Calabar

==== Cross River National Park ====
[[File:Cross River National Park, Oban Division.jpg|thumb|Cross River National Park]]
''Cross River National Park'' is located north-east of Calabar and borders Cameroon. The Nigerian federal government is courting investors to develop the potential of ecotourism in this and other national parks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adeshida |first=Abayomi |date=2010-10-28 |title=Nigeria: FG Courts Foreign Investors for Eco-Tourism Development |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201010290687.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=allAfrica}}</ref> The park's motto is "The Pride Of Nigeria". The Kanyang Tourist Village, about an hour's drive from Calabar, will provide visitors with a base from which to visit the park and will have a lodge, restaurant and wildlife museum. Activities include game viewing, bird watching, gorilla tracking, mountain climbing or hiking, sport fishing, boat cruises and the Botanical Gardens and Herbarium at Butatong.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-18 |title=.:: Cross River National Park, Cross River State |url=http://hospitalitynigeria.com/cross_park.php |access-date=2024-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011619/http://hospitalitynigeria.com/cross_park.php |archive-date=18 August 2011 }}</ref>

Attractions include the Kwa Falls (see above). The Agbokim Falls on the Cross River plunge over a cliff into the tropical rainforest in about 7 steps. There is a small zoological garden with animal species that are rare in Nigeria, which has helped to save some rare species from extinction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-05 |title=Cross River State National Park {{!}} Cometonigeria.com |url=http://cometonigeria.com/wheretogo/hot-destinations/cross=river=state=national=park.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005223239/http://cometonigeria.com/wheretogo/hot-destinations/cross=river=state=national=park.html |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}</ref>