La Campagne Tropicana Boosts Tourists’ Experience with Palm Wine Factory

Akinyele Oluwaseun Akitunde

La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Nigeria’s multiple – awards winning African themed resort located in Ikegun Village, Ibeju Lekki axis of Lagos, has continued to blaze the trail and drive traffic to its leisure enclave with its amazing creative offerings.

It latest creation is in the winery offering category, as it has created a palm wine factory for brewing local palm wine as its looks to boost the experience of the resort’s guests by treating visitors to a blend of African offerings in every aspect.

This newest addition will certainly boost the experience of visitors when it comes to spicing the local flavours of their palates. The wine factory is located right within the precinct of the resort, which is known as home for peaceful co-habitation of man and nature.

Occupying a sprawling natural enclave that is a mix of beach front overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and flanked by the lagoon, as well as fresh water, swampy and tropical forest, the wine factory is located within the forest area of the resort.

According to the resort management, the creation of the wine factory is in keeping with the brand proposal of the resort, which is exposing visitors to the best of African hospitality infused with sophistication and delivered by cultured professionals in a unique and appealing manner.

It further explained that; ‘‘the process of getting natural palm wine is easy and fun; from the cutting of the palm tree to connecting a straw from the tree to the container, this process is extra ordinary as it involves no chemical addictive.’’

What is even more interesting about the factory is the fact that a live station has been created where visitors can watch the processing of the palm wine juice from the beginning to the end. To this end, it added that; ‘‘guests visiting the resort can go on a free tour of the factory.’’

This is even as it noted that; ‘‘this natural drink helps in the following way: It promotes lactation for nursing mothers; Treatment of stomach problems; Treatment of skin rashes; Maintaining healthy the skin and hair; and Treatment of the eye.’’

Aside the treating guests to the best of local offerings, the wine factory will boost the economy activities of the host community and environs as it now offers opportunity for some of the locals to be gainfully employed while others will have the farm produce patronised on a regular basis.

…La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort up offerings with Amosan chalet

Again, the management of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, has shown that there is no end to its creative prowess as it has continued to refresh it offerings, adding value to the experience of guests through its blend of traditional and trendy sophisticated facilities and services.

The latest and most suffusing creation of the resort is a new brand Amosan Chalet, which is built utilising the natural earth- mud, without using modern block work. This device, which is recourse to the traditional mud house [Amosan in local Yoruba parlance], in African setting, was first experimented with some years ago at the resort.

Since the introduction of the mud chalets, which was widely accepted by guests of the multiple – awards winning African themed resort located in Ikegun Village, Ibeju Lekki end of Lagos, about three sets of Amosan chalets of different sizes, featuring different amenities have been constructed to complement the regular facilities of the resort.

This new version of Amosan chalet is awe-inspiring, enchanting and more expansive in scope and content, with effervescent pomp than the others. It is a four-bedroom bungalow, all ensuite, featuring a blend of fascinating local and modern amenities, all exuding opulent and sophistication, befitting of royalty.

Some of the inviting amenities include an Olympic size indoor swimming pool, with a pool lounge/bar and two large living areas; one housing the indoor swimming pool; dining areas; visitor’s toilet and shower, kitchenette, as well as private gym.

The maximum occupancy for the chalet is eight adults while its occupants are treated to a number of unique and personalised services such a private butler and security,  welcome barbecue, private breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet , fruits basket, two bottles of wine, water and soft drinks as well as massage [for two adults].

Also, occupants are entitled to a bouquet of leisure offerings of the resort, which include all water related activities such as boat cruise, kayaking, sport fishing, beach volleyball and basket ball, horse riding, tour and musical entertainment.

According to the management of the resort; ‘‘this chalet built from mud was created to show that Africa’s local materials can be transformed and used to create the kind of luxury we want.’’