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TOURISM & CULTURE

THE NIGERIAN VOICE 3
September 2013

Tourism In Nigeria:
Ikogosi Water Spring Resort
Popoola, Sunday O.
Entry point to Ikogosi water spring Ekiti State
What wonders remain in nature
as Hot water 70oc gushes out
of a rock in the Western part of
Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Ekiti flagship tourist
destination is said to be the
only one of its kind discovered
anywhere in the world”

This warm spring meets with a
cold spring by its side turning
the water temperature into
37oc. It is noted in
w w w. e k i t i t o u r i s m . c o m
“according to experts, it is a
geological wonder to have
such occurrence out of the
same rock formation and this

“The spring sprouts out and
flow with a constant
temperature and volume up to
150 liters/seconds from
morning till night all seasons
and all year round. The whole
environment of the spring has
been deliberately left untampered with for eco-tourism

appeal while the source of the
warm spring has been provided
with a viewing structure for
easy spotting by tourist.
Strangely also, there is a tree
and a palm growing from the
same source at the meeting
point area of the warm and cold
spring. A wonderful work of
mother nature”
As documented in
Vanguardngr.com, July 14,
2013 edition, “There are a few
legends surrounding the origin
and discovery of the warm
spring and have been passed
down generations for

The Hausa Cultural Marriage
Olaniyi Thevoice Abodedele.

centuries. One such myth says
that the warm and cold springs
were the two wives of a great
hunter. One of the wives was
said to be temperamental while
the other was a quite woman.
One day, the two wives had a
fight and after being rebuked
by their husbands, the
temperamental wife changed
to the warm spring while the
quiet one turned to the cold
spring.
Another legend has it that a
powerful hunter, while hunting
for animals in the forest, first
found the warm spring. After

the discovery, he went to town
with the story and the
townspeople on learning about
curative powers of the spring,
started to worship the spring”
A visit to the spring would
carry a warm relaxing
experience for tourist as
presently the resort has an
executive VIP chalet, three (3)
VIP villas, twelve (12) western
suits, seventy-five (75)
standard rooms of different
styles, themes and offerings
and seven support staff
quarters. Inclusive is a
restaurant/bar, warm water
(from the spring) swimming

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