Tour Plan
1
NSIMALEN YAOUNDE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Meet & greet at the Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport upon your arrival, transfer to town, check-in at the hôtel. Dinner and overnight at Hôtel
2
YAOUNDE-AYOS-ABONG BANG-LOMIE
Morning departure from Yaoundé for Lomié, passing through Ayos and Abang Bang, where the journey is a beautiful discovery of the Equatorial Forest. Arrive in Lomié and check into the Catholic Missionaries' guest house. Dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast, drive to the Pygmy village. Arrival among the pygmies. Settle in and have lunch. Discovery and participation in the various activities that punctuate the daily life of these men, the first inhabitants of the equatorial forest; introduction to hunting, fishing, gathering and traditional medicine. A cultural evening, during which they will perform their dances. Tales and legends of the forest will be told around the fire. Dinner and overnight in tents. Total immersion in nature.
Wake up to the sounds of animals and birds, and enjoy a day of activities with the Pygmies in the heart of the primary forest: trekking in the forest and picking various forest fruits, hunting with nets, picking medicinal plants, local fishing and honey harvesting, and other activities. Return to camp, dinner and evening Buma Pygmy ritual dance around the fire with storytelling. Overnight in tents at the Pygmy camp.
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PYGMEE CAMP- LOMIE-ABONG-BANG-BATOURI
Early wake-up call, breakfast and departure for Lobéké via Lomié, arriving at Yokadouma. Check-in at the Catholic nuns' guest house. Dinner and overnight stay.
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BATOURI - YOKADOUMA-MAMBELE-NDANDAYE BAI
Early wake-up call and breakfast. Departure for the Lobéké National Park, in particular Ndandaye Bai, a saline area where all the fauna of the Park can be found: gorillas, buffalo, elephants, Bongos, chimpanzees, monkeys and a multitude of birds such as red-tailed parrots, green pigeons and thousands of butterflies. Return to camp, dinner and overnight in tents.
Early wake-up call by animal cries and birdsong. Breakfast and departure (an opportunity for a good hike and to discover the Park's flora) for the mirador and the start of the animal watching: gorillas, buffaloes, elephants, Bongos; chimpanzees, monkeys and a multitude of birds; butterflies, etc. The tracking of the gorillas is done in a tent. The gorillas are tracked with the help of a pygmy tracker who is familiar with their habits. Return to the camp. Dinner and overnight in tents.
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YOKADOUMA-BATOURI-BERTOUA
Early wake up, breakfast. Return to Yaoundé via Batouri and Bertoua. Arrival in Bertoua, installation at the hôtel. Dinner and night.
Early wake up, breakfast. Very early departure for Yaoundé, arrival and installation at the hotel. Dinner and night
Early wake-up call, breakfast, brief city tour, departure for the seaside resort of Kribi via Edéa. Arrival in Kribi is breathtaking; the ocean appears with its white sandy beaches stretching as far as the eye can see, lined with rows of coconut palms. The Kribi coast is Cameroon's true riviera, a world where the equatorial forest meets the ocean. Londji, Cameroon's most beautiful beach, is a dream holiday destination. The Lobé Falls flow directly into the ocean in a series of cascades, a phenomenon that is unique in the world. In a magical setting, the river tumbles down a thirty-metre-high cliff, widening the sky with its spray. A little further on, you can discover two typical fishing villages, Eboundja and Ebodjé, where the fishing is almost miraculous. Arrival and check-in at the hôtel. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.
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KRIBI - LOBE FALLS - KRIBI
Early wake-up, breakfast. Lazy day and report on the beaches and visit to the famous Lobé Falls with the possibility of eating on the lobsters and freshly caught fish at the edge of the beach.
Evening still free, night at the hotel.
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KRIBI-EDEA-DOUALA-EUROPE
Early wake-up call, breakfast. Departure for Douala, Arrival and continuation of reports. Stop off at the flower market to see the art object sellers and also do some shopping in the local produce shops, then head for the airport for departure formalities and flight.
End of stay.