Explore the Makoko community, the world’s largest floating village which lives on stilt houses on water. Discover Lagos’s own Venice on this guided canoe ride through the watery fishing neighborhood.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the line through express security check
Live tour guide: English, French
Pickup included: We rdo each out to all tourists before pick up to clarify pick up time and location as this makes it always seamless.
Private group

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3 pickup location options:
Murtala Muhammed International Airport - Lagos, Eko Hotels & Suites, Sheraton Lagos Hotel
Car
(1 hour)
Lagos, Nigeria
Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (1.5 hours)
3 drop-off locations:
Murtala Muhammed International Airport - Lagos, Eko Hotels & Suites, Sheraton Lagos Hotel

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Highlights

Explore world’s largest floating village
Get educated about its history and why they decided to settle on water
Experience the day today lives of the people

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Explore the Makoko community in Lagos, the world’s largest floating village which lives principally on stilt houses on water. Discover Lagos’s own Venice on this guided canoe ride through the watery fishing neighborhood, built on stilts overtop canals. The area is home to at least 850,000 people, although some estimates indicate closer to 1,000,000 floating city dwellers. Our local tour guide will educate you about the history of the community and why they decided to settle on water. This trip gives you an opportunity to experience the day today lives of the people, how they cope with the raining season, their occupation and many more.

Includes

Hotel pick up and drop-off
Private Transportation
Guided Tour
Bottled Water
Soft Drinks
Entry tickets and taxes
Wifi on-board

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Really exciting tour. Well organized private tour with a group of locals from Makoko. We visited a local school and orphanage before heading into the canals. If you want to get a glimpse of the lives of an absolutely unique part of the population of Lagos make sure to head out here and join this tour. Duration, pick-up and timing are flexible.

Makoko Floating Community Tour

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3 pickup location options:

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Lagos, Nigeria

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