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Yankari & Wikki Springs — 3 Days
★ 4.6 · 140 reviews· Yankari NP, Bauchi State· English, Hausa· Fly Abuja (ABV) → Bauchi or drive
Three days at Yankari National Park, Nigeria's largest wildlife reserve — 2,244 km² of woodland savannah in Bauchi State, with ~350 elephants (the largest population in West Africa), roan antelope, hippopotamus, baboon troops, and ~50 species of mammal. The headline beyond game drives is Wikki Warm Springs — a crystal-clear 31°C natural pool, 200m long, lit underwater at night and open 24 hours. Plus the Marshall Caves with prehistoric rock paintings. Fly to Abuja, drive 5 hrs (or charter Bauchi airstrip), stay inside the park at Wikki Camp.
"Night swim in Wikki Springs at 11pm, 31°C water, stars overhead, the bush silent — surreal."
"Saw 80 elephants in one afternoon. The park is genuinely wild, very few other vehicles, the antithesis of crowded Kenya."
Yankari itself is safe with strong park security. We use a known driver, stay inside the park, and travel daylight only. Talk to us about current advisories — we won't run the trip if conditions tighten.
December–April (dry season) — animals concentrate at the Gaji River. Avoid July–September (heavy rain, roads bad).
Yes — fly ABV → LOS for our Lagos Detty December. Combined 6-day from $1,490/pp.