Top 10 Things to Do in Lekki, Ranked
Sunset over the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge with the lagoon below
A committed order of the 10 experiences that actually justify a trip to Lekki, from the canopy walk to Landmark Beach.
The top five
1) Lekki Conservation Centre canopy walkway. It is the longest in Africa at 401 metres and the one thing every visitor should do — go at 9am on a weekday before school groups arrive. 2) Nike Art Gallery in Ikate. Five floors, thousands of pieces, and Nike Okundaye herself often on the ground floor. Free, but tip the guides. 3) Landmark Beach in Oniru. The best-run beach in Lagos, with sunbeds, food stalls and live music on weekends.
4) Lekki Arts and Crafts Market on Admiralty Way for wooden masks, Ankara and bronze. Haggle to 40% of the opening price. 5) Sunday brunch at Bature Brewery in Lekki Phase 1 — Lagos' only craft brewery, with a rooftop and unlimited food-and-drink deals until 5pm. These five alone fill a long weekend without repeating a neighbourhood.
Six to ten
6) Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge at sunset — walk the pedestrian lane from the Lekki side around 6pm for the best skyline shot. 7) Terra Kulture on Tiamiyu Savage (technically VI, but every Lekki visitor goes) for a Saturday play and jollof at the restaurant. 8) Elegushi Beach on a Friday night for suya, bonfires and Afrobeats — rowdy but authentic.
9) La Campagne Tropicana in Ibeju-Lekki as a day trip: private beach, boat rides, and a lake within walking distance of the sea. 10) Coco Beach at Akodo for a quieter alternative to Elegushi, best reached with a driver since public transport thins out past Awoyaya. Do these ten and you’ve seen Lekki properly.
Before you book
What people ask before booking Lekki Phase 1.
Comfortably, yes — five days if you group the beaches together and skip one gallery. Traffic is the real constraint, not distance.
Elegushi Beach. It is loud, littered and the toilets are grim. Landmark does the same thing better for around ₦5,000 entry.
