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Re: travel advise cameroon

by lasqoqo30 23 April 2012

Hey Moja, Let me know when you're about to get here. I can help you out very much if you want. I live and work in Cameroon Douala & Yaounde…
Re: travel advise cameroon

by mangosteen 19 April 2012

*++Douala - Maroua - it looks like a long way - are there flights there?++* Camair flies Douala-Yaounde-Maroua. For schedule see: http:…
RE: travel advise cameroon

by WanderinWilco 17 April 2012

By train Yaounde (bus fro Douala) to Maroua allow 2 full days (from booking to final arrival) and hope there is no derailment. Allow 3…
Re: travel advise cameroon

by owadavid 17 April 2012

Douala - Limbe - easy on good roads, about 2-3 hours depending on traffic and vehicle Douala - Kribi - easy on good roads, again 3 hours…
travel advise cameroon

by Moja 17 April 2012

Hi, I'd like to visit Cameroon for a two week vacation, so i'm trying to figure out my itinerary. Can anyone help with travel times for…
Re: Tour operators in Cameroon: any recommendations?

by rossmacl 06 February 2012

Hi all, An update on my trip for anyone interested... I settled on Safari Kirdi for a 10day tour of the north including a overnight…
Re: one month in Cameroon - tips?

by carpatik 25 January 2012

The North, and mostly extreme north region, is a great place to travel (highlights for me were the Mandara mountains, the Alantika mountains…
RE: one month in Cameroon - tips?

by WanderinWilco 21 January 2012

To get to Waza is at least 36 hours of solid train and bus travel, best to allow 2-3 days to cover delays, derailments, bus crashes, etc.…
RE: Visas: How Do Tourists Supply a 'Letter of Invitation'?

by WanderinWilco 14 January 2012

I came from Maiduguri and crossed at Banki. No visa is available there but an off-duty policeman escorted us (a free lift home) to Maroua…
RE: Tour operators in Cameroon: any recommendations?

by Hulivili 10 January 2012

Hi all, just an update - my whole experience with Cameroon tour operators was just disastrous - please avoid Safari Kirdi, operated by…
Bordeer crossing to Bongor?

by Dragon22 08 November 2011

Is there an open border crossing for foreigners between Bongor, Chad and northern Cameroon? Anyone been there and know it it's possible…
Bongor border crossing?

by Dragon22 05 November 2011

Is there an open border crossing for foreigners between Bongor, Chad and Cameroon? Anyone been there and know it it's possible to do…
Cameroun NOW - Nov, 2011. Looking for traveler/s

by selter 22 October 2011

*Cameroun. NOW* November 2011 Female traveler looking for reliable company (male, female, group) I am in Yaoundé since two weeks, its…
Re: visa on arrival cameroon

by WanderinWilco 05 June 2011

I have acquired a Cameroon visa from Madrid - took 3 days including mailing. Twice at Douala airport it has taken me 30 minutes including…
Re: First 10-days trip to Cameroon

by Pa_Bila 06 May 2011

you will have to fly if you hope to do it. The train is slow, late and crazy-- so is the airlines... If you flew to Maroua, you can…
Re: Northern Cameroon and N'Djamena border crossing

by cesare135 17 April 2011

Hi may be a bit late with my answer but nevertheless hope it'll be useful. Used to work in Maroua and went few times to N'djamena for…
RE: Cameroon visa on arrival

by loragena 01 April 2011

Just to tell what happened in Banki- we got our visa without problem from Maroua, it cost 52 000 CFA (2000 for registration!) and they…
RE: Cameroon advice

by WanderinWilco 26 March 2011

I agree, the Extreme North is wonderful and its people are something special. Rhumsiki is a tourist trap where kids are encouraged to…
RE: Cameroon - Visa extensions

by WanderinWilco 09 March 2011

I've been issued with the visa on arrival at Douala, from the embassy in Madrid and from Maroua, having crossed from Nigeria, via Banki.…
Re: Cameroon visa on arrival

by WanderinWilco 05 March 2011

It cost me 50,000 cfa in 2007, crossed at Banki with a policeman who escorted the car to Maroua - visa took 24 hrs - make sure you get…
RE: Northern Cameroon and N'Djamena border crossing

by davidh 04 March 2011

I travelled in Cameroon and Chad (N'djamena and surroundings) back in December 2005, but in reverse order; i.e. starting in N'djamena…
RE: Benin-Cameroon by boat?

by WanderinWilco 24 February 2011

Getting a visa is the difficult bit if you are not in your home country. If (a big IF) you succeed, get the bus to Lagos then head upcountry…
RE: Cameroon travel August/September 2010

by WanderinWilco 24 August 2010

Cholera is commonplace after the rains, a bit like the flu epedemics that hit UK every winter. Observe normal hygeine procedures and stay…
RE: N'Djamena to Kano in October

by WanderinWilco 28 July 2010

N'djamena is expensive, has little to offer a tourist bar expensive trips to Lake Chad; which has little to see. Get your Cameroon visa…
Internal flights inside Cameroon

by StephenMSmith 23 May 2010

I'm wondering if there are currently flights internally in Cameroon, say from Douala or Yaounde to Garoua or Maroua. I understand that…