Agbokim Waterfalls, Nigeria — Attraction in Cross River State

Akwai wurare a duniyar nan da ke ƙin bayani - wuraren da yanayi ba ya raɗaɗi, amma yana raira waƙa. Agbokim Waterfalls a jihar Cross River a Najeriya na daya daga cikin irin wadannan duwatsu masu daraja. Ba magudanar ruwa kaɗai ba, amma gaɓar ruwa guda bakwai dabam-dabam suna faɗowa ta cikin wani babban coci na gandun daji, hazo, da tsohon dutse. Idan kun yi imani da sihiri, yana nan. Idan ba haka ba, da kyau - kuna iya kawai bayan tsayawa a gabansa. Daga lokacin da kuka fara saukowa zuwa faɗuwar, iska tana canzawa. Ya zama nauyi tare da danshi da yiwuwar. Kamshin jikakken ganye, furannin jeji, da ƙasa sabo da ruwan sama na kewaye da kai, kuma duk abin da kake ji shi ne hawan ruwa mai zurfi, mai zurfi, mai rai. Sa'an nan kuma ka hango farkon hangowarka ta cikin bishiyoyi, kuma numfashinka yana tsayawa. Agbokim ba ya bayyana kansa gaba ɗaya. Yana buɗewa. Ruwa daya ya bayyana, sai wani, sai kuma biyar. Kowannensu yana kwararowa ne da irin nasa kida, yana sassaka duwatsun da ke daure da duwatsu masu kauri, suna taruwa a cikin kumfa, mai kyalli na sauti da motsi. Kamar kallon yanayi na rawa zuwa bugun zuciyarsa. Ma'auni yana da ban mamaki. Kuna tsaye a kan ra'ayi, kuma yana kama da kallon wani zane mai rai-kore mai shimfiɗawa kamar yadda ido zai iya gani, hazo yana karkatar da iska kamar turare, da ruwa yana faɗo cikin ruwa da ƙarfi. A ƙasa, wuraren tafkunan suna kyalli cikin inuwar ja da azurfa, kewaye da kurangar inabi da kyawawan daji. Ba wai kawai liyafa ga idanu ba - yana da cikakkiyar kwarewar jiki. Za ka ji tsawar ta fado a cikin kirjinka. Kuna dandana sabo a cikin iska. Ka mika wuya gare shi. Kuma dajin da ke kewaye? Ba shi da ban sha'awa. Wannan shi ne inda daɗaɗɗen yanayin Nijeriya ya ɗauki matakin farko—gattatun itatuwa masu tushen ƙazafi, malam buɗe ido da ke walƙiya kamar gilashin da aka tabo a rana, waƙar tsuntsayen da ake ganin kamar tana fitowa daga wata duniya. Danye ne, mara kyau, kuma kyakkyawa mai ban tausayi. Idan kun yi sa'a, za ku iya tarar birai suna tsalle ta cikin rufaffiyar, ko ƙayatattun ƙayatattun ƙawanya suna rana a kan duwatsu masu dumi. Ga masu daukar hoto, wannan mafarki ne na gaske. Ga masoya yanayi, aikin hajji. Ga wanda ya gaji don neman wani abu na gaske—Agbokim wuri ne mai tsarki. Amma bayan ƙawancin gani, akwai nauyi na ruhaniya a nan. Al'ummomin yankin suna girmama waɗannan faɗuwar, kuma yana da sauƙin fahimtar dalilin. Akwai makamashi a cikin iska wanda ke jin tsufa fiye da lokaci. Tatsuniyoyi suna yawo a cikin faɗuwar ruwa kamar hazo-tatsuniyoyi na kakanni, na tarurruka masu tsarki, na ƙasar suna magana da waɗanda suke saurare da gaske. Ko kuna addini ne, na ruhaniya, ko kuma a buɗe don yin mamaki, ba zai yuwu ku ji wani abu ya motsa cikin ku ba. Tafiya zuwa Agbokim wata kasada ce a cikin kanta-hanyoyi masu iska, jan ƙasa, ƙauyuka masu fa'ida, da kuma mafi kyawun maraba. Za ku haɗu da mutanen da suke alfahari da ƙasarsu, suna ɗokin raba labarai, abinci, da dariya. Wannan shi ne abin da ke faruwa a Najeriya - kyawun ba wai kawai yana rayuwa a cikin shimfidar wuri ba, amma a cikin zukatan mutanenta. Na tsaya a gefen babban ra'ayi na abin da nake ji kamar sa'o'i. Rana tana faɗuwa a baya na, tana watsa wani haske na zinariya akan saman bishiyar, ruwayen ruwa kuma suna kyalli kamar lu'ulu'u mai ruwa. Hayaniyar ta yi laushi. Kuma a wannan lokacin, na ji ƙanƙanta, i—amma kuma gaba ɗaya cikin kwanciyar hankali. Kamar yanayi yana tunatar da ni yadda zan kasance. Yadda ake zama har yanzu. Yadda za a sake jin mamaki. Agbokim Waterfalls ba kawai ya cancanci tafiya ba - tafiya ce. Wurin da Duniya ke magana cikin ruwa mai gudu, ganye masu tsatsa, da shuruwar tsoron wadanda suka yi sa'ar shaida. Idan kuna neman abin ban mamaki, a kan hanya mai zurfi da zurfi a cikin tsakiyar Yammacin Afirka, wannan shine. Ba kawai ziyarci Agbokim ba - kuna...

Agbokim waterfall is breathtakingly magnificent. I visited in the dry season and I believe it’s the best time to visit. The road leading to this place is just as horrible from Ikom and took so long that we got in at night and got to O plus plaza to sleep for the night. Then as easy as 6am, I walked to the waterfall. It’s only about 15 minutes of walking time from where I spent the night. Met with the tour guide(Mr Ekure) and he was too kind to take me there that early and stayed with me all through. The whole trip was amazing and I can’t wait to...

Amazing, it my first waterfall experience, and it was very exciting, the only challenge was just a poor road route to the destination from Ikom. Best route to the destination will be a flight to Enugu and less than 5 hours drive to Ikom or flight to Calabar and less than 8 hours drive to Ikom. And from Ikom to Agbokim is less than 2 hours. It is among the most beautiful place in Cross River and...