Port Harcourt - capital of Rivers State, Nigeria

Port Harcourt is a gulf city and capital of Rivers State in the Niger Delta area of South South Nigeria and is the centre for the oil industry in the country. English is generally spoken, but Ikwerre (the indigenous language) is also spoken, and Pidgin English is widely spoken across all demography, as found in most parts of the country. Port Harcourt was named after Lord Lewis Harcourt, the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1913.

Understand

Port Harcourt generally known as the 'PH City' is one of the beautiful places to visit in Nigeria. Port Harcourt was formed in 1912. In 2016, Port Harcourt was home to about 1.2 million people.

Get in

By plane

  • Port Harcourt International Airport, IATA: PHC. There are two international flights operated by Qatar Airways and Lufthansa. It is a 1 hr 10 min flight if you fly in via Lagos or Abuja.
  • Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Nigeria, 5.0152°, 6.9541°. By passenger volume, Port Harcourt International Airport is the country's third-busiest international airport. The airport, which is located in the heart of Nigeria's oil and gas hub, is critical to the country's economic prosperity. 2022-01-02 You can easily get into Port Harcourt by plane.

By train

Rail service to Port Harcourt is not operating as of July 2022. However, The Port Harcourt Central railway station 📍 is on Station Rd.

By bus

There are various bus stations and services available to get you into Port Harcourt. Some of which are:

  • God is Good Motors (GIGM): This is a popular bus service that can get you into port harcourt, air-conditioned bus.
  • Agofure Motors
  • Chisco
  • ABC Transport
  • Peace Mass transit

By boat

  • From Nembe by ferry.
  • Marine Base water front

Get around

See

  • Borokiri Market, 4.75792°, 7.02381°. By the Bonny Jetty where seafood is sold. 2020-08-16

  • Port Harcourt Zoo, Peter Odili Rd, Trans Amadi 500003, 4.79945°, 7.05235°, +234 8168990035. Su-F 8AM-6PM, Sa 8AM-6:30PM. Home of the wasted horse and emaciated lion. ₦ 200 2020-08-16

  • Port Harcourt Pleasure Park, 4.83747°, 7.01134°, +234 9094444006. Port Harcourt's tourism investment project and as such probably its main attraction, a park with amusement rides and boat rides, waterways, gardens, playgrounds, restaurant/bar and concert venues. 2020-08-16

  • Izumini River - an hour's drive outside of the city

Do

Carniriv Festival hold annually in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is the oldest carnival in Nigeria and it was established in 1988. The cultural diversity and collective heritage of the local people in Rivers state is firmly rooted at the core of tourism. The Carnival starts few weeks before Christmas, and lasts for seven days combining two carnivals which are contemporary Caribbean style carnival and a cultural carnival which turns the ‘Garden City’ to a very colourful destination.

Learn

Buy

Eat

Rice, egusi soup with eba or fufu, pounded yam, papper soup, ogbono soup.

Budget

Suya - A kind of spicy meat kebab. Available at the side of any road cooked over charcoal. Wash it down with a Coke, called locally a mineral, or a bottle of the local Guinness or Maltina.

Mid-range

Drink

There is great night life here.

Try Cheers Bar in GRA every Sunday! Place is absolutely packed with guys and girls being treated to awesome music by Nick and Smart. Food is great, service is friendly and the beers are cold!

Also on weekends Wine Bar, Bunga Villa (as the locals call it) and Aristo House are great!.

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Le Méridien and Novotel are the two hotels in town which offer high-quality accommodations.

Connect

Stay safe

Port Harcourt is the centre of oil business in Nigeria. Some people have a strong feeling that the oil is "stolen" from them by local government in cooperation with foreign companies. There are frequent riots, worker strikes and regular reports of kidnapping.

Some bars and clubs, nevertheless, seem relatively safe even during the night.

Cope

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Port Harcourt

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Port-Harcourt

2nd-order administrative division

Rivers State

Primary administrative division

Nigeria

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Population:195.9 MDial code:+234Currency:Naira (NGN)Voltage:240 V, 50 Hz