Port Harcourt Tourist Beach

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Port Harcourt Tourist Beach
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Port Harcourt Tourist Beach
Beach location within Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°45′33.714″N7°0′43.934″E / 4.75936500°N 7.01220389°E / 4.75936500; 7.01220389
Location Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Creation1988

The Port Harcourt Tourist Beach is a white sand urban beach in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, created in 1988. It is located along Kolabi Creek, east of the Old Township district, and about 146 miles from Kribi in Cameroon.

The beach is designed to cater for the recreational needs of everyone, especially young people. It is visited by both tourists and residents, and it is one of the most popular beaches in Port Harcourt. [1]

One of its advantages is that it is located on the edge of the city, such that after spending the day on the beach, visitors can visit any of the numerous hotels and restaurants to have dinner and also enjoy the city's night life. They can also take a walk through the hiking trails. The beach was created to have a serene environment for tourists and visitors who can enjoy the white sands and waves. [2]

Activities

The Port Harcourt tourist beach has played host to several tourists and visitors from various parts of the world who visited the beach in the past, especially during the annual cultural fiesta of the state, popularly known as CARNIRIV, to watch the glamorous and exciting boat regatta organised by the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency (RSTDA).

The Port Harcourt tourist beach which was once a tourist's attraction has gradually lost its past glory, charm and pride of place due to the dilapidated infrastructure, lack of modern facilities, poor sanitary condition and so on. This poor state of the beach has led to lack of patronage and loss of revenue for the state. [3]

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References

  1. Cynthia Morgan (11 November 2016). The Man-Made Beach: Welcome to Port Harcourt Tourist Beach, Nigeria. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1540346087 . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Port Harcourt Tourist Beach – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". 8 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. Tide, The (20 November 2020). "Revisiting Nigeria's Tourist Beaches". :::...The Tide News Online:::... Retrieved 29 August 2024.