This weekend has been a pretty amazing one for me, a group of Friends and I left Lagos to explore Ibadan and have a first-hand experience of its famed Indigenous dish; Amala. We spent twice the usual time it takes to get to Ibadan from Lagos in traffic, but trust me, it was four hours well worth it. This time was spent warming up to the trip, chat, play and get set to have the time of our lives. by 8 pm, we arrived our hotel in Ibadan and spent an hour settling in, before our hosts and volunteer tour guides @I_pissvodka & @Bhadoosky came to take us out for a time of quality dinner and what eventually turned out to be one helluva night. After dinner in a restaurant at the Mall, we went to Apollo nightclub, the DJ in the lounge deserves a pay raise. The Guy kept reeling out one great song after the other. Elsie, Shawttynatt, and Jokunle mostly sat through this session which lasted from 9pm-11pm.

Peep @MojiDelanoBlog @ourfoodie_ng @ELSiEiSY @thepamilerin @Rouvafe @Jokunle @MistaSeun @Bhadoosky

That DJ at Apollos is bad ass!

His jamming is the best I have seen in recent times

Please ask me when last I clubbed.

It was a wonderful experience.

We move.#Amalatour pic.twitter.com/Y3dMgClma9

— Bukola Wahab (@shawttynatt) July 28, 2018

After spending two hours merrying, it was time to experience a different flavor of Ibadan nightlife, so we left for ‘Switch’ an upscale Club along ring road. When we got to Switch, a Comedy event was going on there, we thought about it and concluded that we were in no mood for comedy, we wanted to dance. It turned out that the host of the comedy show ‘MC Peteru’ was friends with @ThePamilerin & @I_pissvodka, so we decided to stay back and give him some support. The show ended an hour later and we had another hour of dancing and fun to ourselves.

The next stop was switch.

Comedian Peturu was having a show and we had beautiful moments

We had so much to drink@elsieisy ate fries and chicken.#Amalatour#ExploreIbadan pic.twitter.com/q0VxHPslZM

— Bukola Wahab (@shawttynatt) July 28, 2018

It was time to move on, some people like ShawttyNatt and ElsieIsy wanted us to retire for the night, but Moji & I wasn’t going to have any of that, we didn’t come all the way to Ibadan just to come and sleep by 1:30 am. So off we went to another club named Derock. This time, everyone danced to their fill, except Jokunle who didn’t dance throughout the night (mans was feeling too old to dance smh). Seems Ibadan Babes are independent and love partying alone because I saw about 3 tables of 4-6 beautiful girls wearing skimpy clothes, drinking and dancing without any male companion. Time was ticking and at this point, we were tired and ready to retire for the night.

@ourfoodie_ng and @mistaseun

We rounded up for the night at Derock

Went back to our hotels and I didn’t sleep all through the night Sha.

And Morning came. #ExploreIbadan#AmalaTour pic.twitter.com/2sF799PxTn

— Bukola Wahab (@shawttynatt) July 28, 2018

Day 2 of our Ibadan trip

The previous night, we had agreed to start the next day’s tour by 9 am. I woke up by 7:45 am and by 9 am I was ready to roll, then I heard that our hosts I_Pissvodka & Bhadoosky wouldn’t be at the hotel until at least 30 minutes later. We spent the next hour taking really amazing pictures with Moji & Pamilerin’s iPhone X. Fam, iPhone X Camera is the real deal, I won’t even repeat myself. Our hosts eventually came around by 11 am, then we setout in search of Amala & Fun.

Our first Amala experience in Ibadan was at Mama Adija Amala spot. I am not a big fan of Amala and for a second I considered eating eba instead, but how could I come all the way from Lagos to Ibadan just to eat Eba? I ordered my Amala, ponmo & ogufe (goat meat). Gbedu wey dey burst brain! Damn! Mama Adija Amala was sweet like Sugar.

Onto the next one, the ibadan famous Amala Skye.

Well, I think the place is overrated.

The meat wasn’t soft..

Drinks were cold Sha

Let me run away, before Amala Skye fans come for me#Amalatour#ExploreIbadan pic.twitter.com/RaJpeBN8iH

— Bukola Wahab (@shawttynatt) July 28, 2018

In eating amala, ordering what you want specifically is very important 👌

Gbegiri can’t be more than ewedu ☺️#AmalaTour#ExploreIbadan pic.twitter.com/eVKHSeY71t

— Elsie Godwin (@ELSiEiSY) July 27, 2018

Which do you like better? 😋

RT for Black Amala
LIKE for White Amala#ExploreIbadan #AmalaTour pic.twitter.com/6MO5A8hPWk

— Iseunife The First (@Shawnife_) July 28, 2018

We left Mama Adija for the University of Ibadan Zoo. I thought the Zoo will be in a state of disrepair, but surprisingly it was in a pretty good shape. We saw animals ranging from birds to Monkeys, Gorillas, Chimpanzees, baboons, Crocodiles, Giraffes, Ostriches, Snakes, Jackal, hyena and the Almighty Lions. the Lions and Crocodiles impressed me the most. When we first saw the crocodiles, they were still & one could even mistake them for lifeless and mummified.

The Zoo attendant made it clear to us that they were well alive and in stealth mode, waiting for an undiscerning prey who will fall victim. Another set of Animals I was impressed with were the Lions, judging by the huge size of the lions we saw, I can only imagine how big & magnificent a Lion in the wild would be. At a point, the Lions roared and all I have to say is, you need to experience this for yourself.

Hear them roar 🐯
Lions!!!

😂#ExploreIbadan #AmalaTour pic.twitter.com/MvzEmLLwDr

— Elsie Godwin (@ELSiEiSY) July 27, 2018

As seen as the University of Ibadan Zoo.

On tour with the team#AmalaTour#ExploringIbadan pic.twitter.com/eyQQagz9jR

— Bukola Wahab (@shawttynatt) July 27, 2018

After spending time at the Zoo, we proceeded to the famous Amala Sky. Here we had our fill of Amala, although I still prefer Mama Adija Amala. At Amala Sky, I had a serving of Amala with Egusi soup flanked by two ponmo and fish. We eventually left Amala Sky for dessert at this Ice Cream and Cake place called Paris Confectionary. The Ice Cream couldn’t compare to ColdStone’s of course, but it was far more affordable. At this point, we had seen enough of Ibadan for one trip & it was time to head back to Lagos.

Paris confectionery, Ibadan

While the rest of the tour group left for Lagos, Pamilerin and I stayed back in Ibadan for another night. Pamilerin spent time with some of his Friends, while my Bro @ShawnIfe took me on a mini-tour of the University of Ibadan. The next day, Pamilerin and I dusted our bags and japaaaaaaaa.

The end.