Okomu National Park Travel Guide: Top Sights in Nigeria, Tours &

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Okomu National Park- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Nigeria; 5 Reviews

Suggested Duration: 8 hours

Okomu National Park, previously known as Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, is one of the largest remaining natural rainforests in Nigeria, located in Edo State. Covering an area of about 200 km², it is the smallest of Nigeria's seven national parks and home to a rich variety of wildlife, including endangered species like the African forest elephant and white-throated guenon. The park also hosts over 150 bird species and more than 700 species of butterflies. Despite its biodiversity, the park faces significant threats from encroachment, logging, and plantation development, which have led to a reduction in its size.

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Reviews of Okomu National Park

Edwin Elebhose

2
Reviewed: 2023-05-16

Okomu national park is at ovia south west local government area of Edo state, the problem here is bad road leading to the park, not motorable, that road need to be fix.
Clef pascal

4
Reviewed: 2021-04-30

Did my Industrial Training at okomu national park and was amazing!
Liesel81

3
Reviewed: 2020-08-31

This park has a lot of potential and the original structures built are very good but the under utilized and probably not well managed Nationalpark now if there is anything I have learnt, its that you can not waltz into a national park at any given time of the day and say where are the #elephants I am here now. You must invest your time if you wish to experience the wildlife in national parks. Ideally early mornings or at dawn are perfect for observing wildlife. Knowing this we opted for getting to know the forest and climbing the 140ft tree house in #okomunational park The park is one nigeria's 7 national parks with land mass of approximately 19712 hectares. Its mainly secondary #rainforest. it was first established in 1935 as the former Okomu Forest Reserve. Its home to #whitethroatedmonkeys, #forestelephants and various #birdlife. Its located in the city of #ovia - they provide lodging as well as different activities enabling you enjoy the park.
motunrayo

5
Reviewed: 2019-10-19

Okomu National Park (ONP) previously Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary is a representation sample of the remaining rainforest ecosystem in the south western park of Nigeria. The national park is believed to be surrounded by about 45 villages and settlements, the most popular ones are Udo and Arahkuan villages, which are just by the fringes of the facility. It is characterized by canopy and emergent trees- a main identification of a rainforest. Common trees include Ceiba Patendra (silk cotton tree), Celtis Zenkesi Triplochiton. It is also very rich in varieties of birdlife. Wildlife species include Cercopithecus erythrogaster(White Throated Monkey), Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis (Forest Elephant), etc. Okomu national park is bounded in the west by the Okomu River. The ecotourism facilities in okomu include the old tree house, the arakhuan stream, the hanging bridge, park mini museum, new tree house, restaurant and bar, charlets , etc.
Peter Odia

4
Reviewed: 2017-12-02

There are some places that you just need to be to know and have a feel for your selve you can't just be told about, no Welcome to Okomu, national park the home f the richest biodiversity of organism and plants,