Wednesday, 29 April 2009

THE GAME RESERVES AND NATURAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS


1. Niger-Benue Confluence: - This is where the Rivers Niger and Benue join at Lokoja. It can be toured on available boats, on canoes or viewed from the a close by hill giving a panoramic view of the confluence


2. Yankari game reserve:-This is Nigeria's most popular holiday resort, located in Bauchi State and declared open in December 1962. The Yankari Game Reserve covers an area of about 900 square kilometers. Varieties of wild animals, birds and reptiles abound. They include lions, giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, monkeys, wild hunting dogs, gazelles, Egyptian cobras, marabou stork, crocodiles, African pythons, water buck, cattle fowls, glossy ibis, foxes, baboons, Senegal parrots, cuckoo etc


3. KAINJI LAKE GAME RESERVE: See elephants, lions, hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitats. Also visit the craft shops at Wawa and enjoy the delicate cuisine of the local communities. This game reserve is located in Niger and Kwara states of Nigeria


4. OBUDU CATTLE RANCH: The ranch is located in Cross River state of Nigeria and has near temperate climate owing to its location on high hills. As a tourist attraction, it has a waterfall, a gorilla habitat, and opportunities to see a variety of birds


5. The Nike Lake Holiday Resort at Enugu


6. The Ogbunike Cave in Enugu state


7. Te Oba's Palace in Benin


8. The Benin Moat


9. The Egene Natural Tunnel, in Benue state


10. The Makurdi Zoo, in Benue state


11. The Ogbudu-Apa (mass grave of junkun warriors), in Benue state


12. The Idoma Palace, in Benue state


13. lkwe Wildlife Park at lgbor, in Benue state


14. The Montare Game Reserve in kwande Local Government Area, in Benue state


15. Emir of Katsina's Palace


16. The Legendary Kasugu Well


17. Emir of Zaria's Palace


18. The Emir of Kano's Palace


19. Bilikisu Sungbo Shrine.,in Ogun state


20. Mapo Hall (built on top of Mapo hill, in Oyo state


21. Bower's Tower, in Oyo state


22. Alafin's Palace, Oyo


23. Mokola Cultural Centre, in Oyo state


24. lddo Cenotaph, in Oyo state


25. Ancient City Walls, in Oyo state


26. Osun Oshogbo Shrine,in Osun state


27. OonTs Palace,lle-ife, in Osun state


28. Ancient City Walls, in Osun state


29. Erin ljesha Falls, in Osun state


30. Jos Wildlife Park


31. Pandam Tourist Resort Complex.plateue state


32. The oil well at Olobiri (where oil was first found in commercial quantity in Nigeria)


33. Slave Transit Hall at Akasa,River state


34. The Mambilla Tourist Centre,Adamawa


35. Gashaka/Gumpti Game Reserves


36.Whispering palms in Lagos state