Calabar International Convention Centre Transfers

Resting on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, the Calabar International Convention Centre rests at the heart of the Nigerian port city of Calabar. Home to traditional 19th-century architecture, the colonial city’s festive ambiance offers a beautiful canal-side oasis ideal for scenic networking, the venue itself host to a striking modern exterior that includes a blindingly white geometric shape surrounded by a desert-like ambiance and a few lush trails, its interior offering an expansive space for expositions and vendors, as well as a unique hut-inspired banquet hall home to warm lighting and a dome-straw ceiling. Resting in an isolated part of town, public transportation is lacking throughout the area, through a bevy of waterside hotels, shops and restaurants make staying put especially easy. Get through the region’s heat with a ride that makes it easy to cool off in style, choosing between casual sedans or SUVs for the freedom to drive across vast national parks and Gulf of Guinea coastlines, or going simple with meet-and-greet services that provide casual drop off services via taxi, local personal driver and stretched limousine.

Get to know the region best by choosing from a handful of quiet resorts close to the venue, the most popular options being the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort due to its especially close access paired with simple focus-friendly rooms. Just beside this hotel rests the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel’s nightly lit Spanish courtyards as well as the Emmy Travellers’ simple 2-star charm made perfect with a highly rated staff, each especially close access to the weekend-only Tinapa Water Park and handicrafts at the Tinapa Shopping Mall. For something beyond the immediate area, take a drive through the gorgeous backdrop of the Oban-Group Forest Reserve, home to the Iko Esai Community Forests as well as a diverse showcase of rainforest wildlife at Cross River National Park. After events, wind down with a simple dinner in downtown’s Big Qua Town, the most visited Calabar eateries including the traditional local cuisine of Atimbo Bushmeat Joint on the east side as well as casual western-friendly recipes of 355 Mayfair Lounge.