Monday 25 February 2013

Holiday in Lagos

Whispering Palm Beach Resort Badagry

Whispering Palms is a conference resort centre occupying about 8 acres of land located in Iworo, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The resort lies on the Lagoon and typifies the beauty of the area’s cool Atlantic breeze, sillica sands, palm trees and chirping birds.

Whispering Pals offers ecological, beach and aquatic tourism where tourist can view some of the exotic animals and birds in its mini zoo. Sun and sand, a host of colourful beach umbrellas dot the beach front.

Beach huts, numerous mini gardens that host various Nigerian carvings and artworks, including bronze heads of various Yoruba deities dot the landscape of the resort.

Hotel accommodation at Whispering Palms ranges from luxury to simple but very nice and clean rooms. The landscape of the resort was beautifully designed with lush vegetation everywhere and largely dominated by palm trees.

The resort has lots of seating along the water’s edge, a swimming pool and a zoo with monkeys, crocodiles, turtles and peacocks.

The road within the resort looks fascinating as it lined with palms kernel residue. The entire environment is quiet with stunning ambience and a contrast to the maddening crowd and noise of the busy Lagos metropolis .

On offer also is a choice of cuisine from Nigeria to Continental- with exotic dishes like coconut shrimps, Spanish paella, Cantonese chicken, Ogbono spiced with Ugu and bitter leaf etc.

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Hotel Accommodation
Whispering Palms has 122 en-suite rooms and about 11 dining pavilions, lounges, a standard swimming pool, terraced lagoon front with concrete tables and seats.


Hotel facilities include fully air-conditioned rooms, round-the-clock uninterrupted power supply, 24-hour room service; you are also assured of ample security within the resort provided by their team of armed security guards and groundsmen.

Their hotel lodging options consist of 5 Mini Suites, 72 Double Rooms, 40 Executive wings, and 3 Atlantic Suites (each suite comprises of a room and sitting room with extra bed).
Leisure/Recreation Facilities
Whispering Palms is equipped with modern recreational and relaxation spots facilities such as football pitch, fitness centre and massage room, lawn tennis court, basketball court, volleyball court, table tennis, mini golf course, swimming pool, pedal boats, water fountains and many other relaxation facilities.


It is also exciting to tour the numerous gardens and the waterfront where you encounter such surprises as the trunk of the Mango Tree that is over 100 years old, the various works of art and statues that dotted the gardens and the majestic bust of Yemoja, the Yoruba water goddess at the waterfront.
Heritage Museum
A visit to Whispering Palms cannot be complete without checking out this mini museum where relics of the inglorious history of slave trade of the past centuries are on display.


It has items such as slave chains and images of historically important locations such as the site where christianity was first preached in Nigeria in 1842.