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Take Advantage of the Cheap Flights to Lagos and Explore the Oban Hills and the Gashaka-Gumti Nation

Nigeria is the home of several magnificent national parks and notably that of the Gashaka-Gumti National Park located in the hills in the north eastern part of the country next to the border with Cameroon.

Author: Alina Christy

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You can book a cheap flight to lagos from most international cities and after spending a few days visiting the capital head towards the biggest national park near Lagos.

This Gashaka-Gumti National Park offers a vast expanse of dense forest land, rivers and hundreds of wildlife species. The landscape boasts limitless grasslands, cooler highland plateaus as well as rugged mountains areas. All these features including the fascinating ethic civilizations blend in to make a visit to this park a truly memorable one.

The Gashaka-Gumti National Park is no doubt one of the most remote areas in the world and best preserved parks for there are no roads crossing the region and only a few footpaths cut through the forested mountains from the Mambilla plateau. It is also the largest park in Nigeria covering more than 6,500 square kilometers of land. The park owes its name to the oldest historical settlements, the Gumti village in Adamawa State in the north and the Gashaka village in Taraba State in the south.

The land ranges dramatically in altitude from a mere 450 meters in the plains of wild savannah in the north to the Gangirwal peaks reaching 2,400 meters above sea level in the south that represent Nigeria’s highest mountain. Due to this diverse landscape the park counts numerous habitats that shelter a unique and rich array of wildlife species. The woodlands, swamps, lakes, rivers and mountain grasslands offer the ideal environment for an enormous variety of plant life, including ferns and orchids.

This trip to the Nigerian wonderland is a must, especially with the cheap flights to Lagos that are now available at extremely low rates. A flight to the African animal kingdom is a must, for there is no other place comparable to the Gashaka-Gumti National Park with such an abundance of wild animals, butterflies, insects as well as trees and plants.

In the woodland and savannahs you may be lucky enough to spot lion, elephant, buffalo, wild dog as well as different antelope types including hartebeest, waterbuck, Roan antelope, kob and the Giant eland. The rainforest areas shelter animals such as leopard, Golden cat, giant forest hog, yellow-backed duiker and different species of primates.

The mountainous regions are the ideal environments in which to encounter the black-and white- colobus monkeys, baboons, oribi, warthog, klipspringer and the rare Adamawa mountain reedbuck. In the Benue Gamgam Rivers the hippos and crocodile lazily bathe in the hot sun, while far from these dangerous animals, otters and other species of fish animate the waters.

The park is also a paradise for bird watchers counting more than 500 different bird species in the park alone as well as butterflies and other curious-looking insects. The park’s diversity of wildlife is unparalleled and is a haven for nature enthusiasts.

Plan your trip to the park carefully before you book your cheap flight to Lagos for the Gashaka-Gumti National Park is usually open from December to June. Try to find cheap flights to lagos during the dry season, which runs from December to March for it is the best time for spotting game and the access to the trails is at its finest. Temperatures are also more tolerable with lower levels of humidity. However temperatures in March can reach 40°C in the savannah and even drop as low as -5°C in the mountains areas.

About Author

Angelina Christy is a travel author who has written many articles that keeps on guiding the travellers throughout the world. Angelina herself is an avid traveler who has travelled more than 22 countries. She also talk about travel options like Cheap Flights that explains how tourists can minimise the cost of their travel fares.

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Take Advantage of the Cheap Flights to Lagos and Explore the Oban Hills and the Gashaka-Gumti Nation