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Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:01am On Jan 01, 2015 |
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=677212 THE IBOM TROPICANA COMPLEX has a land mass of 128,227 square meters (12 hectares). It is located along SIR UDO UDOMA Avenue and is bonded by roads around its perimeter. The complex comprises the following structures:- 1. Dome A large Dome for sport and entertainment activities with an overall area of 15,500 square meters which will provide seating capacity for more than 10,000 persons. As for example a Heavy Weight Championship from which the Akwa Ibom State Government will be paid royalties to the tone of 20 Million Dollars from every event for beaming the fight worldwide. Likewise the dome is made to draw international and local celebrities, exhibitions, etc. It could also be rented for political conventions and the like. The Dome will amortize its construction cost in less than 5 years. 2. 250 Rooms Hotel with VIP Suites The Hotel has 15 floors including its ground floor, with a 24 hours Café / Lounge-Bar, and Continental Restaurant at ground floor, the Banquet Hall is located at the Ground Floor in a separate structure connected to the hotel via a internal covered walkway. The Hotel will be provided with a Swimming Pool, Tennis Court, Gymnasium Center, etc the hotel is designed to International Standards in order for its facilities to be certified by Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Holliday- In, and Intercontinental Hotels; one of which will eventually manage the hotel. The Hotel will be expanded to provide central catering to all the facilities in the complex namely the Dome and the Tropicana Park. The built-up area of the hotel will be 13500 square meters. 3. Mall and a Cineplex The Mall and a Cineplex which will contain; several types of retail Shops, Eateries, Coffee Shops, Five Cinemas as well as Atriums. The Mall will include a kindergarten facility to assist parents in their daily activities as well as staff working in the mall etc. The retail facilities will be selected to reduce competition. It is expected to attract world class retailers such as Marks & Spencers, Macy’s and additionally Home Appliances Supermarket will be provided and an office Depot store, and office and residential furniture show rooms. The Mall and Cineplex will cover an area of 22,000 square meters. 4. Ibom Tropicana Park The IBOM TROPICANA PARK: will be one of its kind in Nigeria because of its various facilities and wet and dry parks. It will be eventually managed by an experienced International electromechanical maintenance firm together with Silver bird. The theme park will comprise two sections a wet park and a dry park accessed from two different gates. The wet park will have its administration services / food outlets / toilets / box office / Kiosk near the main entrance while the wet rides consist of : 1. Wave Pool 2. TOTS Pool Slide 3. Lazy River Ride 4. Activity Pool/Play Structure 5. Inner Tube Slide 6. High Thrill Slide This section of the Park will have its own mechanical, electrical and plumbing maintenance offices and team. As for the Dry Park it will have at the main entrance the Box Office, Toilets, Retail Kiosks (Souvenirs, Shirts, Caps etc). The Dry Park will have the following main structures/rides: 1. Mini Jets 2. Kiddie Wheel 3. Mini Tower 4. Tea Cups 5. Space Gun 6. Giant Wheel (33 meters) 7. Drop Zone 8. Bumper Cars 9. Pirate ship 10. Jolly Jump 11. Top Dancer 12. Traffic Jam 13. Family Coaster 14. Comic Shows in Open Theater There will also be several retail kiosks all around the Park. It is also interesting to note that a stream bisects the Theme Park, and in order to enhance the ecosystem a small barrage will be erected to create an artificial lake to increase the birds habitat. 5. Utilities Building The utilities building will house the Generators, the Automatic/Manual Change Over Switch, High voltage Switch Gear, the Low Voltage Gear, The Control Room. The Transformers, the Diesel Tanks, the Site Management Offices and the Technicians rest rooms. 6. Multi-storey Car Park The project will eventually have a multi-storey car park located near the mall. This structure will provide spaces for 520 car parks, and another 800 surface car parks will be provided around the site. A car park is planned across the main road and accessed via a pedestrian overhead bridge. Additionally a “Park and Ride” facility will be provided by medium buses shuttling between the adjacent parking space across the road and the Dome during main events. 7. External Works/Site Works The main external works (i.e: site works) consist of “see through fence” to encourage visitors to access the site Gates, and a network of roads which has been designed with proper drainage facilities. The site landscaping plan befits the needs of the various structures in the complex and attempts to maintain the ecosystem as much as possible 8. State of Destination Eventually Akwa Ibom will become a State of Destination and not of passage through because the Tropicana International Complex which will be used by local visitors and tourists will be completed by the time the international airport will be operational and which by the time other accommodation facilities in Uyo. __________________ 2 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:03am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Going through the above and comparing it to what is on ground shows how visionary the Akwa-Ibom state government led by Akpabio is 3 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:18am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Eventually Akwa Ibom will become a State of Destination and not of passage through because the Tropicana International Complex which will be used by local visitors and tourists will be completed by the time the international airport will be operational and which by the time other accommodation facilities in Uyo. Akpabio= Best Governor in Nigeria 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:43am On Jan 01, 2015 |
The Tropicana Shopping mall 1 Like
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:51am On Jan 01, 2015 |
This one reminds me of a ride my kids had in the Movie world here in the Gold coast,Australia 3 Likes
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 8:01am On Jan 01, 2015 |
More! 1, Entry 2, Mall 3 Likes
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 8:08am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Beach in Akwa Ibom 3 Likes
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by nigerianvenom(m): 8:14am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Akwa ibom is the hidden gold mine of nigeria,thanks to Akpabio. He is an achiever.i love my state so dearly 3 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by otokx(m): 8:19am On Jan 01, 2015 |
The taste of the pudding is in the eating; having visited some parts of Akwa Ibom this week, looks more like media hype. The one thing noticed was the near absence of taxi and buses in preference for red keke in the Uyo area. They were so many you just cannot miss them. 1 Like |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 8:42am On Jan 01, 2015 |
otokx: Check out Abuja then and Abuja now and imagine Akwa Ibom then, now and in few years time and you will know your hatred might send you to the Anniversary hospital in AkwaIbom soon Pix 1...Abuja then Pix 2...Abuja Now Pix3....AkwaIbom Anniversary hospital Pix4....Hospital 1 Like
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by otokx(m): 8:49am On Jan 01, 2015 |
We drove past the abandoned hospital site, looking at the model you have here and what is on ground makes for a good. That hospital is so near the road that all that landscaping is invisible perhaps spiritual. Let us tell the truth always. 2 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 8:57am On Jan 01, 2015 |
otokx: @Otokx your truth is like accepting white is black and black is white. Who does not know your usual "No light in UNIPORT/PH for months rhetorics? I beg shift and let sincere people comment jare! You can see the model pix but blind to see the 1st pix... 2 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 9:03am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Face of an achiever 2 Likes
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by otokx(m): 9:03am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Ozin: The truth will always stand, we drove past that place this week and its a major road passing by it. There is no land for landscaping and all the car packs. There is this ugly staircase kinda thing at the back. There has been no light in UNIPORT for years now, not a blink in the past 2 days. |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 9:15am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Need to relax? then visit the Le meridian hotel AkwaIbom and play a game of golf in a beautiful and serene state
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Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 9:21am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Ozin: |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by powerblaze(m): 9:23am On Jan 01, 2015 |
Was thinking of spending my honeymoon at Calabar.. Might come here instead.. 1 Like |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 1:44pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
powerblaze: You will sure not regret the decision |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 2:20pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
I still cannot look at Akwa Ibom without seeing a waste of money. Crossriver manages to draw in far more tourists on far less the budget of AkwaIbom. 1 Like |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by lacasera14(m): 2:32pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
MOBJECTIVE:yea, couldn't agree more. It might be a waste just like tinapa suffering from reckless abadon. The population there is small majority are not even middle class it'll likely suffer less patronage. Let's just hope the next governor maintains them. 2 Likes |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by rozayx5(m): 2:59pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
owo annang edi owo uko |
Re: Akwaibom...Nigeria Tourist Destination Of Tomorrow by Nobody: 3:17pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
smh...stop hyping this third world hamlet please,it's so annoying. There is nothing on ground to support your obnoxious claims ,maybe a lone stadium.,which is not world class either. 1 Like |
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