Slave Route

Slave Route: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Slave Route

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Slave Route — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 6.39446, 2.87940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slave Route

• Mobee Royal Family Original Slave Tade Relics Museum · museum · Lagos State · ~3 km · Must-see
• Suntan Beach · beach · Lagos State · ~6 km · Must-see
• Topo Island · river spot · Lagos State · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grande Mosquée de Porto-Novo · dargah · Ouémé Department · ~36 km · Must-see
• Musée Honmè · museum · Ouémé Department · ~37 km · Must-see
• Faith Tabernacle · church · Ogun State · ~56 km · Must-see
• Synagogue Church of All Nations · church · Lagos State · ~58 km · Must-see
• Notre-Dame de Miséricorde · church · Littoral Department · ~61 km · Must-see
• L'Amazone · fort · Littoral Department · ~65 km · Must-see
• Apapa Amusement Park · park · Lagos State · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lagos Central Mosque · dargah · Lagos State · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tinubu Square · park · Lagos State · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Church of Christ · church · Lagos State · ~71 km · Must-see
• Water House · church · Lagos State · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tarkwa Bay · beach · Lagos State · ~71 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Lagos State · ~72 km · Must-see
• Holy Cross Cathedral · church · Lagos State · ~72 km · Must-see
• National Museum · museum · Lagos State · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slave Route

Other forts & heritage near Slave Route

• L'Amazone · fort · Littoral Department · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sungbo's Eredo · fort · Ogun State · ~148 km · Must-see
• Point Of No Return · fort · Lagos State · ~0 km
• Mobee Royal Palace · fort · Lagos State · ~3 km
• Nigeria First Storey building sign post · fort · Lagos State · ~3 km
• Agiya Tree Monument · fort · Lagos State · ~3 km
• Wawu Palace · fort · Lagos State · ~3 km
• PALAIS DE ROYAL D'IFONYIN · fort · Ogun State · ~22 km
• Sèmè-Kraké · fort · ~24 km
• Maison royale · fort · Ouémé Department · ~32 km

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