Drill Ranch

Drill Ranch is located behind Jahas Guest House, a budget hotel in Calabar, off the famous Ndidem Usang Iso Road. The centre is a home to drills, one of Africa’s most endangered primates. Drill monkeys were traditionally hunted and eaten at the Afi Mountain range that borders Cameroon. The ranch also provides a lifelong home for orphan chimpanzees.

There is plenty to keep you busy at Drill Ranch. In addition to seeing the animals there are beautiful walks in the rain forest to the canopy walkway and beyond to the pools and waterfalls of the Bano River coming straight off the mountain, making a very refreshing dip. It is also possible for you to camp here. There are 6 guest cabins at Drill Ranch, each with a private deck and view of the mountain, looming above the largest drill enclosure. The cabins are fully screened but open to the air on all four sides. From your comfortable bed you can watch the drills climbing up to 35 meters in the trees.