Yankari Game Reserve

Visitor Suggestions

Stop selling safari tickets when you know the truck is full. (This would have averted my almost overwhelming desire to shout ‘BUNDLE’ and charge through the hoards of people all trying to fit on a twenty seater truck. Of course I didn’t do that – I just watched the scrum and decided to join others in a jeep instead.)

Clear up the litter! Don’t allow guests to throw plastics down from the safari truck or into the spring please!

Educate visitors that a safari truck is not a party-bus. If they shout and yell during the safari they will not see any animals.

Train restaurant staff to know that when people enter, perhaps they want to place an order. If people order drinks, they just might be incredibly thirsty and will need their water now now not 45minutes later. This should be a nationwide training, not only restricted for Yankari.

Train all guides to know the environment so when asked questions like ‘ooh, what’s that?’ they have more to offer than just ‘That is a bird’.

I’m sure these few inexpensive changes would make it nicer for everyone. I have a few more suggestions that perhaps my Nigerian friends would not agree with. I ask:

Wall-to-wall carpets: Luxury or, in the absence of hoovers, impossible to clean?

Dimsy restaurant with closed curtains and no view or an outside terrace from which to enjoy the surroundings?


Wikki Camp in Yankari is a tad run-down. There is room for improvement. A little bit of thought and organization would go a long way. But, it certainly has its own charm and is a cheap and popular spot for ex-pats and Nigerians alike.