Nigeria

The Obudu Plateau and its cable car

In Cross River State, the former Obudu Cattle Ranch is a ranch and resort on the Obudu Plateau. Since 2005 a cable car has climbed 870 m to the top, bypassing a very winding road.

The Obudu cable cars in their station
Ei'eke · CC BY-SA 4.0

Key facts

Before you go.

Starting point
Obudu town, about 30 minutes’ drive from the ranchObudu Mountain Resort (Wikipedia)

Good to know

Three things to remember.

Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
  1. Obudu Mountain Resort (Wikipedia)
    Obanliku Mountain Resort (formerly known as the Obudu Cattle Ranch) is a ranch and resort on the Obudu Plateau in Cross River State, Nigeria. […] Since 2005, a cable car climbing 870 metres (2,850 ft) from the base to the top of the plateau gives visitors a scenic view while bypassing the extremely winding road to the top. […] It is about 30 minutes' drive from Obudu town (coordinates 6.38666667, 9.37388889)
  2. Obudu (Wikivoyage)
    You can reach Obudu from either Calabar which takes approximately 6 hours by road […] The closest international airport is in Calabar […] It is surrounded by undulating mountain ranges, low hanging clouds and thick dense canopy forests.

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