My first time at Ikogosi warm spring which is located in Ekiti west Local Government area of Ekiti state Nigeria in a valley the warm spring. which has now catapulted Ikogosi-Ekiti to national and international limelight.
The area covered by the spring is about 31.38 and it is highly protected from erosion by tall and evergreen trees. The warm and cold spring meet to form a confluence, with each maintaining its thermal quality. The warm spring has a temperature of 70o c at the source and 37oc after meeting a cold spring. The meeting point of the warm and cold spring is a unique attraction to tourist.
The trees also serve as a sort of canopy under which tourists could stay during the dry season and sunny days. The undulating topography of the area and the symmetry of the surrounding hills add more to the aesthetic beauty of the spring.
It is one of the nation’s finest tourist destinations with enchanting natural beauty that stands out with stunning visual spectacle as well as globally-acclaimed earth science
and hydrological site, clear skies, the undisturbed sights and sounds of nature, thick and green plantation, rolling hills and a warm spring that fires human curiosity in its acclaimed healing powers as a good cure for all forms of skin ailment, aches, hypertension, arthritis etc
There are alot of stories that sorround warm one the stories i heard about it is that a great hunter had two wives which are the warm and cold springs. One of his wives was said to be temperamental (hot water) while the other was a quiet woman(cold water).
One day, the two wives had a fight and their husband got angry and sent them away the temperamental wife changed to the
warm spring while the quiet one turned to the cold spring.
Another story i heard is that a powerful hunter, while hunting for animals in the forest, first found the warm spring and told the people in that town about his discovery and the powers of the spring,the peope started worshiping the spring.
Nobody really know the true about this spring but nothing might be compared to taking a trip to this place to see things for oneself.
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