Has anyone driven from Abuja to Jos? How many hours is it by car? what are some nice hotels to stay in around Jos?

thanks iice. where do u live? have u hiked in jos? maybe we can meet? we are planning on doing some hiking there for 4-5 days. i understand it is quite nice. i heard the road from ab to jos is actually quite nice nand very few miscreants or sss. have you heard of the ougadogo lodge? they offered me a cabin with kitchenette, laundry service, room service, and game buffet for 2450 naira per night, double occupancy. sounds pretty good. a miss ogunwole runs the lodge. she sounds very nice as I have spoken with her on 2 occasions. she also offered nature treks for only 800 naira including lunch.

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Yep, it'll take you 3 hours from Abuja to Jos, but I am not quite sure it is as safe as you are made to believe. As at 2 years ago that I was last on that road, there were just too many check-points and police prescence, but that could have changed now.

With regards to the hotels, there is one I particularly like but can't remember the name. The concept is really nice and it has a lot of white folks as guests. The hotel building is actually made up of container cabins. Gives you the feeling of being in a safari somewhere. I think it is the only hotel with that theme in that region so you should be able to find it with some little search and inquiries.

Thanks TayoD. I have not heard that the region between abuja and jos has had any flare ups or hostilities. i would most likey drive during the day and from what i have been told it is safe. my driver i am sure can handle the police checkpoints. how much do they usually want -- the police out there? i am just curious as to the cost for me of traveling from abuja to jos by car. also, are there any good restaurants to stop at along the way for a snack? thanks for your input.

Hello,
I travelled from Abuja to Jos as recently as three weeks ago.

It is a 3 hour journey.

The road is very smooth from beginning to end; no potholes whatsoever.

Is is safe? There are only 2 checkpoints; both are manned by soldiers. I advise you set off early. Avoid still being on that road by 6pm. There are a lot of areas which you can say are "no man's land"; right in the middle of nowhere. Can be scary

it is actually no big deal driving from abuja to jos. driving time is approximately 3hrs. from abuja you get to keffi(30mins from abuja), then to akwanga(this about half the journey). this stretch is considerably busy in terms of traffic and virtually no police check points. in any case even if there are check points the police hardly trouble anyone. you branch off at akwanga and then there are no major towns till you get to jos. no problems all through the way: smooth, paved road and rarely any events of robberies these days (even as late as 10pm!) not to talk of the exquisite and breath-taking scenery you'd experience just as you approach jos. there are also some very good hotels asides hill station. i know all this because i drive to jos virtually every month, and yes i am a nigerian.

the plane will make it faster. cant drive for more than 3 hours without shouting. damn, its hard.

Todd Terry:

thanks iice. where do u live? have u hiked in jos? maybe we can meet? we are planning on doing some hiking there for 4-5 days. i understand it is quite nice. i heard the road from ab to jos is actually quite nice nand very few miscreants or sss. have you heard of the ougadogo lodge? they offered me a cabin with kitchenette, laundry service, room service, and game buffet for 2450 naira per night, double occupancy. sounds pretty good. a miss ogunwole runs the lodge. she sounds very nice as I have spoken with her on 2 occasions. she also offered nature treks for only 800 naira including lunch.

Wow, 2450? When the grand hotel at Asaba goes for 15,000 naira and up a night.Omg. This does not even include food or any of that stuff, just clean sheets and water. But it is grand though i must say and it is over looking the river niger.

i schooled in Jos its abeautiful place i would love to settle down , well that was almost 12 yrs ago dk how it is now

my boyz from bauchi gonna come and hawk you next to jos ooooo. hold ur pockets!

Hill station used to be one of the nicest hotels around.
However, I stayed there in 2001 and it was a real disappointment.
A shadow of its former self.
Come the evening the place became an Ashewo joint.

The rooms though large and spacious were not well cleaned.
Under my bed I discovered a used condom and in a chest
of drawers there were several unused condoms.

Unfortunately I can't direct you to any better hotel cos I haven't been back since.
One place you must visit is the waterfall on the outskirts of Jos. Can't remember
the name now, but it is really nice and a lovely place to go and relax.

Good luck.

It's called Assop falls.

Where in Jos did you go to school iice.?

SLC?
What does that stand for iice?

Cool at iice.

I did my NYSC in Jos and then stayed on for a couple of years working.
But that was in the good old days.

iice:

St. Louis College, sister school of murumba, st. john and st. joseph

Hey I went to CSJ, when did u finish from louisville?

The chappy going to Jos, Hill station is the best hotel available for you in Jos. others like Plaeau Hotel, Jerrotel are ok too, i cant direct you to more cos the rest are shitty. For chilling, u could do Kura Falls, Assop Falls, Rayfield resort ( In Jos!), Jos Museum and zoo is great too, Naraguta is great for rock climbing. Jos wildlife park has scenery of a safari and it's quite nice Nigerian standards. Pandam game reserves is also nice and i think the Solomon Lar amusement park is finally open incase u've got kids. Shere Hills is another spot for rock climbing. See Jos and Plateau in general has lots of places to go, Just get a car, a good updated map ( or a good guide) and u'll be good. And it wont cost you much!
check http://www.plateaustategov.org/visit/ for more info

i've been to shere hills!
hiked and camped there too. it is really pretty

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