Tourism in Igbo Province is one potential we seek to explore as a government and as a people. Although Generally, Nigeria had not been taking her tourist potential serious, Nigeria in General and Igbo province, in particular, is a first-class tourist destination, when you think about Africa as the very start of everything including our own very existence as humans: as most factual evidence indicates, the very start of life must have been in Africa, and Africa has better chances at biome that survived the ice age.

That is why Africa is the most nature-rich Continent, from our elephants which is the biggest land mammal to a lot more, Africa is a to-go destination for tourism, and Igbo Province should top your list. The Potential of Tourism in Igbo Province is quite huge as not only are we a part of the African continent but we enjoy a special status given our strategic geographic placement.

Another reason to try Igbo province is that AlaIgbo had always been a marvel hidden from the rest of the world, given the nature of the Igbo people at pragmatic self-preservation and resilience, most part of AlaIgbo remains largely unexplored by outsiders, it may be surprising to understand that AlaIgbo remains one of the most unexplored locations by outsiders in the known world, this, however, shouldn’t deter you from exploring AlaIgbo as Igbos are very friendly people especially when they sense genuine intention.

We may try to make beauty out of a very ugly situation as our parent’s fight and heroism could become a source of Tourism in Igbo Province. Another tourist interest of Igbo Province is the Nigeria/Biafra war, now that the war is over, you need to see it from the very place where the heat was all felt, “The Land of The Rising Sun”, Biafra lives on in Igbo Province.

Even Twelve years old have a very kin memory of the war, it is a part of life in AlaIgbo, every parent makes it a responsibility to tell their wards the story as much as possible, maybe to deter us from another war I can’t tell, but honestly, you need to hear these stories and see the scars and scratches in our cities, 10 years old can tell you a lot about the Biafran stories and if you tip him or her, he may tell you about the infamous Abagana ambush, the Ogbunigwe and a lot more, should you want to see some of the souvenir from the war, a visit to the Biafran war museum will not be a bad idea.

Apart from many natural tourist attractions, AlaIgbo had taken her tourist attraction to another level by erecting some of the most magnificent structures which had boosted the potential of Tourism in Igbo Province, not minding our tourist worthy heritage, like the ancient iron smelting points across AlaIgbo going for thousands of years, there are a lot more like ancient entertainment arena of over thousands of years.

Our journeys with the Missionaries and Colonialists are another tourist attraction with different Missionary styled churches and schools still surviving today, it becomes a really rich place to try, many colonial footprints could still be seen in AlaIgbo which holds enormous potential for Tourism in Igbo Province

Major Tourist locations include:

Enugu (State State)
From the infamous Iva Valley coal mine in Enugu the tragic scene of the Iva Vally massacre of coal miners in 1947 to the sprawling landscape of Enugu with numerous natural bodies like hills, mountains, and waterfall, to the historic etc. Enugu remains a hot spot for Tourism in Igbo Province.

Asaba 
Another tourist Attractions towns in AlaIgbo is Asaba the very gory sight of the infamous Asaba massacre of 1967, Asaba is also the birthplace of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (The current DG World Trade Organisation) and Tony Elumelu, CEO of United Bank of Africa.

Nsukka (The home of The First University in Nigeria)

The University Town of Nsukka had become a very popular town in Nigeria as it is home to the first and arguably the best University in Nigeria. Nsukka had always been a great tourist attraction as it holds the most critical heritage as regards the Northern border of Igboland, Nsukka is also home to many beautiful lakes and other natural bodies.

The Coastal City Of Port Harcourt

The Igbo Coastal city of Port Harcourt is another place to explore Tourism in Igbo Province. The footprint and shadows of slavery, colonial export, and colonial Resistance still lingers, as a result, series of identity crises becomes very paramount. Port Harcourt, a mixed town of mainly Igbo indigenes owing to her human diversity had become another focal view to see Africa and to see the cordiality between the Igbos and our esteemed neighbors. just like most border towns, Port Harcourt had become a melting pot for different people and different civilizations.

Aba (Abia State)
Aba, this very city is known to house some of the most interesting of the Igbo culture, the remarkable event includes the Aba women riot of 1929, Aba as tourist attractions houses some very interesting heritage, apart from the very huge industrial market of Ariaria Aba there are so many other historical and natural features to behold.

Ebonyi State

Ebonyi State is another interesting place in Igbo province with an emerging smart city and industry, Ebonyi had transformed a lot in recent times but had not lost taste of its cultural values, rich in numerous heritage, Ebonyi is a tremendous tourist attraction which had in recent time made remarkable strides to further deepen Tourism in Igbo Province

Anambra State
When You think about Tourism in Igbo Province, Think Anambra State, There is no need to talk about any particular tourist attraction in Anambra state because the entire Anambra state is a tourist attraction on its own as apart from housing the numerous renowned market of Onitsha and Nnewi, Anambra is a remarkable city of Igbo heritage as the very home of Nri (a remarkable Historic Character) almost generally acknowledged as the father of the Igbo nation.

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