ERIN-IJESHA WATERFALLS

Nice road from Osogbo, which offers you a dive into the dense vegetation, palm trees, red laterite and ochre brick houses on the outskirts. Charming city of Ijesha on the way, where you can see the Nigerians living at a pace that seems very different and much more pleasant than that of Lagos. As you approach the village of the falls, the relief becomes more important and a small plateau of tropical mountains gives a very nice panorama.

The falls are a beautiful outing in nature and a beautiful hike for lovers. Take a guide to be quiet, and negotiate the price before the ride, even if it means leaving it at one of the steps to continue alone. After a first flight of concrete steps where an old djembe player welcomes you (beware, in Nigeria nothing is free), you feel the humidity increasing as you go deeper into the forest, before reaching the first of the seven waterfalls. The water that fuses on a gradient of stone is clear and drunk by the inhabitants of the village (do not try).

To reach the second level, a fairly steep (and slippery!) step up followed by a small steep descent. In this clearing of greenery, a dru net of water falls more than 10 metres high: it is the largest of the seven waterfalls. You can admire the luxuriant vegetation and the breakthrough to the light of trees with long, long trunks. The environment would almost encourage us to think of ourselves as the pioneers of the origins, if visits to schools or other tourists - sometimes in large numbers - did not joyfully enliven the place!