TOURISM

TOURISM DESTINATIONS IN NIGERIA YET TO BE DISCOVERED AND POPULARISED

There are places in Nigeria which are not known for people to visit, yet they have great potentials for tourists. Let’s take a look at these places; you will be marveled.

ABBA CAVE IN AKURE

Abba cave is located in Akure; its kind is so beautiful and rare. It strikes you with an unbeatable awe and with every look you cast in its direction, it pulls you massive sheets of weathered granite off a big rock and forms a cavity at its base. If you look closer at this Abba cave you marvel in adoration. People call it Abba rock because it takes the form of a traditional hut.

Such caves as this are and many more amazing rock formations are scattered all over the hill tops of Akure. Over the years, the northern outskirts of Akure town have attracted special attention due to the presence of these caves and unique rock formations.

Abba cave is unusual and special because of its mode of formation and character of poise. For some years now, it is known to have been a favourite praying spot for some members of celestial church. The interior and the external surroundings of the cave are often littered with congealed candle wax and wooden crosses.

ZUMA ROCK: THE DOME WITH A HUMAN FACE

This is a mighty rock which stands bold in Zuma, along Kaduna road. It bears a face that looks straight at the setting sun and it is never distracted. Since centuries past, its gaze has remained unchanged; a gaze that threatens to swallow its admirer, one that looks back at you in the eye if you look it in the eye. With a slightly open mouth, it proudly declares its royal location. The most amazing part is that, it appears as if the rock has swallowed the Abuja- Kaduna express way as it stands to a height of about 700m.

RIVER OGUN

An intriguing myth connects the formation of River Ogun with a quarrel between a couple (Ogun and her husband Okere of Saki). The story has it that Ogun devised a means to save her husband’s spiritually potent dress from rain without touching it as the dress was not to be beaten by rain nor be touched by a woman. Without inquiring how his dress was saved from rain, Okere (Ogun’s husband) picked a quarrel with his wife which led to a fight. In the course of the fight Ogun’s pot of magical herbs fell and broke at Oyo-Igboho. The content of the pot flowed out to become River Ogun. Whichever way and by whatever means  Ogun River was formed, today it flows through a Park and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. It breaks into pools during the dry season to form what is called Ibuya Pools in the Park. The Pool is believed to have healing powers on Fridays. 

BY: Fatima Damisa