Places to Visit

 

Akiri Salt Village

Akiri village in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State is about 145 kilometres away from Lafia, the capital of the State.

 

Akiri Warm Spring

The Akiri Warm Spring in Awe Local Government Area, is remarkable for its warmness all year round.

 

Ara Rock

The Ara Rock, which stands magnificently as a tower facing the Ara town, is beautiful and fascinating in appearance

 

Places to Visit

 

Doma Dam

Doma is a man-made dam meant for agricultural irrigation and the dam is structured into three arms with each arm measuring more than 2 kilometres in length and 300 metres in width.

 

Dyeing Pits and Calabash Carving in Lafia

At the dyeing pits, traditional clothes in various sizes and designs are woven and dyed.

 

Eggon Hills and Caves

They are a range of hills over 300 metres at some peaks. They have the appearance of Kopjes and Inselbegs.

 

Farin Ruwa Waterfalls

Farin Ruwa waterfall is found in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It is located between the boundary of Bokkos and Wamba local council areas of Plateau and Nasarawa States respectively

 

Hunki Ox-Bow Lake

The Lake is like and ox-bow, shaped in two arms with each of them measuring 6-7 kilometres long and 70  70 kilometres wide.

 

Inventory of tourism attractions and their locations in Nasarawa State

 

Keana Salt Village

The Keana Salt Village is located in the headquarters of the Keana Local Government Area, some 67 kilometres away from Lafia, the state capital.

 

Late Captain Maloney Tomb/Hill

Maloney Hill is situated near Keffi. It has a beautiful site for camping and picnicking.

 

Numan Rocks

The rock/hills stand spectacularly with striking peaks and sceneries. From the top of the hills, most parts of the state and pars of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, can be viewed

 

Oku Akpa Picnic Centre

The area is suitable for picnicking, mountaineering, sport hunting, bird watching, etc

 

Peperuwa Lake

Peperuwa Lake is an elongated natural lake situated at the north-west of Assakio town in the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State

 

Umaisha River Bank Resort

The town, referred to here at Opanda Kingdom, is an old settlement built in the 14th Century and its inhabitants are the Igbiras.

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