Nigeria

La réserve de Yankari

Dans l’État de Bauchi, la réserve de Yankari couvre environ 2 244 km² de savane ouest-africaine. Elle compte quatre sources d’eau chaude et l’une des plus grandes populations d’éléphants d’Afrique de l’Ouest.

La source chaude de Wikki, dans le parc de Yankari
Ikani · CC BY-SA 4.0

Repères

Avant d’y aller.

Point de départ
Depuis la ville de Bauchi, à environ cinq heures de busYankari Game Reserve (Wikivoyage)
Meilleure saison
Saison sèche, d’octobre à maiYankari Game Reserve (Wikivoyage)

Bon à savoir

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  1. Yankari Game Reserve (Wikipedia)
    located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about 2,244 km2 (866 sq mi) and is home to several natural warm water springs […] Yankari Game Reserve is an important refuge for over 50 mammal species including African bush elephant, olive baboon […] African buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck and hippopotamus. […] Temperatures range from 18 °C (64 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F). […] During the dry season, the harmattan wind blows from the Sahara, often bringing dusty skies, and night temperatures fall as low as 12 °C (54 °F). […] The hottest period falls in March and April, when temperatures can rise above 40 °C (104 °F) during the daytime. (coordinates 9.7544, 10.5103)
  2. Yankari Game Reserve (Wikivoyage)
    Yankari Game Reserve also has four warm water springs as a result of underground geothermal activity. […] Yankari is recognized as having one of the largest populations of elephants in West Africa […] The park is normally approached from the city of Bauchi, and it is about a five hour bus ride from there. […] The best time to visit Yankari Game Reserve where you get to see the wide range of animals and have the full Yankari experience is during the dry season (between October and May)

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