Much of Niger is desert and is inhabited by the Hausa, Fula and Tuareg peoples. One of the best game parks in West Africa, Parc National du ‘W’ runs through a large portion of Niger. Here you will find elephants, buffalo, lions, leopards, antelopes, waterbuck, duiker, baboons, warthogs, hippos and 300 species of birds. As a desert country, Niger is semi-arid and temperatures can go up to 44C (104F). It has all the magical features of desert terrain and includes some of the most beautiful sub-desert locations in the Sahara. |