There’s nothing as amazing as exploring different destinations, capturing experiences, moments, memories and sharing them with people from across the world. Nigerian Travel influencers unravel wonderful destinations, inspire and take you to a fascinating journey with their stories and photos.
Influencers are generally people who post content that brings people’s attention to things or aspects of their life people.
These travel influencers live for travel; they live for inspiring dreamy-eyed followers who dream to travel across Nigeria and the world. They dared to follow their dreams and are paving the way for Nigerians who are looking to book their next holiday.
Thus, if you have been dreaming about travelling – or you just enjoy looking at beautiful travel photos, we have got the best inspirations for you. In no particular order, we present to you our list of the top 30+ Nigerian travel influencers who are making it big in the tourism industry.
1/ Ikechi Uko
Ikechi Uko is like the “father of the Nigerian Tourism industry”. He is the organizer of Akwaaba African Travel Market, which is the only international travel fair in West Africa. He has worked on several tourism projects, won numerous travel awards and his passion for travel has become a means of living. He also organizes some other travel fairs such as Abuja Bantaba, Port Harcourt Bantaba and Accra Weizo. He is an adventure enthusiast who is always on the road, capturing wonderful experiences in different destinations along the way.
2/ Pelu Awofeso
Having visited almost all the states in Nigeria within the last few years, you can say Pelu Awofeso is an adventurer. He is a top Nigerian journalist, an award-winning travel writer and a published author who captures Nigerian destinations and experiences in a beautiful way. His book, Tour of Duty ( Yes, I have it!) tells several stories about a variety of places he has visited, their culture and the people. With so many travel stories to tell, and so many things to learn from Pelu, you would want to go on a tour with with.
3/ Zainob Fashola aka Zee
Zee provides amazing travel inspiration and stories from different destinations across the world on her blog. She’s always out exploring beautiful destinations and sharing the beautiful moments with everyone along the way. She’s well worth a follow to feed your wanderlust and inspire your next holiday.
4/ Funmi Oyatogun
If travelling around Nigeria and across Africa doesn’t sound like an experience of a lifetime, I wonder what would. The founder of TVP Adventures, Funmi Oyatogun is a travel experience designer who plans and creates a trip of a lifetime to any destination. She changes every perception of travel by creating personalized experiences that allow you to see a destination from a beautiful perspective.
5/ Sam Adeleke
With his lively personality, Sam is always happy to engage his followers and readers with his content about beautiful places and experiences. He is passionate about travel, inspires people on a variety of things about life and shares his incredible experiences on his website to inspire your next adventure.
6/ Adedamola Idowu
The founder of Irinajo, Damola is dedicated to showing off the beautiful destinations of Nigeria and Africa. As one of the top Nigerian travel influencers, his feed chronicles his adventures as he and his friends explore different destinations across the country.
7/ Mosimilolu Odusanya
A graduate of the University College of London, Mosimilolu Odusanya is a beautiful Nigerian travel blogger and a CyberSecurity Analyst who is quite passionate about her lifestyle, her experiences, and of course, about food, technology and travel in Nigeria. She runs a blog showcasing her experiences from all over Nigeria.
8/ Chiamaka Obuekwe
As the Co – founder and CEO of Social Prefect Tours, Chiamaka Obuekwe is a well-known travel influencer in Nigeria. She’s dedicated to showing some of the most beautiful places across Nigeria and Africa. She organizes escorted tours and guided vacations to help people discover more about different destinations in the world while sharing beautiful moments along the way.
9/ Omolola Itayemi
When she’s not working as a senior correspondent at This Day, Omolola Itayemi is out attending major events that matter the most when it comes to tourism in Nigeria. As such, she can be seen travelling to major locations in Nigeria, and on the way, has developed a taste for travelling, exploring amazing and interesting destinations across the world.
10/ Mofe Runsewe
Inspired by her first trip to Marrakech in Morocco with Berber Nomads, Mofe founded Naija Nomads, where she shares her travel experiences and trips to different places in the world. With a feed of amazing photos from across the world, Mofe is well worth a follow if you are a travel enthusiast.
11/ Lola Daniyan
Lola has always wanted to travel adventurously while exploring her country and all it offers. She is the brain behind ‘Unravelling Nigeria’, a leading tourism company based in Nigeria. According to Lola Daniyan, her venture at Unravelling Nigeria is her way of ensuring that no one takes this continent for granted, but should appreciate all it has to offer.
12/ Fisayo Olayinka-Bello
Fisayo is a full time Travel and Lifestyle blogger and Vlogger who is dedicated to influencing tourism and an influx of tourists to Nigeria and several countries across the world. She’s very much interested in contributing and giving back to her country, Nigeria and its people, to help the community increase and proffer. Being a content creator, you can look at her online uploads and load up her clips from YouTube, learning where to go and where to explore.
13/ Jubilian Ngaruwa
Jubilian Ngaruwa, a columnist at ATQ News and Travelers Magazine, is also widely known as an avid traveler. She has explored many places and locations in Nigeria. She visits villages and explores cities, experience different cultures and meet the locals – and she writes about her travel experiences. She’s previously worked for reputable travel agencies and companies, and now, you can find her talking all about her travel experiences and sharing amazing moments with her followers through her photos.
14/ Anu Olopade
Anu Olopade or Anuoluwapo Eunice, is a Nigerian travel influencer. She is a passionate sports and travel enthusiast. She’s got a strong will to explore, to follow her curiosities and explore the unknown. Her website ‘Finding AE’ will reveal all there is to her and her journeys. You can read up on all the places she has visited or plans to, and plan your trip accordingly.
15/ Ayodeji Adefila
Not many can lead a humble life and also follow their passion of travel today! Ayodeji Adefila is definitely a force to reckon with in the travel industry. She’s interested in all types of cultures, art and travel. Her website 54africa features her travel journals as she explores the art and culture scene in Nigeria.
16/ Nnennaya Fakoya – Smith
Nnennaya Fakoya-Smith is another Nigerian traveler, famous on the local social media circles that people have regular access to. Educated at Pan Atlantic University, she’s done a lot to promote tourism and travel in Nigeria. Also known among her locals as ‘Ajala Nene of Nene-Uwa’, she’s a proper tourism enthusiast, and travel blogger. In her spare time, she loves to collect postcards, stamps, coins and banknotes. She’s got an eye for the brighter and more colorful things in life, and you can follow her to know where to travel in Nigeria.
17/ David Atabo
David is travel lover, brand strategist and a sustainable tourism Evangelist. He has an apparent fondness for Ado- Awaye and he has leveraged digital media to market the destination to Nigerians. He has also worked with several brands, consulting on marketing and media strategy. Through his blog, he inspires people to travel and live a life they love.
18/ Michael Balogun
Michael Balogun, co – founder of Xtrm Tours 2 Nigeria Ltd., is a tourism and travel enthusiast, dedicated towards getting more and more people to explore Nigeria in all its beauty. He’s always believed that Nigeria is a gem of a country that everyone, whether within the country or from overseas, must be allowed and encouraged to visit and explore. He helps visiting tourists have a memorable experience wherever they visit in Nigeria.
19/ Omololu John
John Omololu is the founder and editor of Travelscope Magazine, which promotes travel and tourism in the country and across the world. His passion lies in exploring several destinations while providing lots of travel tips, recommendation and news for those who wish to live their travel dream.
20/ Diusor Odiakosa
Diusor Odiakosa is a young travel blogger and enthusiast born and raised in Nigeria. She’s a sociologist, recently graduated from Covenant University. Like any other young traveler, she loves to explore wherever she’s travelling to. Since a young age, she’s developed a keen interest in travelling and exploring Nigeria, including other parts of the world. She iterates that she’s on a goal to visit at least 25 states in her country before turning 25. You can find her stories, experiences and various photos from her travel blog, including travel tips and other bits of information.
21/ Oto Tom
Oto Tom, founder of the Oto Tom foundation, is a social worker who’s done a lot of philanthropic work for her society and for the under – privileged. She’d begun the foundation with the desire to be able to bring welfare to those with disabilities and have no access to proper attention and care, abandoned by family members. Aside from having been a corporate lawyer in her professional life, she loves to travel and explore the world. For your stay in Nigeria, you can definitely follow her travel escapades to see and follow as a routine.
22/ Abidemi Adesanya
23/ Shade Ladipo
Founder of Avienti Limited, a Destination Management Company in Nigeria, Shade Ladipo is the current Country Director for WEConnect International. She’s an exemplary force of action as she has travelled and worked hard to become a young, successful travel influencer and businesswoman. As the founding member of Lagos Global Shapers, she has represented Nigeria at various World Economic Forum events. More than just a travel influencer, Shade Ladipo continues to influence and inspire hundreds of young people in exploring Nigeria and deciding its path.
24/ The Ufuoma
A Nigerian girl living and working in Canada, Jessica will inspire you to live life fully and follow your dreams. She loves to explore different destinations and bring her experiences to travel enthusiasts through her blog – TheUfuoma. Her Instagram feed will give you some travel goals!
25/ Funke Ogunkoya
Funke is an amazing storyteller and travel blogger. She’s a Business Development and Marketing Professional, and a travel lover who loves to explore the world. She writes about her travel experiences across Nigeria and abroad on her blog – SassyFunke. Funke is passionate about travel and has made it a core part of her life.
26/ Debbie Egwuogu
Debbie has a strong nomadic spirit that has taken her on many adventures. She created a community called “Wakabuddies” where people can explore and experience African destinations together. Her area of interest in travel lies in everything especially creating tours across Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
27/ Molara Brown
It’s difficult not to get lost in Molara’s feed of amazing photos as she explores different destinations in Nigeria and across the world. Her blog is filled with informative travel content, tips and guides. When you’re thinking of travelling, you should read all about Molara’s adventures and you’ll be inspired.
28/ Ibukun Badejo
Ibukun is a travel professional that inspires people to step out of their comfort zone and discover the world. He helps people plan affordable trips to different destinations to discover new places, meet new people and learn more about other cultures.
29/ Amarachi Ekekwe
Amarachi is the globetrotter behind the travel website – Travel with A Pen. Her Instagram feed is filled with awe-inspiring destinations – eye candy for your wanderlust. For inspiration on how to look stylish while travelling, you should browse through her Instagram feed. You can’t get enough of the various places she has been to and the amazing things she has done including paragliding off Table Mountain in Cape Town and going on a hot air balloon ride in the Serengeti.
30/ Chidozie Uzoezie
When it comes to travelers that are swanky and just suave, you would want to be with Chidozie Uzoezie. He’s extremely calm and level headed and loves to travel for what it means to him, not based on what others believe or tell him to. As an avid traveler, he has travelled to Rome, Florence, Manchester, Milan, London, Chicago, Accra, etc. Moreover, born and raised in new logos in Nigeria, he has been exploring all that Nigeria has to offer, along with friends and fellow travellers.
31/ Makanjuola Ibrahim
Not everyone in Nigeria is able to easily follow one’s dreams and passion of travelling and getting to explore wherever they wish to. Makanjuola Ibrahim knows having faced this, about what it feels to be lost and have no guidance for travelling and exploring Nigeria efficiently. The next time you think you’d need help in properly visiting and travelling all over Nigeria, just contact Makanjuola to find out all about travel schedules, locations and requirements.
32/ Chuba Moneke
Chuba Moneke is one travel enthusiast that you must follow, he provides amazing travel inspirations. Always ready to try anything new, Chuba Moneke will help you discover the best cuisines to try or the best places to visit and explore. He ensures people travel across Nigeria to see its beauty by organizing tour packages for them.
When planning your next getaway, there’s no better example than Abimbola. You just need to scroll through her Instagram feed for inspiration or visit her blog for off-the-beaten experiences you’ll definitely enjoy. She takes trips around the world and has beautiful shots of several destinations that you can add to your bucket list.
These travel influencers are passionate about travel and most of them know how to travel in style. If you are planning to explore the world, you should go to them for recommendations on where to go, what to do and see, where to stay and live like a local.
Did we miss your favourite travel influencer? Well, we can still add them to our list; just tell us in the comment below.
Article was updated: February 18, 2023
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Thanks Guys!!!
It is so great to learn about travel influencers in Nigeria. I already read some of their blogs. Great post.