Cameroon Nature Culture & Site-seeing

Flights to Yaoundé usually take place in the afternoon and evening. After arrival, visa formalities. Transfer to the hotel and, after a short rest, an organisational meeting and dinner. B.L

After breakfast, we will set off to visit the area around Nkolandom. We will visit a cave that was a place of worship for the local community, and a museum with a collection of masks and sculptures. There will be an opportunity to observe local fishermen at work and visit the local market. In the afternoon, drive to Yaoundé for dinner and night rest.B.L.

After breakfast, we will start our whole-day trip towards the Lobèkè National Park (350 km). Gradually, the landscape will change and asphalt roads will give way to open terrain, muddy at places. En route we will stop for lunch and a short visit in the town of Abong Mbang. Our night rest and dinner are planned in Bertoua. B.L.

After an early breakfast, we will set off to continue our journey to Mambèlè (450 km), where the management of the Lobèkè National Park is located. On this day, we will complete all formalities related to the stay in the National Park and we will visit the tourist information centre. We will go to a hotel in Mambèlè for dinner and accommodation. B.L.

The Lobèkè National Park is one of the most valuable natural areas of Cameroon and Central Africa. It gives shelter to numerous populations of western lowland gorillas, African forest elephants and forest buffaloes. Many of the bird, amphibian and reptile species present there have still not been described, not to mention invertebrates and other extraordinary flora of this area. First, we will go to meet mountain elephants. En route, we will get to know also other inhabitants of central African rainforests. Dinner and night rest at a tent lodge camp. B.L.

After breakfast, we will go to one of small villages where we will learn about the life of Pygmies who still inhabit the forest parts of the National Park. Then, accompanied by the village inhabitants, we will go to the forest for a traditional hunt. We will also learn about medicinal plants and edible fruits. It will be an exceptional opportunity to have a close encounter with the disappearing Pygmy culture. Dinner and night rest at a tent lodge camp. B.L.

In the early morning, we will set off for a hike in the search for family groups of Western lowland gorillas. In line with the regulations protecting this endangered primate species, observation is possible for only one hour. We will also see other, smaller, very interesting inhabitants of the central African forests. Dinner and night rest at a tent lodge camp. B.L.

After breakfast, the last trip to the rainforest and close encounters with larger and smaller inhabitants of one of the species-richest habitats on our planet. In the afternoon, a drive to the town of Mambèlè. Dinner and night rest at the hotel in the town. B.L.

A whole-day drive to the Cameroon capital. En route we will stop for lunch in a small town called Yokadouma. Dinner and night rest at a hotel in Bertoua. B.L.

After breakfast, we will visit Bertoua with its local market and then will set off for Yaoundé – the capital of Cameroon. Dinner and night rest at the hotel. B.L.

After breakfast, we will start our drive to the west of Cameroon, where we will visit one of the most interesting places of this west African country from the cultural and historical point of view. We will visit palaces that belonged to local rulers back in the olden days and are now museums in Batoufam and Bandjoun. In the afternoon, a drive to Bafoussam for dinner and night rest at a hotel. B.L.

After breakfast, we will drive to Foumban, that used to be the capital of the local sultanate. We will visit a local museum and a handicraft market. We will see traditional houses. In the afternoon, a drive to Bana for dinner and night rest. B.L

After breakfast, we will leave Bana and go near the town of Melong, where we will stop in front of one of the most beautiful waterfalls of West Africa: Ekom-Nkam (over 80 metres of height). Next we will set off for a short visit in the town of Douala. In the afternoon, we will drive to the vicinity of Kribi. We will spend two nights there, resting after the hardships of our expedition. B.L.

We will relax on the picturesque beach. An optional visit to the nearby Lobe Waterfall. It is an exceptional place where water falls directly into the ocean. Lunch at one of local restaurants whose specialty is fish and seafood. Return to the hotel. Dinner in the evening. B.L.

Last swim in the ocean and relaxation on the beach. Depending on the departure time, transfer to Duala to the airport and flight to Europe. We will reach our final destination airport on the same or next day. B.L.