Kaduna is in Northern Nigeria.

Get in

Roads to Kaduna from Abuja and Kano are good. From Abuja the journey takes 2 1/2 hours by car.

Drink

Bars and restaurants that serve alcoholic drinks tend to be in the southern part of Kaduna. In the north, some hotels do not serve alcohol.

• 1 Command Guest House, Muhammadu Buhari Way. A large open air bar in the grounds of the guest house. They serve beers, good fresh fish from the barbecue and sometimes have live music. (updated Mar 2015)

Sleep

Kaduna is a very dangerous city sleeping at night bajju language witches and wizard start moving at night is also home ground for thieves

Not all hotels have bars that serve alcoholic drinks. So if that is important, check first. Hotels in the south of the city are more likely to have bars.

• 1 Quarter House Hotel, #2 Ogbadu Road, ☏ +234 8104127575. Perfectly adequate hotel on the northern side of town. Air conditioned rooms, wifi and a restaurant. No beer here! N22,000. (updated Feb 2015)

Connect

Internet is generally available at hotels, however it is usually satellite provided and quite slow. Etisalat's 3G mobile internet is working very well and provides a fast connection.

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