Edo State is Home of Tourism

Edo State Is Home of Tourism And You Need Somewhere Good to Sleep While You Explore It

Ask most Nigerians what comes to mind with Edo State and you’ll hear “Benin Bronzes” before anything else. Fair enough. But spend even three days in Benin City and you realize the bronzes are just the opening line of a much longer story. This is a state that has been quietly sitting on some of the richest history and nature in West Africa, and more travellers are finally starting to notice.

A kingdom you can still walk through

The Oba’s Palace is the obvious starting point, a royal residence with roots going back to the 13th century, rebuilt after the events of 1897 and still very much a living institution today, not a museum piece behind glass. A short distance away, Igun Street (Igun-Eronmwon), recognized as a UNESCO cultural heritage site, is where you’ll find bronze casters still working the same guild traditions their ancestors practiced centuries ago. Watching a craftsman shape molten bronze into a piece you could buy that same afternoon is not something you get in many places.

Then there’s the Benin Moat, known locally as Iya, an enormous earthwork defensive system that took an estimated 150 million hours of labor to dig and stretches for thousands of kilometers around the old city. It rarely gets the recognition it deserves outside Nigeria, but historians regularly point out that it dwarfs comparable ancient structures in scale.

For a change of pace, the Benin City National Museum houses galleries of terracotta, bronze and cast-iron artifacts telling the story of the empire’s rise, and it’s an easy stop if you only have a morning free.

Nature lovers haven’t been left out either

If you can spare a day trip, Okomu National Park sits about 45km from Benin City and protects one of Nigeria’s last stretches of untouched lowland forest, home to forest elephants, chimpanzees, leopards, and the rare white-throated monkey. Further out, the Somorika hills near Akoko offer seven distinct rocky peaks for anyone who wants a proper hike with a view. Edo State genuinely has both the history and the landscape to fill a week, not just a weekend.

Tourism needs a proper base, not just a room

Here’s the part people underestimate: a good trip through Edo State depends heavily on where you sleep. After a day walking Igun Street or driving out to Okomu, you want an apartment, not a cramped hotel room, somewhere with space to relax, reliable power, and easy access back into the city center for your next stop.

D-VINE Hotels/Apartments and Bar, located at 10 Tomoregig Igbinovia Street, off Evbukhu, Benin City 300103, Edo State, is built exactly for this kind of trip. It’s close enough to the major routes that reaching the palace, the museum, or Igun Street doesn’t eat up your morning, and it’s set back enough from the noise that you can actually rest before the next day’s exploring. Self-contained apartments, dependable power, and an on-site bar for the evenings mean you’re not scrambling to find comfort after a full day of sightseeing.

Plan your Edo State trip properly

Whether you’re coming for the history, the nature, or both, don’t leave your accommodation as an afterthought. Visit www.dtapartments.com to check availability and book your apartment at D-VINE Hotels/Apartments and Bar before your trip — so the only thing you have to plan once you land in Benin City is which attraction to see first.