Jos is one of the most easily accessible towns outside Abuja and provides a pleasant respite from the heat as it is located on a plateau, 12, 000 metres above sea level. The drive is beautiful and takes four hours. There is an excellent museum with replicas of different kinds of Nigerian architecture.

There are several good restaurants. For good snacks and excellent home made cakes and ice cream, visit the Afri-One internet cafe on the main street. Fans of Dairyland products can sample their fresh milk, cheese and yoghurt and the Dairyland cafe. Execellent vegetables can be bought from local markets outside Jos. There are several mission guest-house that will put people up for the night, or hotels (Hill Station, Plateau are the older ones). Other spots of interest are the zoo and the Jos Wildlife Park. The Shere Hills are less than an hour's drive and provide a good spot to picnic and scramble on the boulders. Rayfield lake is a tin-mining site often used for swimming and boating. Kurra Falls, a NESCO (Nigeria Electrical Supply Corporation) hydro-electric water development of a series of dams set in the rolling countryside is a nice place to camp, swim in the lake and go for walks. Also worth mentioning are Kerang Volcanic Mountains amd Wase Rock.