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Festival · Cross River

Calabar Carnival

4.9 (1100 reviews)Dec 1 – Dec 31₦5,000 entry
Calabar Carnival
No official booking yet — plan via a nearby agency
Overview

About this place

Africa's biggest street party — 30 days of music, costumes and parades each December.

Plan your day

Food + Stay + Calabar Carnival

A unified plan: where to sleep, where to eat, and the attraction itself — picked by proximity.

Attraction
Calabar Carnival
Festival
4.9
₦5,000 entry
Stay nearby
Eat nearby

What to eat here

Efik / Calabar →Continental & Contemporary →
Try: Edikang ikong · Afang soup · Shawarma · Mezze
Budget Explorer

Plan your spend

Pick a tier
Standard tier
₦35,100
per person / day

3-star hotel, ride-hail transport, restaurant meals.

Accommodation₦12,000
Food₦6,600
Local transport₦5,400
Entry / activities₦6,000
Guide₦3,000
Misc / buffer₦2,100

Estimates only — verify rates before you book.

How to get here

Choose your route

Duration
9h 35m
Est. cost
₦51,783
From
Lagos

Drive ~575 km via expressway. Coaches & car hire available.

Last mile

Tricycle or ride-hail from the nearest park (~₦1,500).

Bus & coach options
  • GIGM (God Is Good Motors)
    Lagos ⇄ Abuja, PH, Benin, Owerri, Onitsha
    Visit →
  • ABC Transport
    Nationwide; cross-border to Accra
    Visit →
  • Chisco Transport
    Lagos ⇄ Eastern Nigeria
    Visit →
  • Peace Mass Transit
    Nationwide, dense SE/SS coverage
    +234 803 314 7000
Nearby essentials

When you arrive

NNPC Mega Station, Calabar
fuel · 2.1 km
Calabar General Hospital
hospital · 4.5 km
Calabar Police Command
police · 3 km
Zenith / GTB ATM cluster
atm · 1.2 km
Calabar Central Market
market · 3.8 km
Where to sleep

Stay near Calabar Carnival

Bookings open on partner sites. OJA may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Taste the culture

Pair with a meal

Travel with locals

Agencies offering this trip

Location

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