THE SAHEL SAFARI, MOUNTS ALANTIKA AND THE CHIEFDOMS OF CAMEROON (9 days/8 nights)

Tour description

Long itinerary

Day 1: Hexagon – Yaoundé

Reception at airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Yaounde – Garoua

Fly to Garoua. Welcome by our local guide. City tour and visit of Mount Tengelen. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Garoua – Wangai – Alantika

Drive to Wangaï in the Alantika mountains. Visit the “vallée des rôniers” where the Koma people preserve the skulls of their ancestors and the sculptors of Mboulko. Overnight in tents erected in the local chief’s compound.

Day 4: Alantika – Poli

Climb up the mountains with porters to visit other Koma villages. Return to Wangaï and drive to Poli. Overnight.

Day 5: Poli – Garoua – Maroua

Drive to Maroua via Garoua. En route, visit the marbles of Bitzar and the Gorges of Kola. Overnight in Maroua.

Day 6: Maroua – Waza

Drive to the Waza National Park; visit the park and overnight at the Waza lodge.

Day 7: Waza – Rhumsiki – Mokolo

Drive to Rhumsiki via Oudjilla, Koza and Mokolo; overnight at Rhumsiki lodge.

Day 8: Mokolo – Rhumsiki – Maroua

Visit the Rhumsiki village, especially the crab fortune teller and the village blacksmith. Afternoon drive to Maroua; overnight.

Day 9: Maroua – Garoua – Douala

Drive to Garoua in time to board flight to Douala.

Day 10: Douala – Bandjoun – Koutaba

Quick Douala city tour and drive to Koutaba. Stop over at Bandjoun to visit the chief palace. Continue to Kouataba, arrival, installation in a hotel and overnight.

Day 11: Koutaba – Foumban – Bamenda

Excursion to Foumban to visit the Sultanate of Bamoun and the craft centre; continue tour to Bamenda and overnight.

Day 12: Bamenda

Excursion to Bafut to visit the chief’s palace, return to Bamenda and visit the local food market. Overnight.

Day 13: Bamenda – Limbe

Drive through to Limbe; visit the CDC plantations of rubber, oil palms and banana. Overnight

Day 14: Limbe – Buea – Limbe

Visit the Limbe wildlife centre and the botanic gardens. Drive to Buea to visit old German relics; return to Limbe for overnight.

Day 15: Limbe – Douala – Hexagon

Relax along the black sands beaches and later transfer to Douala for return flight. END

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