and an innovator who thrives at the intersection of tourism, technology and advocacy. Her vision is to change the African narrative. ”Africa is rich in a lot of resources, culture and beautiful travel destinations that is yet to be explored”,” Africa is a safe place to visit and not a jungle”. She writes on beautiful destinations in Africa and also includes development plans for the improvement of Eco- tourism and other forms of tourism that will lead to a positive impact on each country’s GDP in Africa.

Funmi Oyatogun: She is the lead experience designer at TVP adventures. SMOT (Show me one thing) is TVPs digital platform that shares stories about fascinating people and places around the world. The YouTube channel explores topics on travel, geography and culture and makes sure that if you are curious about the world, you get answers to help you explore it.

Ogundele Oluwatoyin: is an experience curator at NaijaNomads, an online travel brand in Nigeria. She is interested in exploring the world and sharing her travel experiences while she enjoys taking Nigerian travelers on group experiences outside the country, she also enjoys receiving and showing visitors in and around Lagos state.

Eromosele Emmanuel: He is a Lagos based blogger at ericotips.wordpress.com who is enthusiastic about tourist destinations, travel tips and travel experiences across Nigerian and beyond.

Diamonds and Pearls Travels: A travel company located in Lagos, Nigeria. They organise holidays, cruises, honeymoons, destination events, groups, MICE,visas, flight hotels etc. For more information please visit: linktr.ee/dandptravels.

Pelumi Nubi: known as black.kintsugi on Instagram is a world traveler. She has been to 61 countries, she loves science, she is currently doing her PhD, she loves educating people to be the best version of themselves by exploring new places,sharing meaningful travel stories and show that travel is safe, easy and do-able. To know more please go to: linktr.ee/black.kintsugi.

Oto Tom: She is a full time corporate lawyer with a renowned Litigation and Commercial Law Firm in Lagos Nigeria. She is a travel blogger at: wakaholic.com. She is a travel enthusiast with an insatiable impulse to travel the world, discover hidden tales, share what she finds and encourage people to travel more. She has traveled through 5 continents in the world and her ultimate goal is to explore all 7.She is purpose driven, creative,loyal and consistent. She also describes herself as Multipotentialite. She hopes her blog inspires us to travel more.

TravelwithTolu: Tolu is a London based travel content creator whose main goal is to inspire people to experience new cultures and places. She does this in a number of ways whether it is through her blog posts www.travelwithtolu.com or through visual storytelling on Instagram. In addition to this, Tolu also provides helpful travel tips and advice and offers a holiday planning service for those who need help with booking a trip and are not sure where to start.

Lara Okungbure: known as chroniclesofwakawaka on Instagram is an aspiring world traveler trying to document her journey and experiences as she combs through the universe. The more she sees the more she wants to see! For her, travel is education. She is also keen on exploring her home country and seeking out places and experiences where people can relax and unwind without breaking the bank when they choose to. She shares useful tips and travel inspiration on her page.

Nancy Nsofor: Also known as Thewakagirl, @wakawakanation is her brand name and its all about creating the best travel experience. She is a professional tour operator/ tour Guide and she is contributing to one of the SDGs.

Phillips Tunde:  He is the brain behind Nomadic Negro a brand popularly known to produce some of the most immersive travel stories in Africa.

Oluwabunmi Bankole- Akinyemi: She founded Travel Begins at Home (TBAH) an indigenous start up in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry. The number one mission is  education and rejuvenation for the whole populace,.”we look forward to  people seeing travel as the shortest distance from their house”Thus every opportunity to step out of our homes can be used to see and learn something new.The goal is to see other areas of tourism grown and fully developed in Africa until the much deserved attention is gained globally.

Chidera Jacqueline Echedom: She is a travel blogger at: explorewithdera.com, an Economist who found tourism as her first love and is focused on budget adventures, journeys, cruises and experiences. She believes people can see the world while on a budget.

Lola Daniyan: She is the chief curator/ owner of unravelling Nigeria( www.unravellingnigeria.com) a travel website telling Nigerian stories, unraveling Nigeria’s gems, online travel resource, travel curator, private trips etc.

Nigerians Travel Too: A Nigerian travel company that deals in multi dimensional travel,tourism and trade company, leisure travel( group, custom trips and visa support), special interest travel, business consultancy etc. Please visit: nigerianstraveltoo.com for more information.

Kalejiaye Olawale: known as waka_journals on IG He is a travel content creator and co founder @beyond_afrik a travel and tour company based in Accra,Ghana.What inspired his love for traveling, initially was escape from work stress and other family affairs. But over time he discovered that it was deeper than that, the passion grew for travel so he could explore, network, create memories that make him feel alive, learn from diverse groups and cultures and most importantly ignite his creative juice.This inspired his brand because he wanted people to have same first hand experience as he did. The brand is there to take care of travelers need and curate tours, budget friendly itinerary item, book cheap flight deals, book affordable and luxurious accomodation etc.

Alarinka of Africa: (thattokelady.disha.page). Her passion for local tourism in Nigeria led her to tour all  36 states in Nigeria as a solo traveler challenging the negative narrative. She wants to change our mindset about tourism in Nigeria and also inspire us to see Nigeria. She is a vlogger at TOKETRAVELS on YouTube.

Makanjuola Ibrahim: founder of IBM tours. The company aims at taking group of people( friends, families, schools etc) on tour to places within an outside Nigeria to enlighten and educate them about such destinations and its environments in the process of giving them unlimited fun. Also, encouraging them to be promoters of their culture and tradition. The company usually goes on a pre-tour to make findings and produce quality itinerary for all clients. They also market destinations in other to showcase and encourage potential clients to come explore, position it to generate revenue in the long run with minimum amount of risk. They are also the initiator of Nigerian Tourism Lovers and the aim is to basically promote Nigeria to Nigerians online and offline. Blog: www.ibmtourlimited.blogspot.com.

Wakanowdotcom: Africa’s largest travel agency giving flight to your dreams. Looking at their Instagram feed(post pictures and captions) makes me feel like going to the destination at soon as possible.Captivating, intriguing and enlightening.

Dee Olateru: A travel blogger at: www.wellwornheels.com, she created her blog to be what she wish existed when she first started travelling as a Nigerian woman travelling on a Nigerian passport while maintaining a full time job. On her first backpacking trip to Greece and Turkey, she hardly ever saw anyone that looked like her and in some instances, she found people staring at her. She did not start a blog till 7 years later ( as a result of Impostor syndrome), but on that trip a seed was sown. To show that the world awaits us as Nigerian travelers, black travelers and to show how it can be accomplished. She started the blog for women, professionals, for travelers from countries with visa requirements and for the African diaspora. Her blog is not about being a perfect traveler, if you are looking for someone with a full time career and finds ways to travel, that is Dee! Her blog is a travel blog for the ambitious career woman of African descent (but everyone else can read). If you are considering solo travel because no else can come, Dee can be your inspiration for tips and encouragement (She has visited over 25 countries solo and over 50 countries in total). She also shares travel tips, destination ideas  and real travel stories.She had always been curious about the world before she started travelling, so are curiosity about the world was the original source of inspiration.

There you have it! Please note that this list is not exhaustive as there as still a couple of other travel Influencer’s that i love their contents! Also, you can search for them on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc using the various brand names displayed above. I trust you will be glad you did.

As always, i will love to hear from you: which of these Influencer’s did you know about prior to know? Which travel Influencer’s do you love their contents that are not in the list above?

Lets start this conversation with the meaning of some of these words above:

Voluntourism: A form of tourism in which travelers participate in voluntary work i.e for a charity.

Volunteering: An unpaid activity whereby we give our resources, time, energy, service, effort etc. to help a not for profit organisation or an individual.

A number of times,while I think of ticking off more items on my bucket-list, some of the other places I want to visit, explore, experience etc. I also sometimes think of voluntourism.

Prior to now, all my volunteer experience have been in Lagos/Ogun which include: volunteering for a Makoko outreach, being a member of the Lagos state book drive initiative (mainland chapter) this initiative won an award at the SME 100 Africa 25 under 25 Awards as a result of our outstanding activities, I have served as the team lead of Naza Agape Foundation(Lagos branch).

During my service year(N.Y.S.C), I volunteered with other corp members who were also a part of SDGS (Sustainable Development Goals) and we carried out various projects, I served as the Secretary General of Project Good Education.

Currently, I am a volunteer with the Value Adding Woman. To know more about these initiatives please check my LinkedIn page: Faith Oguntayo.

After doing some of these, I have asked myself: how can I be of impact in more cities and in more countries beyond the places above? In recent times, especially with more racism issues; I have asked myself: can voluntourism in any way or in someways help to foster genuine love, peace, togetherness, joy etc amongst us irrespective of our skin colour

I have asked myself: If when I travel to other countries, beyond doing the exciting activities on my bucket-list, patronizing the locals in the country, boosting the economy of the country, interacting with the citizens,learning about their culture, learning about their history etc. Can I also volunteer in their various less privileged initiatives, can I also give my time,skills and resources to those who cannot afford it in these countries like I do in my home county?

Some school of thought say voluntourism has had some negative effects: such as sending college students to volunteer in activities which are not their area of expertise, companies sending their staff on some weeks of voluntourism is a means of them saving money of engaging the citizens of the host countries(On this point i ask myself: won’t the company incur costs on sending these staff: flight tickets, accommodation,feeding,logistics and other expenses) and not necessarily to help, some countries asking volunteers to pay some money before they are allowed to volunteer in their country etc. What is your opinion on these?

Will love to get your feedback in the comments section. Please share some areas in which you have volunteered(the places and what you/the team did), what do you think about voluntourism(is it a good or bad idea?) If you think it is a good idea let us know why, if you think it is a bad idea let us also know why.

Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for engaging. Looking forward to your feedback.

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This is a guest post and the article is written by: Oguntayo Favour Morenike, She has won a couple of awards which includes: 2nd prize fiction winner for a story she wrote which was organised by Towunmi Coker Literary Initiative.Enjoy the post!

“A people without a knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”-Marcus Garvey.

I remember vividly how captivated I was the first time I heard about Queen Moremi Ajasoro of Ile-Ife. It was in the book “Moremi, the Courageous Queen” by Segun Thomas Ajayi that I first read about this indomitable Yoruba queen of the 12th century. ( Also referred to as Queen of liberty).

Moremi was from Lukugba compound in Ile-Ife, her mother was a princess from Offa. Moremi was married to the king of Ile-Ife, Oranmiyan. she lived during the period of constant raids on the people of Ile-Ife by what they believed were spirits sent by the gods to punish them.

After missing the initial showing of Queen Moremi Ajasoro the musical in May, 2019, I was elated when I discovered it was coming back to  stage in December and I was definitely not going to let this opportunity pass by again.

I decided to go for the 3pm showing of the musical on 3oth December 2019. I got to the venue just about two minutes before the show started (Lagos traffic).I made my way up to the 3rd floor of the Lagos Continental Hotel ( formerly Intercontinental Hotel) in Victoria Island where the musical was happening.

The show lasted for about 90 minutes. In those 90 minutes the story of Queen Moremi was told beautifully, detailing how her braveness led to the freedom of the people of Ile-Ife.

During the show we were taken back in time to a period in history where Ife the ancestral home of the Yoruba people faced a great disaster due to constant invasions from masked unknown people who they believed were spirits. At the end of each invasion the invaders would take farm products, also women and children as slaves.

A concerned Moremi who was worried about her people after several attempts to appease the gods and free her people from the terrors from the spirits they believed were sent to them as punishment. She visits Esimirin, the river goddess who taught Moremi what to do.

In line with the instructions, Moremi allowed herself to be captured during the next attack. Her beauty and charm made her very attractive so Moremi was given to the king of the strange people as wife.

As the wife of their king, Moremi was able to get their weak point- fire. Moremi informed the people of Ile-Ife so they prepared for the next attack. When the next attack came they were all prepared with torches of fire, thus defeating the unknown people who were discovered to be the Ugbo people.

Moremi and the people of Ife took gifts of appreciation to the river goddess, Esimirin, but she rejected all these and requested for the life of Oluorogbo, Moremi’s only son. Moremi made the sacrifice for the sake of her people.

As Moremi bent over her son singing songs of lamentation, the people of Ife promised to be her sons and daughters forever.

Definitely worth it. From the sound, to the acting, the dancing to the language, the dressing to the music. Perfection! I probably shed a tear or two. Money well spent. It was definitely a worthwhile experience and I am looking forward to many more stage plays like this one.

The bravery of Queen Moremi Ajasoro ended the human trafficking of her people. A feminist queen!

Earlier in the week, precisely Monday 25th May, we celebrated Africa Day! Africa is a blessed continent and I am proud to be an African. To celebrate Africa ,please do share in the comments section: amazing experiences you have had in an African country it could be your home country or any other African countries(s) as it relates to tourism(which could be food tourism;tours;travel;locals of a community;airlines;airbnbs;hotels etc.)

This post will be focusing on some  places to visit in Lagos and how to explore them.

(1) Upbeat Center: Located at 11 Admiralty Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos is West Africa’s first trampoline park and recreation center. There are different activities to do for fitness, fun, leisure etc

I went to Upbeat with my sister. On arrival you will be asked to sign a waiver if you are up to 18. For children below 18, a parent or guardian will complete the process for them. Afterwards, we joined the queue to purchase our tickets. The tickets gives access to the trampoline section for an hour and comes with socks.After payment, we were asked to secure our valuables in a locker.Afterwards, we were asked to watch a safety video.

When we were done watching the safety video, we were allowed into the trampoline section. I did the trampoline jumping, playing on the foam pit, attempted to play trampoline basketball etc.

Other facilities available at upbeat centre include: restaurant, virtual reality, outdoor basketball court, retail space for lease for events, football pitch, go kart etc. Going to Upbeat center is a good way to have fun, exercise, burn some calories etc

(2) Rufus and Bee: Located at twin waters, Okunde Blue waters scheme off Remi Olowude Street,Eti-Osa,Lekki is a game arcade with over 100 interesting games. Some of the games come with rewards which could either be winning a prize or reloading the buzz card with more coins. Tickets are of different prices depending on the number of coins you want, you will also purchase a buzz card, which can be re used on your other visits to Rufus and Bee.

It also has a bowling alley, a sports bar/restaurant where you can watch football and eat. I went to Rufus and Bee with my sister and a friend.

(3) Omu Resort: Located at Bogije town; almost opposite Lakowe Lakes Golf course, Ibeju Lekki has a variety of things to do and different ticket prices depending on the activities you want to pay for (tickets include: Gold, Platinum, Prime and Super Prime)

Activities in Omu resort includes: Rides at the amusement park(which includes: ferry wheel, gully deep, chain ride, umbrella ride), zoo, sea world, antique museum wax museum, mini golf, water park, swimming pool, mechanical bull riding, kiddies play area,outdoor fun, roller skating,Kayaking,Quad bike, boat cruise, archery etc. I went to Omu resort with some of my friends

(4) Badagry: Known for the slave trade to foreigners. I went to Badagry with my mum and sister. A tour guide took us to the 1st story building in Nigeria, the museum, Badagry slave route etc

(5) Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park:(JJT): Located at Alausa,Ikeja,Lagos. It is a free park and has free wifi too. i went there with a few friends. You can have a picnic, there is a play area for children, food court available,large chess board different places to take pictures such as: statue, Tinubu’s face etc

Other places include:visiting the different malls to shop,eat,virtual reality, cinema(this i do a number times and its affordable especially when you go on promo days;usually more expensive during festive seasons)

Different beaches in Lagos include: Oniru Private beach, La campagne Tropicana, Chaka beach resort, Jara beach resort, barracuda beach resort, Atican beach, king diamond beach, Landmark beach and more . I have been to some of these beaches.Looking forward to visiting the beaches i have not visited as well as Lekki Conservation center; Lufasi Nature Park etc

Which of these places have you visited? What was your experience like? Please do share in the comment section.

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A 7 DAYS INTERESTING GUIDE ON HOW TO EXPLORE DUBAI

Desert Safari with dune bashing

I want to first say a very big thank you to everyone that has supported in one way or the other since launch  of my website (15th May 2020).

This is the  first post,enjoy as you read. Please leave a comment and share as well.

I traveled to Dubai in UAE (United Arab Emirates) for 7 days. Its definitely somewhere i look forward to visiting again as there are many other places i need to experience and visit and i also need to enjoy the experiences I have had before again.

I traveled with a travel agency known as Wayfare, I traveled with my sister and we met other amazing people as it was a group trip.

Dubai visa process is E visa; no need for interviews at the embassy; it can be processed by you or by a travel agent.

It was a 6 hrs flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Abu Dhabi International Airport via Ethiad Airways. On board for flight food i had beef pasta, pancakes,sweet snack,juice and water.We had movies to watch;games to play;books to read etc.

After we landed at Abu Dhabi Airport, we were conveyed in a bus to Dubai. When we got to Dubai we were conveyed in another bus to Majestic City Retreat Hotel

We lodged at Majestic City Retreat hotel for the 7 days. We were treated to sumptuous;delicious,yummy buffet breakfast every day;we had very nice and cosy rooms,the rooms were clean,sparkling and very comfortable. The air conditioners were super effective which was super cool as we traveled in July and Dubai was very hot.The coldest month to visit is usually January .

The bathroom had essential toiletries needed,rooms were cleaned on a daily basis.

Itinerary for our trip included:

Visit to the Dubai Mall: Dubai Mall is the largest shopping mall in the world based on total area. It has more than 1200 stores and services. There is no entry fee into the mall. I was wowed at how large the mall was. There were many shops,stores,cinema, a very large food court with different restaurants and more.The Dubai mall also hosts a fountain show(worlds largest choreographed fountain system) in the evening which is a very beautiful scenery, people gathered in masses to watch the show which lasts for a couple of minutes

Dhow Cruise Dinner: A Dhow is a traditional wooden vessel that has been refurbished into a floating restaurant with a buffet set up dinner on board as well as a live show(Arabian Dance). The vessel usually operates in Dubai’s premium water canal called Dubai Marina from 9p.m to 11p.m. After the buffet dinner and an interesting live show; they played Nigerian music for us, the vibe and dancing was a lot of fun. During the cruise; we also got to see Burj Al Arab, Atlantis and Marina

Dubai Desert Safari with Dune Bashing:Dune bashing means driving at increasing and decreasing speeds over sand dunes (which could be either be red sand dunes or white sand dunes). As the surface of the sand goes up, it takes special skill to drive through. We were in  a 4 by 4 jeep and we went round the desert fast paced. It was adventurous and scary at some points. It allowed us experience the depth of the desert scenery. After the dune bashing, we moved to the campsite where we partook of exclusive desert activities and experiences that reflect the ancient Bedouin culture.Also camel riding, henna designing,fire bending display,taking pictures.After which we enjoyed a buffet dinner with barbecue while we watched Tanura Belly Dance. The evening desert safari lasts for about 6 hours

desert safari

Half Day Dubai City Tour: We drove through shopping malls, cultural heritage, word class architecture, the tallest tower in the world(Burj Khalifa). We stopped by and visited the museum we were shown several artifacts and told about their history.

Pictures were not allowed inside the museum

Laguna Water park: There were several fun and adventurous water rides:lazy rivers, splash pads, infinity pool, free fall, wave Oz 180 flow ride.Most or us were laughing and also screaming in some of the water rides because it was fun but gave adrenaline rush! There were also cabanas for relaxations, restaurants etc

Gold Souk: We visited the Gold souk via Dubai’s oldest means of transportation which was by boat. Other means of transportation we experienced were: metro(this is their train system:very organised,well maintained,super effective and efficient,escalators to take you to where you will purchase tickets,elevators to take you down to the train stations,air conditioners in the train etc),cabs,buses

City Center: This was the last outing i went on before leaving Dubai, it is a shopping mall with various shops,stores and restaurants.

Dubai’s currency is known as Dirham

Dubai Rail Network

check out interesting videos and more pictures on my Instagram page Dubai highlights:@FaithOguntayo

Hope you enjoyed this post? If you have been to Dubai before what was your experience like? If you have looked forward to visiting does this post fuel your wanderlust?Looking forward to hearing from you.Please leave a comment,subscribe and share

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p.s: for the challenge that was on a few weeks ago;on how many states visited in Nigeria: i have been to 14 states in Nigeria. Some are states that i passed through while on road trips. I would love to re explore these states and visit the states that i have not yet explored. The states are: Edo, Ekiti,Kaduna,Kogi,Kwara,Lagos,Nassarawa,Niger,Ogun,Ondo,Osun,Oyo,Rivers and F.C.T(Abuja). Three states that i have stayed in longer than others:Lagos, Abuja and Rivers state

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