Imagine an amazing stretch of over 45-kilometre sandbank that transverses many riverine communities. The waves roar in wild whirl and recede with a clap offering to Mother Nature. Yet, the sea-brewed fresh breeze sifted through unpolluted foliage of overlooking mangrove forest caresses the skin of fun-seekers with nature’s gentility. That is the playground for those that have nature at heart. You are welcome to Ibeno Beach, a natural swimming pool and little heaven that always appreciates patrons with memorable sunbathing, water sport and leisure activities.
At the beach, the experience is just cruising in an ocean shore while listening to the rhythmic music of the waves. The lushness around provides tourists with exotic sites. The very hospitable host community knows the importance of visitors and gives assurance that leaves guests with no need to watch their back while communing with nature.
The excitement on the beach usually drives one to discover the point at which the beach forms a part of the West African border with the Atlantic Ocean.
It is a sight to behold, with white sand dunes unaffected by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. It is both gentle and turbulent depending on the season of the year. At low tide, the waters can recede as far as 100 metres from the beach and can reach unimaginable elevation of 30 metres above sea level before it strikes the beach.
The beauty of this beach is the fact that the sands themselves have been stable over the years without receding with the tide of the water. Ibeno Beach presents a nature’s gift, not only as a home for fishing but a relaxation spot for tourists.
The beach stretches over 90 kilometres of natural white sandbar along the Atlantic coastline and provides excellent opportunities for water sport and ocean beach-oriented tourism for Nigerians and foreigners. It is all year-round clean sandbanks with coral reefs that make it unique.
Besides sunbathing, the beach woos surfers, leisure yacht and fishing, while beach soccer, basketball and volleyball are commonplace.
It is also interesting to note that Mobil Nigeria Unlimited shares a boundary with the beach close to its offshore oil drilling operations. The company has a golf course within that golf and beach lovers can both take advantage of.
Also, the beach is a potential haven for the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) visitors cruising to and from Calabar, the premier EPZ which lies close to the north of the beach. Due to its serenity and security, the beach numbers among top soothing and clean beaches in the country.
Besides the beautiful beachfront, the nearby Le Meriden Ibom Golf Resort complements the tourism offering around Ibeno community and sets the community aside as one town in Akwa Ibom State that is becoming a tourist hub.
Bet, a lover of water sport will always find the beach, which stretches to James Town on the Atlantic, most inviting and engaging.
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