Port Harcourt Travel Guide

We had a post meeting Dinner at the Blue Elephant which was as good as many of the Italian restaurants I have been to in Holland. Well dress people, both Nigerians and westener's some in causal dress. Food was very good. Expensive. A welcome change from the camp food.

The people of Portharcourt which are the Ikwerre tribe are hard working people who are heavily enshrined in their local customs, especially by their way of engadging in traditional dances and music, you will mostly find them performing the tradition in funerals and traditonal occations like marriages and wrestling festivals. they are very accomodating that's the reason for the peace and conduciveness of the environment within the city. the portharcourt

At the minute its all over the news, Delta and RIvers state have rebels that are targeting westerners in order to get the oil companies to put more effort into sorting out the local environment and caring more for the local communities. So look at www.fco.gov.uk and travel advice before you go.

Just before I arrived in 2004, there were 50 people killed in gunbattles and a local mobile policeman was killed the day I arrived whilst negotiating with local milita.

Again, this wasn't in the town itself, but be aware that on the outskirts there can be problems.

The Rivers State Governor participating in a stone laying foundation for the contruction of some low income housing estates which are meant for the low income indigenes of Rivers State here in Port Harcourt, such estates are numerous in this city which the present Government lead by the Governor Dr Peter Odili inset in the picture with a stenstin hart being assisted by a foreign contractor, have been doing for his people.