Every country has an inflow of tourists every year, even though it is only a little. Tell us about the place that is worth visiting in your country. And if your country is a bubbling tourist destination or not.
The prompt above is the second prompt by the hive learners community on discord for this week.
The word "tourism" can be seen as extension of the word "tour". Tourism refers to a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes.
There are many tourist attractions in Nigeria. Sadly, some of these tourism sites that used to boom with visitors from all walks of life are now more fallow than the bald head of a typical Nigerian elderly man. This is due to multiple reasons such as the poor policy toward tourism by the Nigerian government(because of course, the pockets must be the only home of the national cake), poor funding of these tourist sites leading to poor maintainance, the growing state of insecurity in the country, among other things.
Despite all these, however, there are still some tourist sites worthy of attention and acclaim in Nigeria. Some of these sites are:-
Personally, one tourist site I have been to is the Lufasi nature park in Lagos state. This place houses a number of animals for guests to take a look at in a conducive and serene environment. I had a really nice time there with the people I went with. I even wrote a poem which you can find here.
I have also seen the Zuma rock in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory before.
People generally engage in tourism as a means to relax, enjoy, and have fun. It can also be quite educative, if enough attention is paid. I've could learn about other tribes, cultures, foods, places, animals, and so on.
I sincerely believe that tourism is such an entertaining, as well as educative, activity to engage in. If you have not tried it before, then you definitely to.
Thang for reading through.