Plan a visit around the annual Olosunta Festival in Ikere
- Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Ikere-Ekiti holds an annual Olosunta festival for the hill that locals tie to the town's origins. It is a community and ritual occasion with cultural performances and traditional rites, so go as a respectful guest and ask before taking photographs. The date is set locally each year, so ask the Ikere palace or the state tourism bureau before you travel. Add a hill walk the next morning.
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Plan a visit around the annual Olosunta Festival in IkereIkere-Ekiti, near Ado
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