Tuesday, July 31, 2012


Whispering Palms Resort

Whispering Palms is a conference resort centre occupying about 8 acres of land located in Iworo, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The resort lies on the Lagoon and typifies the beauty of the area’s cool Atlantic breeze, sillica sands, palm trees and chirping birds.

It offers ecological, beach and aquatic tourism where tourist can view some of the exotic animals and birds in its mini zoo with monkeys, crocodiles, turtles and peacocks. Sun and sand, a host of colourful beach umbrellas dot the beach front.

It is equipped with modern recreational and relaxation spots facilities such as football pitch, fitness centre and massage room, lawn tennis court, basketball court, volleyball court, table tennis, mini golf course, swimming pool, pedal boats, water fountains and many other relaxation facilities.

Beach huts, numerous mini gardens that host various Nigerian carvings and artworks, including bronze heads of various Yoruba deities dot the landscape of the resort.

It is also exciting to tour the numerous gardens and the waterfront where you encounter such surprises as the trunk of the Mango Tree that is over 100 years old, various works of art and statues that dotted the gardens and the majestic bust of Yemoja, the Yoruba water goddess at the waterfront.

Hotel accommodation at Whispering Palms ranges from luxury to simple but very nice and clean rooms.

Whispering Palms resort offers you respite in a fast-paced city like Lagos where everyone is part of the maddening crowd. There are many useful recreational facilities and relaxation spots, that will help ease out stress, while the environment is suitable for a romantic and family camping experience.

A visit to Whispering Palms cannot be complete without checking out this mini museum where relics of the inglorious history of slave trade of the past centuries are on display, such as slave chains and images of historically important locations such as the site where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria in 1842.

On offer also is a choice of cuisine from Nigeria to Continental- with exotic dishes like coconut shrimps, Spanish paella, Cantonese chicken, Ogbono spiced with Ugu and bitter leaf etc.

Culled from cometonigeria.com

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