Things to Do in Cameroon


	The Fon’s Palace in BAFUT.	Tip Rating:

Updated By Wafro

on June 26, 2004

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Bafut-Fon's Palace

In Bafut you’ll find the historic and magnificent Fon's palace. With a very charming queen and maybe she’ll take you around.

Address: Situated in the North-West province.

Directions: Bafut is a small town along the Ring Road, which starts in Bamenda, it’s easy to catch a ride there are taxis and Tro-tro’s enough going that direction.


	Yaounde - the capital of Cameroon	Tip Rating:

Updated By Bernd_L

on November 22, 2004

View over Yaounde from Mont
Febe

Situated in the southern part of the country at about 700 meters above sea level the capital Yaounde is nestled between green hills.

The city is growing rapidly. From 1987 to today the populations has nearly doubled. Nowadays there live about 1.3 Million people here. Most of them left the rural areas hoping to find better job opportunities in the big city. But only a few are that lucky. So beyond the modern buildings of the government and big international companies there are poor neighborhoods and even slums.


	BAKA Culture	Tip Rating:

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on February 5, 2008

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When you are in the SE province you can’t miss it, you will find there small houses constructed with forest materials along most of the roads leading you into the forests. The BAKA people are the oldest indigenous tribe of Cameroon. They live semi-permanent in the forests of the SE, there they hunt, cultivate, collect forest products and so on. These people are real forest dwellers and live almost the same as they did a 100 years ago.

Address: SE Province


	Musee d'Art Camerounais	Tip Rating:

By Bernd_L

on November 22, 2004

In this small but interesting museum you can find works of art of Cameroon like masks, statues and sculptures of wood and bronce.

The museum is within a monastery of the benedictines. It's open on thursday, saturday and sunday from 3 - 6 pm. Entrance is free of charge.

Directions: At the northern outskirts of Yaounde - about 300 meters behind the hotel Mont Febe.


	The palace of the President	Tip Rating:

Updated By Bernd_L

on November 22, 2004

Palace of the President of
Cameroon

This modern building is the residence of the President of Cameroon Mr. Paul Biya who reigns Cameroon since 1982.

The building which has been constructed in 1983 cannot be visited. Not even can you get near it, because it is in the middle of huge premises protected by the police.

Directions: At the northern outskirts of Yaounde, near mount 'Mont Febe'


	Maroua (Quartier des Tanneurs)	Tip Rating:

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on October 23, 2005

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Quartier des Tanneurs

Tanners take an animal skin and soak it in water. Then they pound and scour the skin to remove flesh and fat.
Next, either they soaked the skin in urine to loosen hair fibers or they let the skin putrefy for several months, after which they dipped the skin in a salt solution. After the hair fibers were loosened, the tanners would scrape them off with a knife.
Once the hair was removed, tanners bate the material by pounding dung into the skin. They would also take cedar oil, alum, or tannin and stretch the skin as it lost moisture and absorbed the tanning agent.
Finishing is usually done by coating the surface with paint-like mixes

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	Yaounde	Tip Rating:

on October 22, 2005

Yaounde

Yaounde is set in a lushy vegetated area at about 750m altitude and is unique among West African capitals for its hilly environment.
It's not as lively as Douala, but most travellers prefer it here, and it's a good place to rest from the road and take care of necessities.
The climate is relatively cool, but it still can get sticky and sudden downpours are common.


	Chefferie - headquarter of an African chief	Tip Rating:

By Bernd_L

on November 23, 2004

Entrance of a chefferie near
Bangangte

The traditional society of the tribes in Western Cameroon is based on family clans. Several clans together form small kingdoms which are headed by a chief.

These chiefs live in more or less luxury palaces which are called 'chefferie'.

The influence of the chiefs is considerable although they have no political function. They act as mediators if there is an argument between members of their tribe. And they also have some spiritual functions.


	Maga (Lake Maga)	Tip Rating:

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on October 23, 2005

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Lake Maga

Lake Maga, an artificial wetland resulting from the construction of Maga dam in 1979, is located upstream of the Logone flood-plain, immediately south of the town of Maga and bordering the Logone river to the east, which forms the international frontier with Chad.
It is the only open water in the area and is primarily fed by temporary watercourses draining the Mandara mountains and the Maroua plain to the west.
The lake’s average depth does not exceed 3 m and fluctuates greatly in size, giving it many characteristics of a flood-plain.
In the middle off the lake are some islands where fisherman live; and with some luck you can find hippo s.