About Taraba
The Mambilla Plateau rises to misty tea-country highlands beside Gashaka-Gumti, Nigeria's largest and wildest national park.
Things to do
- Mambilla Plateau and Gembu tea estates
- Gashaka-Gumti National Park
- Ngel Nyaki forest reserve
- Jalingo town
Experiences
- Sip tea grown on the plateau at dawn
- Trek Gashaka's chimpanzee forests with rangers
- Drive the switchbacks up to Gembu
Food & flavour
- highland vegetables, fresh milk and bush pepper soup
Getting there & practical notes
- Suggested trip: 2–3 days
- Fly into Jalingo Airport, then a long mountain road to the plateau
- The plateau is best in the dry months; roads can wash out in heavy rain
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