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The Premier National Park |
Cultural features
Kali Hills, with its numerous shrines and Oli river where the water goddess of that land resides are irresistible tourist attractions with religious therapeutic conations. Every year, people visit the Park to offer sacrifices to the water goddess for good fortunes and bounty harvests, cure of barrenness and for the cleansing of individuals of parental and ancestral curses.
Museum
 Interior of Natural History Museum
 Swimming Pool at Oli camp
 Boats for Lake cruising and Patrols
While at the Kob Amusement Centre in Wawa, visitors/tourists are welcome to the modern park museum where fascinating wildlife trophies and traditional gear/costumes, African cultural artifacts are displayed to show the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria.
Visitor Facilities
Borgu Sector is more developed in terms of visitor facilities and activities than Zugurma. For visitors’ convenience, Oli River Tourist Camp in Borgu is connected to the national Electricity Grid. There is steady supply of water equally. The Camp has 38 relatively furnished chalets of various categories (VIP, Double, Studio, etc), a medium size conference hall, health clinic, a swimming pool (where visitors can relax and have refreshing swim after park viewing or conferences.
The tourist camp at Wawa is an Amusement/Recreation Centre with limited accommodation facility, a restaurant and bar, children playground, natural history museum, indoor game facilities and discotheque hall that have been moderately developed and made attractive.
Park Viewing
The best period for Park viewing is from December to June. Visitors are required to book for entry and make reservation for accommodation at Wawa or Ibbi sectoral offices and thereafter, proceed to the Park for wilderness experience.
Lake Cruise
A 30-seater water bus is provided for tourists who wish to take a lake adventure. One will have the opportunity of viewing migratory birds and reptile species as well as visit the historical site of Old Bussa. There is also the site where Mungo Park, a British Explorer, died while exploring River Niger in 1806.
Anti-poaching Activities
The Kainji Lake National Park’s poaching policies have no doubt created adequate security for its wildlife, consequently contributing to increase in the number of animals, plants and even tourists that visit the most protected conservation enclave in Nigeria. Interestingly, the utmost desire of tourists is sighting as many animals as possible, safety, comfort, and enjoyable holiday. Kainji Lake is therefore your ideal destination.
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