Safaris from Yaba, Lagos, since 2011
Nigeria, wild, one day at a time.
We plan trips the way they are lived: as a line of days. Elephants on the Gaji river, mist on the Obudu plateau, forest in Gashaka Gumti. You choose the stops, we handle the road, the rooms and the rangers.
Gaji river, Yankari. Late February.
How a week feels
The journey, hour by hour
Every trip we run is written as a timeline before you pack. This is the Yankari wildlife week, the trip most people start with.
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Day 1, 05:40
Pickup in Yaba before the traffic wakes
Our driver is at your gate while Third Mainland Bridge is still empty. Coffee, akara and a printed day sheet are in the seat pocket.
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Day 1, 11:20
Abuja, then the long straight road east
A morning flight lands you in Abuja. From there our own vehicle, with a second driver and a cooler box, takes the road to Bauchi with one stop for lunch.
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Day 1, 16:30
Warm water at Wikki
Before supper, the spring. Clear water at body temperature, palms overhead, baboons watching from the bank. It sets the pace for the week.
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Day 2, 06:15
First drive along the Gaji
The best hour of the day. Elephants come down to the river to drink, waterbuck stand in the reeds and the guide cuts the engine so you can hear them.
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Day 3, 13:00
The long, slow afternoon
Midday is for shade: a siesta on the deck, a book, a swim. The camp runs on solar with battery backup, so the fans keep turning.
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Day 4, 19:30
Fire, stars, stories
Musa, our lead guide in the north, has seventeen years of stories. There is grilled guinea fowl, there is pepper soup, and nobody checks their phone.
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Day 6, 18:00
Home by evening, photos sorted
We fly you back to Lagos and drive you home. By Monday your guide has sent the bird list and the best of the trip photos to your WhatsApp.
Where the line goes
Six wild places, one trip desk
Each place has a season. We only send you when the animals, the water and the roads agree.
The itinerary builder
Lay out your days, see the price move
Pick your stops, slide the nights, choose road or air from Lagos and the comfort you want. The builder draws your route on the map, writes a day-by-day plan and works out the deposit. When it looks right, pay 30% through Receivly or send the plan to our WhatsApp.
- Route drawn on a map of Nigeria as you add stops
- Day-by-day plan with drive times
- Example rates in naira, child and group prices included
- 1Fly to Abuja, road to Yankari
- 2Dawn and dusk drives
- 3Marshall caves, warm spring
- 4Home by evening
Yankari only, lodge comfort, 2 adults: about ₦840,000 for two
- 1Fly to Abuja, road to Yankari
- 2Gaji river drives
- 3Walking safari
- 4Road to Kainji
- 5Boat safari
- 6Home
Yankari and Kainji, lodge comfort, 2 adults: about ₦1,390,000 for two
- 1Fly to Yola
- 2Into Gashaka
- 3Forest walk
- 4River camp
- 5High ridge
- 6Rest day
- 7Road north
- 8Yankari spring
- 9Home
Gashaka and Yankari, camp comfort, 2 adults: about ₦2,210,000 for two
Set trips
Four departures people book first
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Yankari wildlife week
Six days on the Gaji river: dawn drives, the warm spring, the Marshall caves and evenings by the fire.
from₦685,000per person -
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Obudu plateau weekend
Cool air at 1,500 metres, a canopy walk, grassland hikes and a waterfall swim, flying in through Calabar.
from₦495,000per person -
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Yankari long weekend
Thursday to Sunday, two game drives a day, built around a Friday flight into Abuja.
from₦420,000per person -
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Gashaka Gumti expedition
Nine days for seasoned walkers: forest camps, river crossings and a guided attempt on the high ridges.
from₦1,140,000per person
From first message to first drive
How a trip comes together
- Message us
WhatsApp, the chat on this page or the builder. A planner replies within an hour in office time.
- Written plan in 48 hours
A day-by-day plan with rooms, drive times and the full price in naira.
- 30% deposit
Paid by card or bank transfer through Receivly. Your seats and rooms are held from that moment.
- Pre-trip pack
Two weeks out: packing list, malaria advice from your own doctor, guide’s number.
- On the road
We collect you in Lagos or meet you at the airport. Balance is due 21 days before.
Where you sleep
Six lodges, all checked by us every season
We do not own the camps. We work with six small, family-run lodges and we visit each one before the season starts: water, power backup, mosquito nets, first aid, the food. If a lodge slips, it comes off the list.
Meet the lodges
From the guest book
What people say on the drive home
We have done Kenya twice. Yankari in February, with Musa cutting the engine beside forty elephants, is the trip we talk about.
I booked Obudu for my parents’ anniversary. They came back with a canopy walk video and a new respect for my planning.
Our school group was 38 children and nobody got lost, sick or bored. The teachers want to go back on their own.
Field notes
From the journal
Departure news, once a month
New dates, seats left and one good photograph. No spam, and you can leave any time.
Start with the days you have
Tell the builder how long you can get away for. It will suggest the rest, and a planner will check it within the hour.