Northern Nigeria Travel Guide

Kano was exciting for me.i stayed off hadeja road....by yankaba ,red bricks and hospital muritala in city.kano indigenes are not too friendly with women.nightlife is better enjoyed in sabon gari.......you can eat local delicacies like chicken gwagwa.weather...when its cold...its cold.when its hot...its hot.i prefer their private hospital to their general hospitals.accomodation can be expensive.things are quite cheap...food is really cheap.i never went out when its 1..prayr time and i had to watch how i dressed.its better to do your shopping in kori market for clothing materials...you get the best deals.i was a sweettooth and suya lover...try halal meat and oasis bakery.be ready to take biks in kano cos the bikes are more than the cars.

Kano is a large city in northern Nigeria that I spent a few days in.  There is history to this place as it is the oldest city in West Africa dating back over a 1000 years.  One of the things to check out is the dye pits which are apparantly the oldest in Africa.  They are still used by men dying cloth with indigo and selling it.  There are still remains of the old town walls, I don't know their exact age.  And there are a couple high flat hills that give a great panoramic view of the city.

A very hospiyable place to visit, with alot of history, though most of it is undevelop. Nice hotels to lodge, good hang-out joints and alot of traditional delicacies. A predominantly muslim state in the norhtern part of Nigeria, with a population of over 11million. Its also a trade centre dating back to pre-colonial era.