Mungo Park Monument
Ways Of Travel
By car and motorbike
Nice Things About Place
The locals in Jebba and the neighboring town Mokwa are friendly, used to seeing foreign faces, and if they fancy you, you just might get entertained as they regale you with tales and legends that will send your imaginations rolling.
What To Bring
["Camera to capture the sights and take selfies with","Sun shades","A casual attire","Bottle of water"]
Reason To Recommend Place
Although called the 'Mungo Park Monument', it is jointly dedicated to Mungo Park and Richard Lander; the man who later finished the work Mungo Park started.
Reason For Loving Place
The monument stands proud and tall on a hill on an island encircled by the rushing powerful current of the River Niger. Erected in honor of the Mungo Park voyage which saw him trace the River Niger to its origins, it is a tourist center that attracts locals and foreigners alike to view and try to grasp the life of the famous explorer.
