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Korup National Park
Lobeke National Park
Campo Ma'an National Park
Mbam and Djerem National Park
Dja reserve
Boumba-Bek/Nki Reserve
Douala-Edea Reserve
Deng-Deng Reserve
Ebo Reserve
Bambouko Reserve
Makombe Reserve
Rumpi Hills Reserve
Ejagham Forest Reserve
Takamanda Forest Reserve
Banyang-Mbo Sanctuary
Menegame Sanctuary
BUSH LANDS
Waza National Park
Kalamaloue National Park
Benoue National Park
Bouba Ndjidah National Park
Kalfou Reserve
Mandara Mountains Reserve
Faro Reserve Leave a Comment
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Money is often a problem in Cameroon. Don't expect that your credit card is accepted everywhere. Most of the shops don't.
ATMs are rare and if you find one it might be temporarily out of order.
So the best is cash. Either you bring dollars or preferably euros or traveller cheques to exchange.
But ask for small bills. If you buy something most people are not able to give you back the change. Sometimes you will be forced to pay more or to waive the deal.
So be prepared. Always have some small change in your pockets. And try to get rid of the 10.000 and 5.000 CFA-Franc-bills first. Leave a Comment
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Travelling in Cameroon and other West African countries, I was always very impressed by the giant herds, I saw everywhere in the country-side.
The zebus, the wide-horned cows are allready very impressive theirselves.
But often I saw huge herds with those zebus, but also mixed with goats, sheeps and sometimes even donkeys and camels. Everytime it was breathtaking again ! Leave a Comment
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When you see the traditional huts and transport by donkey, travelling in the countryside in the north of Cameroon, you can imagine that this is how people allready lived for centuries.
It looks like the time stands still .....
but when a local car is passing by at the road behind or you see the local people in a cybercafe in Kousseri, half an hour from this spot, you know better. Leave a Comment
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Kousseri is the bordertown at the Cameroon side of the border with Chad. After crossing the Logone river you are in Chad. From the border town Nguele at the Chad side it's only 7 Km to the capital N'Djamena.
We arrived at the office of the authorities in Kousseri just before 12 am and heard the office is closed till 2 pm, so we got an unexpected long lunchbreak in Kousseri.
Time for shopping (bread and juice for lunch) and a visit to a cybercafe. Leave a Comment
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Maroua is a town with a lot of green, like a lot of trees along the avenues. So itīs nice to walk in the centre because of the shade caused by these trees.
The rivers in Maroua, the Kaliao and Ferngo River, have dry beds in the season, we visited Maroua, because of lack of water.
So we wonder, why the town could be so green. Leave a Comment
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Not many travellers pass the Kousseri border to Chad. So in Kousseri we saw only local people and didn't met any foreigner.
One of the reasons are the safety problems along the road from Mora to Kousseri. Along this route we didn't encounter any problem, except a few kids throwing stones to our truck, after we refused to give them presents.
It was the first and last time during our trip of 3 months in 9 countries in Africa, that we met kids doing this.
About the safetyproblems we were told, that there were no robberies the last months, after the police has extended their controls along the road. Leave a Comment
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On our way from Waza to Kousseri, the bordertown with Chad, we didn't see hardly any larger villages, only some scattered huts along the road. The traditional huts are made of mud and have thatched roofs. By the use of these natural materials, the huts form an perfect unity with their surroundings.
I always wonder how the people can survive in these dry and barren areas. Leave a Comment
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Travelling from Rhumsiki to Maroua we drove first through the wonderful mountaineous area around Rhumsiki. Approaching Maroua the landscape became more flat and green.
As everywhere in the north of Cameroon in the rural areas, we saw a lot of herds of wide-horned cows (sometimes mixed with goats and sheeps) along the road. Leave a Comment
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We were in Kousseri, the most northern bordertown in Cameroon, at midday.
It was amazing how many people walked in the mainstreet, at the hottest time of the day !
But most of the people were sitting in the shade, looking at what's going on in their town (like our truck parked nearby in the shade), chatting and looking after their trade, many big sacks filled with onions. Leave a Comment
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