Arrival · Lagos
Land Murtala Muhammed. Overnight at the diaspora base hotel. Welcome dinner with the heritage team. Logistics briefing.
● PROGRAM IN DESIGN§ HERITAGE TRIP · DELTA STATE · FIRST TRIP TBD
Journey home to Warri.
Walk the streets your grandparents walked. Visit Ode-Itsekiri and the Niger Delta coast. Cook with grandmothers. Meet the people whose lives our programs touch. We are designing the first guided INC-USA Heritage Trip now — itinerary below is the working draft. Add your name to the interest list and help us shape it.
§ 01 · Itinerary · Working draft
Ten days. The shape we’re drafting.
This is a working draft.
Final itinerary set before the first trip.
Final itinerary set before the first trip.
§ LAGOS
Lagos → Warri · by road
Scenic seven-hour drive through Ogun and Ondo. Bush-meat lunch in Ore. Arrive Warri by evening. Elder welcome ceremony.
The Olu's Palace
Royal welcome at the Palace of the Olu of Warri. Halls where your ancestors were received. Brief audience; photography permitted.
Ode-Itsekiri · ancient capital
Boat to the island capital. Walk the ruins. Learn the founding narrative. Lunch on the water with local elders.
Koko · ancestral villages
Genealogy team works on-site to trace your lineage. Family reunions for travelers whose relatives live locally. Emotional day.
Iwere Care clinics
Tour the solar-Starlink clinics. Meet the patients, the nurses, and the volunteer physicians. See your donations at work.
Community service day
Split into three teams: paint a school, deliver clinic supplies, or run an Iwere reading hour. Lunch with local educators.
Escravos · the Atlantic coast
Boat to Escravos where the rivers meet the sea. Walk the sand. Swim if you are ready. The closing ritual is here.
Cooking with grandmothers
Morning at Mama Ejiro's kitchen — banga, starch, owho. Afternoon debrief with the elder council. Farewell dinner.
Warri → Lagos → home
Early road to Lagos. Final group lunch. Airport drop-off. You fly home a different person.
§ 02 · Cost & tiers · in design
Three trips. One destination.
Final pricing TBD.
International airfare not included.
International airfare not included.
Tier 01 · Draft
TBDFamily Roots draft
Family Roots · multi-generational
Shorter multi-generational itinerary under design. Genealogy-heavy. Children-welcome version with lighter physical demands.
- Lodging · vetted
- Ground transport
- Most meals
- Cultural guides
- Activity fees
Tier 02 · Draft
TBDWarri Heritage draft
Warri Heritage · flagship draft
The planned flagship — a full ~10-day itinerary as drafted above, adult-oriented (18+), with deeper time in Warri and the Niger Delta.
- Family Roots base
- Extra days in Warri
- Cultural visits
- Ode-Itsekiri stop
- Genealogy session
Tier 03 · Draft
TBDService Trip draft
Service Trip · service-led draft
Heritage plus impact. A longer trip structured around a service placement in a Warri school or clinic, designed for young professionals.
- Warri Heritage base
- Extra service days
- Structured placement
- Alumni network
- Reference letter
§ 03 · Eligibility & scholarship
Who can come home.
No Itsekiri is turned away
for financial reasons.
for financial reasons.
§ Eligibility · in design
Who we hope to carry home.
Any person of Itsekiri descent or their spouse/partner will be eligible. Children may join the Family Roots variant with a parent. Membership will be encouraged but can be completed during the application itself — no existing member status needed before applying.
A scholarship pool is being designed for students, first-time travelers, and members facing financial hardship. Final terms (number of spots, what is covered, airfare aid) will be set before the first trip is announced.
Scholarship priority criteria
- First-time traveler to Nigeria (highest priority)
- Full-time student · under 28
- Young professional in first five years of career
- Elder (70+) who has not returned in 20+ years
- Member whose direct family resides in Delta State
- Second- or third-generation Itsekiri American
- Academic researcher with project tied to Warri
Put your name on the interest list.
The first INC-USA Heritage Trip is being designed now — date and final cost TBD. Add your name to the list and we will reach out as the program firms up. You will not be charged anything by submitting.