Address: Situated just about 51 km north of Ibadan city, in old Oyo town
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday (8:00 am-6:00 pm daily)
Phone Number: 0906 494 1163
Old Oyo National Park is one of the most popular tourist attraction centres in Nigeria, named after Old Oyo town ? the political capital of the Oyo Empire between the 16th and 18th centuries. It has an outstanding 2,512 sq km (970 sq mi) of land, most of which fall in?Oyo state some extends to some part of?Kwara State. Old Oyo National Park is most unique of all the National Parks in the country because it is the only one with the dual prospects of both archaeological as well as cultural/historical Park.
Taking a trip to Ibadan? You can also check out the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo because the Park offers a wide variety of resources such as vast tracts of unspoiled nature, unique wildlife both fauna and flora, and solid mineral deposits. It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Ibadan to Oyo town. The Park is rich in plant and animal resources including?buffalos,?bushbucks?and a variety of birds. Geographically, the Old Oyo National Park is a combination of two forest reserves, which are the Upper Ogun and the Oyo-ile.
Animal species found abundantly in the Park include Lion, Western kob, Roan Antelope, Western Hartebeest, Grimm?s Duiker, Oribi, Crested Porcupine, Anubis Baboon, Patas Monkey, Tantalus Monkey, and Buffalo.
Old Oyo Park is a site for tourist attractions and has a lot of beautiful and nature-filled places you can see while in Oyo town. Here is a list of fun things you can do when planning a trip to the old Oyo National Park:
It is more preferable to visit the Old Oyo Park during the dry season between late October and early April because this is when the vegetation dries and animals are drawn to the watering holes, providing amazing wildlife spotting opportunities.
If you have plans of visiting the park, here is a list of thing you can bring along:
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