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A.Yankari
National Park
Yankari
National Park with an area of 2,44.10km is
Nigeria's premier tourist resort and is also
one of The most important conservation areas
in the whole of West Africa. Located in Bauchi
State, about an hour's drive from Bauchi town,
the area is effectively protected.
It
contains three warm springs, and opportunities
to observe a wide variety of wildlife species
in their natural habitat. The most frequently
seen animal species are elephant. waterbuck,
hartebeest, hippopotamus, crocodile and
baboon.
Lions
are also occasionally seen. The park is
visited by tourists through out the year and
most of them stop in the main camp at Wikki
where there are 110 chalets as well as a
conference centre, restaurant and bar. It is a
place to spend one's vacation and also to hold
conferences.
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