PHOTOS: You Need To See This Place In Nigeria Where Warm And Cold Water Flows Side By Side

                      The meeting port of the warm and cold spring water Photo credit: Emmanuel Osodi

People all over the world are always drawn to natural attractions such as magnificent waterfalls, unique wildlife, mountainous landscapes and a host of others.

In Nigeria, there are a number of tourist sites which continue to attract tourists all year round.

In Lagos State, you have the Whispering Palms and the La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort. In Enugu State, there is the Lake Nike Holiday Resort and in Cross Rivers state, you have the popular Obudu cattle ranch, among others.

While some of these resorts are privately owned, some others are state-owned.

Another one of these tourist sites which attract a number of people is the Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort located in Ekiti West Local Governement Area, Ekiti state.

Chalets and relaxation arenas for visitors Photo credit: Emmanuel Osodi

This resort which is surrounded by lush greenery is a preferred rendezvous for fun-seekers in Ekiti.

The entrance of Ikogosi warm spring resort Photo credit: Emmanuel Osodi

The Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort is one of the tourist attractions that this country could be proud of because of the history and myth behind. The mysterious thing about this resort is the fact that there is a rock from which flows, side by side, warm and cold waters both of which arrive at a meeting point.

The natural sources where the cold water flows from

There are a few legends surrounding the origin and discovery of the Warm Spring and have been passed down generations for centuries. According to one of such myths, the warm and cold springs were the two wives of a great hunter, who, constantly, quarreled with each other. One of his wives was said to be temperamental while the other was a quiet woman. One day, the two wives had a fight and after being rebuked by their husband, the temperamental wife changed to the warm spring while the quiet one turned to the cold spring.

The natural source where the warm-water flows out from in a rush

The natural source where the warm water flows out from a rock

Another myth 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 wooden foot bridge leading to the source of the cold and warm spring water

Road to the warm swimming pool arena

The true situation remains to be found out and nothing can be compared to taking a trip to this place to see things for oneself.
The people of Ikogosi also believe that the water gushing out from the spring has curative and therapeutic powers.

The warm swimming pool connected directly from the from the spring