The Yankari game Reserve is about 7.5 hour drive from Abuja and the only place to see wild animals in their natural habitant. The reserve has elephants, baboons, monkeys, various types of antelope, buffalo, warthog, hippopotami , crododiles and lions. The best time to go is in the dry season from December to April when it is easier to travel on the roads and the game is more likely gather at the Gaji River for water. Safari drives, in your own 4 wheel drive vehicle or an open top lorry, usually go out around 7.30a.m. and 4.00p.m. Guides are over 70 rooms available running from N1500 oer right to N9500. A deposit for each night is required. Take your passports as you will have to sign in at the park gate and pay entrance fees for the vehicle and each person. A fee is charged for the cameras and swimming in the springs. The warm springs are clear and delightful to swim in day or night.

Take snack food and drinks as the restaurant is adequate but basic. Cooking is not allowed. Be careful of the baboons which try to steal anything and can open unlocked doors. You are especially a target if walking about with food. Other items you might appreciate having are candles and bug spray (light coloured clothes are recommended against the tsetse fly which bites but carries no disease in this park). Mobile phones have no service in this area and there is no landline at the actual park either.

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