A "celebration of life" awaits when you participate in any of our Cultural Festival Tours, by which you can gain contact with the people of Nigeria that no 'ordinary' trip can not afford.
Argungu Fishing Festival at Sokoto
Annual celebrations to mark beginning of the fishing season in Argungu, Kebbi State, is one of the most famous cultural festivals in Nigeria. Bare-hand fishing competitions among over 1,000 Fishermen, equipped with a hand net and large gourd, is the main event of this cultural extravaganza. For a whole year preceding the festival, fishing is prohibited on the river Sokoto venue of the Festival and traditional rituals are performed to prevent all the fishes in the area from migrating to neighboring waters. Prizes are awarded to the fishermen with the biggest catches. Since 1940, the score of the festival has been expanded to include traditional water sports, wild duck catching, swimming, diving, wrestling contest, arts and craft exhibition, agricultural shows and traditional music and entertainment. Your tour includes Kabanchi displays, tour of Sokoto and visit to the palace of the Emir of Gwandu, shopping & sightseeing.
Argungu Festival Tour: 4 days/3 Nights. 5 days/4 Nights
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