Overview
Awhum, north of Enugu in Enugu State, in the South East zone, has a waterfall that pours over a rock face into a stream below, with a cave in the rock nearby. The site sits close to a monastery and is used both as a place of prayer and as a place visitors walk to.
History
The falls and cave are in Igbo country on the Udi–Nsukka high ground, where streams cut through sandstone. A Benedictine monastery was established at Awhum in the twentieth century on the hill above, and the water from the falls came to be associated with prayer and healing by those who visit the monastery. The rock and forest around the falls remain in local custody, and the site combines that Christian use with older local regard for the stream.
What to expect
A footpath descends through farmland and forest to the rock face, where the water falls into a shallow stream, and the cave opening lies a short distance away. The ground close to the water is rock and mud and can be slippery, and the flow is much stronger in the rains. As the site adjoins a monastery, quiet is expected; current access information should be checked before visiting.