Travel

Cameroon

Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is nearly twice the size of Oregon. Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the country. The main rivers are the Benue, Nyong, and Sanaga.

Accommodation in Cameroon
Hotels: Most accommodation in Cameroon is provided in hotels, classified from 1 to 5 stars.
Guest Houses/ Pensions: A guest house normally a house that lets out one or more bedrooms, some with ensuite or private facilities.
Youth Hostels: There are hundreds of youth hostels in Cameroon, offering very simple accommodation at very low prices. There are hostels in all major towns of Cameroon.
Camping: There are thousands of campsites throughout Cameroon.

Cameroon Transportation
Public transportation is the nearly universal form of travel in Cameroon, a country on the corner between Central and West Africa. Cameroonians use public transportation whenever they leave their villages or travel around in a town or city.
Most of Cameroon remains unpaved 45 years after independence. Paving or not determines what type of public transportation you will find when you travel. Where there are paved roads, you will most often find smaller cars, such as Peugeots, being used as taxis. Drivers will jam up to 10 people into a car and then speed down the roads in excess of 120 kms per hour. It makes for a very scary and uncomfortable trip.

Places to visit in Cameroon
Bamenda: Bamenda is a city in northwestern Cameroon. Locally known as Abakwa and Mankon town, it is an amalgamation of three villages— Mankon, Mendakwe and Nkwen.
Bamenda enjoys pleasant weather. The summer months from October-March are bright and cool, with temperatures between 14C and 28C; this it is the best time to visit.
The city has a strong political culture. The home of Cameroon’s biggest opposition party, it has played an important part in the struggle for independence. It is also a centre for trade and agriculture.
Douala: Douala or Duala is the largest city in Cameroon, and capital of the Littoral Province. It is the commercial capital of the country and home to its largest port. The Bonaberi Bridge over the Wouri River divides the city into two parts.
In this beautiful city a tourist can visit the Lagos Market, the largest in the nation.
Yaoundé: Yaoundé, more or less 1,430,000 inhabitants, is Cameroon’s capital city as well as the second largest city in the West African country after Douala. It lies right in the centre of the nation at about 750 metres above sea level.Yaoundé was founded in 1888 by German traders as a base for the ivory trade. It was occupied by Belgian troops during World War I and after the war was the capital of French Cameroon.
Today is a beautiful and interesting full of life.In Yaoundé there is an international airport.The city is also a regional centre for coffee, cacao, copra, sugar cane and rubber.

Cameroonian food
Cameroon Food varies from one part of the country to the other. The staple food items of northern Cameroon include corn, peanuts and millet whereas food of southern Cameroon consists of root vegetables like cassava, plantains and yams. Fish is widely consumed by the Cameroonians.

Shopping in Cameroon
Local handicrafts include highly decorated pots, drinking horns, jugs, bottles and cups, great earthenware bowls and delicate pottery, dishes and trays, mats and rugs woven from grass, raffia, jewelry and camel hair or cotton and beadwork garments.