Port Harcourt
Nigeria
- Safety rating
- 4/10
- Best time to visit
- The drier months from November to March are more comfortable in this very humid, rainy region.
- Population
- 3.2M
Overview
Nigeria's oil capital sits in the lush Niger Delta, a humid, fast-paced city of industry, commerce and pidgin-laced energy. Once known as the 'Garden City', it serves as the economic hub of the country's southeast.
Top attractions
Visit the Port Harcourt Tourist Beach, the Pleasure Park, Isaac Boro Park and the old township's colonial-era streets.
Getting around
Taxis, minibuses, keke tricycles and ride-hailing apps serve the spread-out, congested city.