Benin City

Benin City is one of the oldest cities in Nigeria, dating back to pre-colonial times. It boasts one of the most advanced and organised kingdoms before the arrival of the British. The city used to be the capital of the old Bendel state until this was divided into Edo and Delta.

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  • Benin City is a place to rough it in Africa. No grand hotels or restaurants. Food is pure Nigerian, or southern Nigerian. Pounded yam, or fufu as they call it in Ghana, rice are the staples. • Peter N.
  • It is better to make sure you have someone trustworthy helping you exchange money so you don't get ripped off. • AJ
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Benin City Travel Guide is based on Benin City by Ryan Holliday, Claus Hansen, Evan Prodromou, Dr. Jerry Ebalunode, Todd VerBeek, Tom Holland, Ian Kirk, iGuide and others. Benin City Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.