FESTIVALS
Cross River state is the most multi-cultured state in Nigeria and also boost highest lingual diversity and so it celebrates lots of festivals popular once being Cross river Christmas festivals and Leboku festival. there is also the Calabar Boat Regata,Cross River Canival float,Anong Bahumono festival,Otaba festival,Efu festival,Anaka Mbe festival,Fattening festival,Aji festival,Atumibi festival,Cassava festival of Boki etc.This festivals bring in tourist from far and wide to enjoy themselves and also do business in the state,with the calabar carnival being dubbed Africa's biggest street party.
ATTRACTIONS
Lovers of block busters KING KONG AND LOST WORLD will be thrilled by the enchanting landscape of the soaring mountain range of Obanliku to the Rain forest of afi mountain wildlife park,from the waterfalls of agbokim and kwa to the hipnotic ox-bow Calabar river, here Business meets pleasure at the Tinapa Business Resort,Calabar marina, Calabar Residency Museum thus providing a right platform for eco-tourist visiting cross river state.other tourist attractions include Ikom Monoliths(volcanic stones of unknown age),Drill Rehabilitation center (home to the biggest monkey in Africa),Cercopan,Mary Slessor tomb,Cross River National Park,Afi Mountain walkway canopy, with a migratory birds hot spot in boki, etc.
No wonder the state is christened THE PEOPLES PARADISE making Calabar the state capital of cross river a leading tourism destination in Nigeria
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