Ogbunike Caves

One of Nigeria’s greatest geographical masterpiece, theOgbunike Caves are situated in a valley behind the Ogba Hills, Anambra State. Descending into the valley where the caves are located is a lengthy walkway made up of more than 317 steps. The main cave consists of a massive structure with a big open chamber of about5m high, 10m wide and 30m long at the entrance. There are ten tunnels at the main chamber leading to different directions. Within the tunnels are big chambers and other tunnels of varying lengths, some of which are interconnected. The caves are occupied by a large colony of bats of various sizes. A stream flows out from one of the tunnels into a rapid flowing river. At the meeting point of the river and the stream, one can feel the warm water from the caves and the cold river water. Rumours has it during the slave trade era, Africans hid within the caves to escape the slave masters. The entire site is within ranges of undulating hills and valleys which stretch across other communities and farmlands. The site has sufficient boundaries  to protect its values from direct effects of human encroachment.