Basically, and according to Google map the waterfall is about 41km from the main city of the state capital Calabar and is also part of the Oban division of the Cross River National Park.
The waterfall is surrounded by very beautiful lush green environment and an eye catching, sparkling natural water. The water flows down a steep gorge down to a stream that forms the main Kwa River at a very high current.
BinDean: I visited your blog. Beautiful stuff you've going on there.. I really appreciate your passion & beautiful lifestyle. You need to really becareful out there you know..there seems to be danger almost everywhere in this country now. It's such a shame & unfortunate that Nigeria have such rich historical sites & beautiful landscape threatened by worsening insecurity; people cannot visit or move around the country freely. I'm sorry for being a douuchebag, really I am. Good luck out there
garfield1: Sorry,this is largely untrue.no community surrounds the calabar river.akim akim community is located along the banks of the river just like several other comnunities like duke town,henshaw town.moreover akim akim is at odukpani lga not in calabar.
Correction noted.. That's an error. We actually passed through the community on our way.
austino2018: Bbsharon, you dat just came to Calabar is already flexing d town, Mbok when nxt u are going 4 such cruize hit me up jaree. I live and work in Cally city. Zero seven zero six nine six nine nine six three nine
Calabar River was once a major source of where slaves were brought down from the interior to be shipped west in the Atlantic slave trade.
Slaving was suppressed by 1860, but the port of Calabar remained important in the export of palm oil and other products, until it was eclipsed by Port Harcourt in the 1920.
Hello Nairalanders . I finally toured somewhere down south, southern Nigeria and I'm excited to share.
Currently I'm undergoing my compulsory youth service year in Cross River State. I was posted to calabar from camp.
But then let's start from the very beginning.
So, I met an online travel buddy some days back here in calabar, who told me he would be going across the calabar river to inspect some site along the creek side.
As a geographer, that's his work. But, for me it was going to be an adventure .
Without hesitating I jumped on it . Trust me
Few tips about the river generally...
It is not particularly a tourist centre, which means if you coming here you should or it probably means you have something to do around here.
Or, you just want to have a view of the river itself.
To get a canoe to take you around, if you want to. Simply talk to the locals around, they would help out.
Nothing exceptional happening at the place.
The people are friendly and the environment is pretty safe.