Owu Waterfall

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	Monday Open 24 hoursTuesday Open 24 hoursWednesday Open 24 hoursThursday Open 24 hoursFriday Open 24 hoursSaturday Open 24 hoursSunday Open 24 hours
	Oke Aba, Nigeria
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Comments 22

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Lasisi Abdulwasiu

The government needs to work on the place.
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Omosewa Gani

It really a wonder in the wilderness The place is amazing but the road need some attention from the government we parked our car hike for 2hrs there
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Awoyode John Sunny

A beautiful waterfall in Kwara state
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Yahya Hassan Alabi

The adventure was fun but so stressful
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Olatunji Lukman

It is a nice experience. The story behind it is awesome
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Abdul Rasheed

Absolutely amazing waterfall in the dense forest of Owa Onire village in Owu Isin, KWARA State, Nigeria. Takes about 20min drive on a relatively rocky terrain from the village, an SUV or pickup would come in handy. A further 40 to 50min hike depending on how much animal scare you get :) before getting this wonder of nature. You might meet lumber jacks on the way, no cause for alarm. The villagers and royal family are really welcoming and would gladly hike with you to the fall. Go in numbers with extra water & snacks and you’ll have an amazing experience!
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Joseph Adeoye

Owu fall is a waterfall located in isin Local Government Area of Kwara, Nigeria. It is 120m above the water level and cascades 330 feet down an escarpment, with rocky out crops to a pool of ice-cold water below.
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OmoDada Tv

So wonderful very awesome
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Adeniyi Oluwafemi

Owu waterfall is indeed a wonder in the wilderness located in my hometown "Owa- Onire" in Ifelodun L.G.A of Kwara state. It is believed to be the highest in West Africa Owu waterfall is said to have been discovered by a local hunter, Jimoh Aremu but brought to limelight by a missionary over 40 years ago, Reverend Plafare Dui. Its height is breathtaking, about 120m above sea level, gushing 330 feet down an escarpment, with rocky outcrops collected at the base as a natural swimming pool. Owu Folklore A Chief hunter and a palm wine tapper from Oyo state named Jimoh Aremu went hunting in the forest one day when he came across a crack in the ground with clean trickling water flowing. There, he quenched his thirst. Oh, this source of water and the green environment would be good to start a community, he thought, so he went back home to tell his people he had found a better land with clean drinking water for inhabiting and they followed him to the place to settle. The place was named Owa Orioke (a settlement on the hill) and he was crowned with the chieftaincy title of Eesa. A Settlement on the hill After Settling on the hill, Jimoh, out of curiosity, said to himself, I need to find where this water flows to then he went on an expedition down the hill alone, as soon as he got to the point of the massive waterfall, he had to summon his members. There were no phones or emails or postmasters, the only means of communication was by making sounds, then he made a loud sound to alert his member thus, ooooo wuuu, oooooo wuuu, his members, on hearing his call said to themselves, wait, isn’t that Chief (Eesa) calling? they decided to heed to his call and the waterfall was named Esa on wu, meaning the place where the chief is calling. Subsequently, the inhabitants settled downwards then named the area “Owa Onire”. Reverend Plafare Dui came to Owu some 40 years ago during missionary activities for the Sudan Interior Mission, now known as Evangelical Church of West Africa. (ECWA), with his inability to pronounce the full name shortened it to Owu and projected the waterfall to the world. One of the most fascinating thing about this natural endowment is that its not only about the waterfall but also the various kinds of animals found in the surrounding which can also serve as wildlife conservation But it is quite unfortunate that our government are not paying attention to this and have done nothing to explore it.
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Lukman Ademola Lawal

A natural spring with a tourisim potential
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ABDULALEEM WORU

Long walk. Amazing
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Owalaye Jimoh Ojo

Its a nice and natural place to visit and enjoy water fall with coolest environment
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Segun Emmanuel Ojo

An awesome place. The community is also trying to make the road better. Visited twice now
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OWALAYE JIMOH

Nice place to visit
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shaun austin

Awesome place to be
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Mustapha Toyyeebah

Ah. The 2hrs trekking off me
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Danielle Oduntan

A beautiful waterfall and walk there was a chance to hike and be one with nature although a bit of a long journey but worth it
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Ajibola Olabisi

Bad road
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Oladipupo Sule

Nt really developed.. if u wanna hike tho its for you.. ull do that for almost an hour after the longest ride ever. Then youll see a thin water fall at the end of the line
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Oluwatimilehin Fadoju

Cool off center
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Abiodun Kehinde

Nice place to be
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Uche Uzoamaka

Owu waterfall - birds eye view kwara Nigeria is a lovely place to be, it was great adventure ever