Ibeno Beach is renowned as the longest sand beach in West Africa. It extends across 30 kilometres along the Atlantic Ocean from the beach all the way down to Jamestown in Akwa Ibom. The beach is located in Akwa Ibom southeastern Nigeria and it inherited its name from Ibeno local government area. Ibeno is a major boost for tourism in Nigeria, especially in the oil rich southeastern part of the country. Estimated to be first occupied around 1200 – 1500 BC by the Ibeno tribe, the white sand beach is one of the oldest beaches in Nigeria and West Africa at large.



Ibeno beach in Akwa Ibom features one of the most most natural beaches in Nigeria with a beautiful coastline and a boundless bank of lush white sand along the coastline of the beach and extends the beauty of Ibeno beyond our human sight. This natural scenery of visual spectacle blends perfectly with the sound of splashing waves and screams of seagulls under casts made out of the shadows of fascinating trees bedded along the beach. For those that intend to spend a night in or around Ibeno, get affordable hotels around Ibeno.

Ibeno provides endless natural facilities for tourist such as beach volleyball, water sporting, beach soccer, general boating, sunbathing or taking strolls along the beach coast. The beach provides an ample view of the Gulf of Guinea over which the scattered gas flares from ExxonMobil offshore oil platforms create an image of flaming tongues of fire on the sea.

The beach is often patronised by visitors from southeastern, south south and north central part of Nigeria who desire to take time off their schedules and relax at Ibeno beach. In 2013, the Federal Government of Nigeria constructed and opened the Ibeno bridge as a move to attract tourist and improve other economic activities in the region.

Beautiful! i hope to visit someday!

The first picture is not Ibeno beach oooh.

I was there sometime this year and it's not as the first picture makes it seem.