Beach in Nigeria
Bar Beach
Bar Beach was a beach on the Atlantic Ocean along the shoreline of Lagos, situated on Victoria Island.
For a time, it was the most popular beach in Nigeria especially when Lagos was the capital of the country. The beach served as a venue for social activities like family outing, picnics and for some even spiritual gatherings.
How locals move
Getting around Bar Beach the local way
- Get aroundAvoid taking an Okada for long distances, while it's raining and in the night Okadas and kekes (tuk tuks) were banned by the government in Lagos/Victoria Islands, Ikeja, Apapa, Yaba, and certain other Mainland districts of Lagos effective Feb of 2020 for safety reasons.
- Get aroundAvis is your best bet for this; either call or make use of their online services: Lagos Ferry Services Company runs scheduled routes between Lagos Island, Banana island, Mile 2 (Apapa axis) and the mainland.
- Get aroundModern ferries have been assigned to carry both passengers and cargo on the lagoon and on some creeks.
From Wikivoyage: Lagos City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: T. Obi (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.