Elegushi Private Beach

Elegushi Private Beach is located in Lekki, Lagos State in Nigeria. I’m not sure what makes the beach private unless it’s the entrance fee. The entrance fee is 1000 Naira per person and to park your car it is another 200 Naira. For our car of three people, we paid 3200 Naira to gain entrance to Elegushi Private Beach and park our car.

I saw many people bringing in baskets of food and drinks to enjoy the beach. You can purchase food and drink like suya, ice cream, water, and alcohol right there, but beware of the prices. For example, a 750 ml bottle of water is 200 Naira where it is normally 150 Naira in most places and 50 Naira if you purchase the water from a street vendor along the highway.

Elegushi Private Beach features a breakwater you can walk up on, some buildings that look temporary, vendors selling jewelry and curios, and horseback rides. It does look like more permanent structures are on their way.

The first thing I noticed about Elegushi Private Beach was the sea spray. The beach is at a steep slope into the ocean and the waves break very close to the sandy beach. The waves are a decent size making it a good place to use a boogie board if you happen to bring one. There were a number of people kicking soccer balls into the waves and then retrieving them when the waves brought them back. People were jumping into the waves enjoying themselves, others stayed at the edge letting the waves wash over their feet, and still others stayed on the sand enjoying food and drink from the restaurant on the beach.

In the sand at Elegushi Private Beach, you can easily find a good number of sea shells. This is a really great place for sea shell hunting. Judging by the number of shells I found within a couple of minutes, I suspect collecting sea shells isn’t something a lot of people do in Nigeria.

Unfortunately, I also found some broken glass in the beach sand. You do want to be very careful about where you step and wear shoes or sandals as much as you possibly can to avoid getting a nasty cut on your foot.

Overall, the beach is quite clean with very nice beach sand – not the pebbly kind of sand. The people are very nice and friendly. This is a beach I where would bring my entire family to enjoy the ocean, hunt for sea shells, and maybe build some sand castles. I would definitely like to return to this beach in the future.