Where to stay in Badagry
Badagry slave route landmark with historical marker and palm trees
West of Lagos, not Lekki — but a natural add-on, with rooms at ₦15,000-60,000 and heavy historical weight.
Badagry is a different direction
Badagry sits about 60 kilometres west of Lagos Island along the Badagry Expressway, in the opposite direction from Lekki. Travellers pair it with a Lekki trip because it holds the country's most important slave-trade history sites — the Slave Route, the Mobee family relics museum, the first storey building in Nigeria. It is a small coastal town, not a resort.
It suits history-focused travellers doing a one-night pilgrimage, and anyone with time to add a serious cultural day to a Lagos itinerary. It does not suit beach-seekers (the beaches are functional, not resort-grade) or luxury travellers (the accommodation ceiling is genuinely modest).
Prices and access
Local hotels run ₦12,000-30,000, mid-range ₦35,000-60,000, and a couple of small resort-style places push ₦70,000-100,000. Do not expect the finishing you’d get in Lekki Phase 1 at any price.
Walkable in Badagry town: the Slave Museum, the Mobee relics, the First Storey Building, the point of no return (a short boat and walk). Restaurants are local and inexpensive. The drive from Lekki is a three-to-four hour undertaking through Lagos Island — leave very early or spend the night.
Before you book
What people ask before booking Lekki Phase 1.
Technically yes, but you’ll spend 6-8 hours in the car for 3-4 hours of sightseeing. An overnight makes more sense.
The far west, near the Benin Republic border. Lekki is on the far east. They are opposite ends of the city.
