Port Harcourt Travel Guide

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Pro

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  Portharcourt is a nice city that you will really enjoy 


Con

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  Living conditions, difficulty driving alone, small variety of foods, constant interruptions of electric and water services, frequent rain. 


In a nutshell

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  Nigerias Oil Capital is OK 

 

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Hotels  

Novotel Port Harcourt

 4 Reviews and 11 Opinions  The Novotel Port Harcourt is located in the heart of the Garden city.Novotel embodies the very best... 

Le Meridien Ogeyi Place

 2 Reviews and 20 Opinions  The hotel is beautiful inside and out. The employees are what stood out for me. Very kind people... 

Hotels  

Novotel: Novotel one othe Apporved Hotels in Port Hartcourt

Novotel: Novotel one othe Apporved Hotels in Port Hartcourt, Port Harcourt

 frlove Says:  I have not stayed here as we stay in one of the many Big-Oil camps. This is one of the major oil company approved Hotels which is used for over flow from the camps and we had a look at the bar and lobby which look ok. We also went there as there is an Air Franc ecounter in... 

Hotel Presidential, Eko Le Meridien: Port Harcourt's Best

Hotel Presidential, Eko Le Meridien: Port Harcourt's Best, Port Harcourt

 TLady Says:  Hotel Presidential has been around for a while, and it houses several restaurants including a Chinese restaurant, an African restaraunt and a continental restaurant. No matter where you are coming from you will find something that suits you.It also has a bar by the poolside... 

Restaurants  

Top class Restaurant Port Harcourt

Top class Restaurant Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt

 frlove Says:  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. 

Local Customs  

Respect is shown to elders in the form of greeting

Respect is shown to elders in the form of greeting, Port Harcourt

 nnapr Says:  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... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Know before you go!!

Know before you go!!, Port Harcourt

 johnkebab Says:  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... 

Off The Beaten Path  

The Good works of the Governor Of Rivers State

The Good works of the Governor Of Rivers State, Port Harcourt

 nnapr Says:  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... 

The Place

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 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... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Can anyone help me who has lived in Port Harcourt for a period of time lately as to how safe it is to have a young Australian... 

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A: Port Harcourt is quite safe as i have been leaving in this city for a long time and know all about it. there are alot of foriegn nationals here working as expatriate in... 

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Portharcourt the Garden City of Nigeria

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 Port Harcourt, city, southeastern Nigeria, capital of Rivers State, on the Bonny River, in the Niger Delta. The city is a leading port of the country, a road, air and rail hub, and a major industrial... 

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Port Harcourt Buisness Travel

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 If you are going to Port Harcourt you are most likely going there for work. If you have family there then you do not really need travel advice. I had head a lot of stories about Port Harcourt, some... 

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Ancient Landmarks

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 Practically lived here all my life ! 

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My time in Port Harcourt (working!!)

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 I was in Port Harcourt 3 times in quick succession in 2004, I was sent to install a satellite system on a barge there, so I didn't get to see lots of the town, generally I spent time inside a compound... 

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Port Harcourt (Garden City), Rivers State

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 Typically people practically live on the streets and work at least 6 days a week. On Sunday most people attend church services. Their small shops line the sides of every busy street with a cocophony... 

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