Home to Yankari National Park - Nigeria's premier game reserve and most celebrated wildlife destination. Gateway to northeastern Nigeria. Rich in Hausa-Fulani culture and pre-colonial Bauchi Emirate history. The birthplace of Nigeria's first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
Top things to do in Bauchi State.
Yankari National Park
Alkaleri LGA, Bauchi StateYankari National Park is Nigeria's most celebrated wildlife reserve and the country's premier game destination.
Wikki Warm Springs
Yankari National Park, Bauchi StateWikki Warm Springs is the jewel of Yankari National Park - a natural thermal spring that emerges from a rocky outcrop at a constant year-round temperature of 31°C, forming a crystal-clear pool approximately 1.6 kilometres long and 30 metres wide.
Tafawa Balewa House Museum
Bauchi CityThe Tafawa Balewa Museum in Bauchi city is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - Nigeria's first and only Prime Minister, a Bauchi native whose assassination in the coup of January 1966 marked the end of Nigeria's first democratic republic and the beginning of decades of turbulence.
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Safety and health in Bauchi State.
🛡️ Safety
High riskCommon concerns
Terrorism, Kidnapping, Banditry, Road Hazard
Exercise caution
- Areas within 50km of Borno State border
- Yankari approach via Potiskum road
- Alkaleri-Gombe highway after dark
Smart-traveller checklist
- Register with your home country embassy before visiting Bauchi State
- Yankari National Park visit should be day-only with return to Bauchi before dark
- The Bauchi-Maiduguri road is extremely high risk - do not travel this route
- Travel to Yankari only via the Bauchi-Alkaleri road in daylight
- Bauchi city itself is moderate risk; Yankari vicinity is generally safer than urban periphery
- Wikki Camp security has been improved by park management - follow all camp guidelines
Emergency numbers
💉 Health
Required vaccination
Yellow Fever
Recommended
Meningococcal, Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Polio booster
Local disease notes
- Lassa Fever (endemic; one of Nigeria's highest Lassa-risk states)
- Meningococcal Meningitis (Nov–May risk)
- Cholera (seasonal)
Nearest referral hospital
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi
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