Tinapa Resort

Tinapa is a business and leisure resort located in Calabar, south eastern Nigeria. Tinapa is conceptualized to be a world-class integrated business resort. It is a four phased development initially promoted by the Government of Cross River State Nigeria, under a Private Public Partnership (PPP). Located by the Calabar River, and contiguous with the Calabar Free Trade Zone, it is the realization of an exciting dream - the first integrated business and leisure in resort in Nigeria. The first phase of Tinapa Business Resort & Free Zone, Calabar, was officially commissioned on the 2nd of April 2007 and is right now set to commence operation.

Furthermore, the Tinapa Free Zone & Resort which is also Africa's Premier Business Resort, is composed of world Class facilities that allow for retail and wholesale activities as well as leisure and entertainment. Some of these facilities are as follows:

*A total of about 80,000m2 of lettable space for retail and wholesale made up of Four Emporiums of 10,000m2 each, several Line Shops, Warehouses, and so on.

*An Open Exhibition Area for Trade Exhibitions and other events.

*A movie Production Studio commonly referred to as "Studio Tinapa" or "Nollywood". It is set to become the most modern film production studio in Nigeria.

*An entertainment strip that comprise a Casino, an Eight-Screen digital Cinema, a children's acade, international standard restaurants and a mini amphitheater, a night club and pubs.

*An artificial tidal lake that feeds from the Calabar River

*A Two Hundred and Forty Three (243) Room international three start Hotel christened "Tinapa Lakeside Hotel" being operated by Southern Sun Hotels, South Africa.
*A Water Park/ Leisure Land

*Parking Space for about Four Thousand Cars

*A truck Terminal

*An independent power plant

ee also

*Calabar
*Tinapa Shopping Complex
*Studio tinapa