Rolling green hills of Obudu Mountain Resort at sunrise with mist
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Adventure

Obudu Cloud Retreat

Wake up above the clouds in the Cross River mountains. Cable car rides and waterfall hikes included.

Duration

5 Days

Location

Obudu Mountain Resort, Cross River

Group size

2 – 10 travellers

Departures

Year-round

About this tour

Five days at 1,576 metres, where the mornings begin above the cloud line. Ride Africa's longest cable car, hike to hidden waterfalls, walk a working tea estate and unwind in the mountain's natural water park.

Trip highlights

  • Ride the 4km Obudu cable car
  • Hike to the Becheve waterfall pools
  • Sunrise viewing above the cloud line
  • Guided tea estate and canopy walk
  • Afternoon at the mountain water park

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Calabar arrival & mountain transfer

    Meet your guide in Calabar and drive up through the Cross River hills, arriving in time for sunset drinks at the ranch.

  2. Day 2

    Cable car & canopy walk

    Glide over the valley on the cable car, then take the suspended canopy walk through the mountain forest.

  3. Day 3

    Waterfall trek

    A guided trek to the Becheve waterfall with a picnic lunch and swimming in the natural pools.

  4. Day 4

    Tea estate & water park

    Morning walk through the working tea plantation, afternoon free at the resort's water park and spa.

  5. Day 5

    Sunrise & departure

    Early sunrise viewpoint above the clouds, breakfast, then the transfer back to Calabar.

Gallery

Misty green hills of the Obudu plateau at sunrise