Obudu Cattle Ranch Location, Pictures and Price Packages

Obudu Mountain Resort, formerly known as Obudu Cattle Ranch, is a tourist and adventurous center located in Cross River State, the Northeastern part of Nigeria, close to the borders of Cameroon. The resort has a perfect green environment with beautifully placed mountains that project an ideal view of the country-sides. Over the years, it has served as a major tourist center for visitors in Nigeria and Nigerians.

Its soothing environment serves tourists with charming landscape and a calm aura with nature displayed at its best. The temperate weather makes it very cool for visitors from around the world. Its rooms are modified into chalets, standard rooms, executive rooms, huts, to presidential suites to fit into any class of tourists. It is open to visitors every time of the year, but it’s best to visit in February and October because mountain climbing is easier in these times.

Who Is the Owner of Obudu Cattle Ranch?

Obudu Cattle Ranch, currently known as Obudu Mountain resort, was established by a Scottish rancher, M. McCaughey, in 1951. In 1949, the rancher started scouting the mountain ranches and set his camp at the Oshie Ridge on Sankwala Mountains, located at Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State.

After exploring the mountain for about a month, he returned with co-ranchers Mr. Huge Jones and Dr. Crawfield in 1951. The three developed the ranch collectively, and now, it is well known as a Nigerian resort and relaxation place. The Cross River State Government has also renovated the ranch to meet the standards of tourists who visit every year.

Where Is Obudu Cattle Ranch Located?

Obudu Cattle Ranch is located at Obudu Local Government in Cross River State, the Northeastern part of Nigeria, close to the boundaries of Cameroon and Nigeria.

How to Locate Obudu Cattle Ranch from Major Cities in Nigeria

To locate Obudu Cattle Ranch from major cities like Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Kano is possible if you are willing to sit for hours. As a major tourist attraction in Nigeria, tourists from other parts of the world may take a flight down to any of the listed major cities of Nigeria. Below is the direction from these cities to Obudu Cattle Ranch.

Abuja to Obudu Cattle Ranch

To locate Obudu Mountain Resort from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It takes a total of 10 hours 16 minutes to cover a 556 km journey. From Zuba Gariki Road, Shehu Yar’adua Way, Sani Abacha Way, and Goodluck E. Jonathan Express to Murtala Mohammed Road/A234. It will take a 22 minutes drive of 17.4 km.

From A234 and Markurdi to Jos Road/A3 to Makurdi Road/ Makudi to Gboko Road in Makurdi will take 4 hours 19 minutes for a journey of 274 km. Drive through Makurdi Road to Katsina-Ala Road/A344 will take about 1 hour 16 minutes for an 82.2-kilometer drive.

From Katsina-Ala Calabar Road/ A4 to Mbacub-Vande Ikya Road, which will take 1 hour 37 minutes to cover a distance of 89.9 kilometers. A drive through Vande Ikya to Abanliko Road and Akanliko Ngale Road to your destination in Cross River.

Lagos to Obudu Cattle Ranch

Take Bayo Shodipo/Funsho Williams Ave/Ikorodu Road/A1 from Morris St and Herbert Macaulay Way, which will take only 9 minutes to cover the 2.9-kilometers drive. Through Expressway1/Lagos to Ibadan Expressway Lagos to Ojo Express/E1, Sagamu-Benin Express/A121, and A232 to Nnamdi Azikiwe Avenue/Zik Avenue in Awka that will take 7 hours 51 minutes to cover 493-kilometers drive.

Down to Enugu drive through Enugu Old Road, Udi-Ngwo Road down to Port Harcourt Enugu express/A3 in Ozalla consuming about 1 hour 4 minutes to cover 46.4-kilometers drive. Along A343 and Katsina-Ala Calabar Road.A4 to Abuochicie will take about 3 hours 34 minutes to cover a 227-kilometer drive. 2 hours 6 minutes drive from Otukwe to Obudu Road and Akanliko-Ngale Road to your destination of 105-kilometers.

Enugu to Obudu Cattle Ranch

To get to the Obudu Mountain Resort from Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. It will take 5 hours 22 minutes drive. From the Airport road, you connect to Enugu Abakaliki road. A343, which will take just 5 minutes drive of about 2.7 kilometers. You take a long drive down to Abuochichie, which consumes about 3 hours 10 min of a 208-kilometer drive. Divert to Otukwe Obudu Road and Akanliko Ngale Road to the Obudu Mountain Resort under 2 hours 6 minutes in a distance of 105 kilometers.

Port Harcourt to Obudu Cattle Ranch

Obudu Cattle Ranch

A drive from Port Harcourt International Airport Road Umuecheigbo to Okehi will take 54 minutes for 36.9 kilometers. Drive through Umuaturu Amala Umu Ohi Uku Road down to Port Harcourt Enugu express/A3 to Agwu Enugu State within 1 hour 50 minutes for a distance of 131-kilometers. Through Obuagu Amaseri Road and Eneagu Amuzu Road to Abakaliki Afikpo Road down to Ugep road consuming about 1 hour 19 minutes drive of 77.8 km.

Moving further to Katsina-Ala Calabar Rd/A4 to Abuochicie for 2 hours 32 minutes on a drive of 160-kilometers. Getting closer to your destination, take Otukwe-Obudu road to ranch road of about 41 minutes for a distance of 42.7 kilometers. A closer drive along Adikpo Ogelave Road and Akanliko Ngale Road of 42 minutes in 39-kilometer. The next 43 minutes drive of 22.9-kilometers takes you to Obudu Mountain Resorts. 

Kano To Obudu Cattle Ranch

From Mallam Aminu Kano International airport, drive down to Abuja, which is about 8 hours, 42 minutes drive at a speed of 50km per hour. From A234 and Markurdi to Jos Road/A3 to Makurdi Road/ Makudi to Gboko Road in Makurdi will take 4 hours 19 minutes for a journey of 274 km. Drive through Makurdi Road to Katsina-Ala Road/A344 will take about 1 hour 16 minutes for an 82.2-kilometer drive.

From Katsina-Ala Calabar Road/ A4 to  Mbacub-Vande Ikya Road, which will take 1 hour 37 minutes to cover a distance of 89.9 kilometers. A drive through Vande Ikya to Abanliko Road and Akanliko Ngale Road to your destination in Cross River.

Interesting Facilities In Obudu Cattle Ranch

The tourist mountain was further renovated and developed by the Cross River State Government to world tourist site standards. The facilities were renovated extensively to attract both local and foreign tourists. Below are some of the interesting facilities:

The Cable Car

The Obudu Mountain Resort is about an 11-kilometer distance from the entrance down to the resort center. Tourists are left with two options either to take the distance with the resort bus or through the cable car, which takes not more than 6 minutes, while the bus takes 25 minutes to get to the resort center. The cable car in Obudu Mountain Resort is acknowledged as the longest cable car ride in Africa as a whole. Of no doubt, most tourists start their tour activities by making the right choice of using the cable car. This offers them the opportunity to see the beautiful green nature of the Obudu Mountain Resort and its environments.

The Obudu Mountain Race

To some regular visitors who loves mountain race, November is a perfect month for the resort because it is the month for the price-winning Obudu Mountain Race. It attracts good lovers of the mountain race, of which some get lucky and earn the cash price.

Outdoor Games

Among other exciting events in the Obudu Mountain Resort are a series of outdoor games to get busy with, like swimming, horse-riding, hiking, and golfing. The swimming pool is provided in the resort to cater to tourists that love swimming, and it has an outdoor pool bed for relaxation. Mountain hiking in the Obudu Mountain Resort is one of a kind, and visitors must cross all safety guidelines before embarking on a hiking experience on the beautiful walls of the mountain. Golfing in the resort is perfect as the resort has one of the best golf communities, the amazing green fields are irresistible.

The Canopy Walkway

In Obudu Mountain Resort, the canopy walkway is a hundred meters swing bridge with a distance of 70 meters on top of the mountain forest. The view from the canopy walkway is very exciting even though it may look scary, but it is accompanied by a lot of fun. The canopy walk takes you through a real adventurous journey.

The Morning Gym

There is a fitness center provided for a daily workout. This center is adequately provided with all necessary fitness tools like the dumbells, sit-up bench, and treadmills that will help tourists stay fit.

How Much Does It Cost to Visit Obudu Cattle Ranch? 

The cost of visiting the ranch varies according to packages and reasons for visit. Some of the packages include holiday packages and honeymoon packages.

Below is a breakdown of the Obudu Mountain Resort Honeymoon Package:

The tour service of the resort is called Trip and is mostly structured for couples.

  • It is designed to last for 5 days and 4 nights.
  • The Trip type is Honeymoon, Sightseeing, Tour, and Vacation.
  • Activities involved are Couple getaway, Honeymoon, Picnic, Recreation, Site seeing.
  • The price for a Trip is N300,000.
  • The trip price covers a couple too.

The Trip fee covers the following services:

  • Accessing the premises.
  • Accommodation for 4 nights.
  • Daily breakfast for the couple.
  • Access to all tour sites and activities within the ranch.
  • Guide services.
  • General Assistance.

Non-Honeymoon Packages at Obudu Cattle Ranch

  • The entrance fee into the ranch is N200.
  • To take a walk on the canopy walkway, which is overseen by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, a visitor is to pay N300.
  •  Accommodation: The accommodation prices at the Obudu Cattle Ranch are as follows:
    • Mountain Villa – N75,000 per night
    • Special Mountain Villa – N72,400 per night
    • Governor’s Lodge – N65,000 per night
    • Presidential Suite – N55,000 per night
    • Royal Suite – N47,500 per night
    • Family Unit – N46,750 per night
    • Executive Suite – N35,000 per night
    • Club Chalet – N30,000 per night
    • African Hut – N28,500 per night
    • Superior Double Chalet – N27,500 per night
    • Standard Double Chalet – N25,000 per night

Note that the prices of these accommodations are subject to change.

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