Nigeria

A long time ago, in the ancient town of Ikogosi, there was a man who had two wives. The women were sworn enemies and their rivalry grew by the day. One faithful day, a great fight ensued between these two women and their husband chastised them. They both angrily used their magical powers to turn into springs of water where the hot-tempered wife turned to a warm spring and the cool headed turned to a cold spring. Seeing this, the man transformed to a giant hill to protect his lovely wives. A different narrative says that a great hunter on expenditure was the first to discover a strange spring of water many years ago and on his return, reported it to his people. The people then worshiped the water after discovering her therapeutic and curative efficacy. These are the two popular legends among others told to visitors by the warm and welcoming people of Ikogosi as the origin of what is today known as Ikogosi Warm Spring. 

The Ikogosi Warm Spring is a sensation that has given the lowly and modest town of Ikogosi national and international prominence.

Whether you believe the first legend, the second or several others that surround this mystery or not, the fact remains that nature has provided mankind yet again with a unique tourist destination. The Ikogosi Warm Spring is a sensation that has given the lowly and modest town of Ikogosi national and international prominence. Flowing side by side the warm spring is another cold spring which cross path with the warm spring at a confluence. 

Each spring still maintain its thermal properties even at the converging spot. The meeting point of the warm and cold springs is a mystery that can’t stop mesmerizing visitors and it flags to guests to come visiting all year round. Research hinted that at the source of the warm spring, the temperature is about 70 degree Celsius while the temperature drops to about 37 degree Celsius at the confluence. Here, visitors are encouraged to deep hands into the water and feel the wonder of Mother Nature.Ikogosi provide a tourist with an opportunity to connect with nature at a different and more intriguing level. The tall bamboos, the lush and beautiful vegetation all combines to give a rewarding experience to anyone visiting. The trees on their own offer visitors with bodacious shades and nearness to nature. A visitor to Ikogosi rightly said, “Unarguably, Ikogosi Warm Spring is a geological wonder. It is said to be the only one of its kind discovered anywhere in the world.” 

So be it you want a romantic getaway place, or a place that the ambience speaks of calmness and coziness, or be it you are looking for a decent and affordable tourist destination to take your family, Ikogosi Warm Spring is the seamless place for you. The government has also put in appreciable efforts in turning this site into a tourist haven. There are features such as the swimming pool that feeds directly from the warm spring, the restaurant and bar and also chalets for those who would like to lodge On our part, The9jaboy team call on the government to please do more in the area of maintenance in order to make this gift nature has blessed us with more appealing and comfortable for visitors. 

This will certainly make the destination more economical viable to the state and country at large.