Obudu

Obudu is a local government area in Cross River State in South South Nigeria.

Understand
This area became really popular because of Obudu Cattle Ranch. It shares boundary with Benue State to the north and Cameroon to the east.

Get in
You can reach Obudu from either Calabar which takes approximately 6 hours by road or by passing Gboko, Benue State. The town area is accessible only via road.

It is about 110 km (68 mi) east of Ogoja township, and is about 332 kilometres (206 mi) from Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

By plane
The closest international airport is in Calabar where you can book your flight if coming from Lagos or Abuja, and afterwards take a car or bus to the resort.

Alternatively, there is an airstrip called Bebi Airstrip that also serves the Obudu Mountain Resort. Its runway is 18 km east of Obudu. The airstrip primarily serves as the aviation gateway to the Obudu Ranch resort.

By bus
Bus is the most preferred means of transportation if you are going somewhere far in the community. Although it takes a longer time to get a bus, you would definitely get one.

By motorbike
This is the most common means of transportation in this community. You can take a motorcycle to almost anywhere in the community although it's not really advisable for long distance journey.

See

 * Obudu Dam

Do

 * Bird watching

Sleep
There are several hotels in Obudu. In case you are visiting the ranch, there are some cabins over there and also village huts; they are expensive though.



Connect
There is Mtn, Airtel, Glo and Etisalat network available in both 3G and 4G in almost all the communities in the L.G.A

Go next

 * 1) Benue State
 * 2) Boki
 * 3) Ikom