Free things to do in Lekki
You can fill three days in Lekki spending almost nothing. Here are eight things that cost zero and still show you the city.
Walkers on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge at sunset
Walk and view
Walk the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge at sunset. It's a legitimate tourist activity: pedestrian lane, skyline views, free. Do it around 6pm. Elegushi Beach public sections are free if you enter from the community side, though most people pay the $3 official entry. Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island (10 minutes from Lekki) is free green space with joggers and families.
Art and culture without paying
Nike Art Gallery on Elegushi Road, five floors, free entry, tip the guide $2 if you take one. Freedom Park on Broad Street in Lagos Island has occasional free evening concerts. Rele Gallery in Ikoyi rotates contemporary shows, free. Terra Kulture's exhibitions are free even if the restaurant is not.
Neighbourhood wandering
Wander Admiralty Way in Phase 1 at dusk to see the food scene turn on. Circle the Lekki Phase 1 estate roads for the architecture, mansions and mosques. Chevron area on the expressway has decent Nigerian street life. If you’re feeling brave, walk down to the fishing pier at Ilaje behind Lekki Phase 1, a proper local slice.
Frequently asked questions
What people ask before they set off on this one.
Yes: the bridge walk, Nike Art Gallery, parks, gallery shows and just wandering Phase 1.
Yes, no entrance fee. Tip guides and buy something small if you can.
Yes, there's a pedestrian and cycling lane. Best at sunset.
Sunset from the middle of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, looking west over the lagoon.
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