The Plateau State sits on Nigeria's Middle Belt at an average elevation of 1,200 metres above sea level - giving it Nigeria's most temperate climate. Known as the 'Home of Peace and Tourism,' it is famous for cool highland air, dramatic rock formations, tin mining heritage, and extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity with over 40 distinct groups.
Top things to do in Plateau State.
Jos Wildlife Park
Jos South LGA, Plateau StateThe Jos Wildlife Park is the most visited tourism attraction in Plateau State and one of Nigeria's better-maintained wildlife parks. Located within Jos city, the park covers approximately 840 hectares of undulating savannah, rocky outcrops, and gallery forest - typical of the Jos Plateau landscape.
Shere Hills
Shere, Jos South LGAThe Shere Hills massif south of Jos is the most dramatic highland landscape in Nigeria's Middle Belt - a wild confusion of granite inselbergs, boulders, and forested gorges rising above the Plateau.
Jos Museum and National Museum
Museum Road, JosThe National Museum in Jos is one of the most important museums in Nigeria for anyone interested in ancient African civilisations. The museum's principal collection centres on the Nok Culture - a pre-Iron Age civilisation that flourished on the Jos Plateau between approximately 1000 BC and 300 AD.
Climate, month by month.
What to wear, by season.
Safety and health in Plateau State.
🛡️ Safety
High riskCommon concerns
Communal Conflict, Terrorism, Banditry, Civil Unrest
Exercise caution
- Barkin Ladi LGA (ongoing herder-farmer conflict)
- Riyom
- Bassa (northern outskirts)
- Jos-Bauchi road at night
Smart-traveller checklist
- Register with your home country embassy before travel to Plateau State
- Jos city centre is relatively accessible; outskirts carry significantly higher risk
- Avoid Barkin Ladi and Riyom LGAs - recent communal violence history
- Travel with a trusted local guide who knows community dynamics
- Monitor NCDC and embassy security alerts daily during stay
- Avoid being on the road after dark in any part of Plateau State
Emergency numbers
💉 Health
Required vaccination
Yellow Fever
Recommended
Meningococcal, Typhoid, Hepatitis A
Local disease notes
- Meningococcal Meningitis (elevated risk; Plateau is on the meningitis belt)
Nearest referral hospital
Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos
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