Village Tours and Pygmy Experience Cameroon - 12 Days

Village Tours and Pygmy Experience Cameroon - 12 Days
  • Varighed: 12 Days (approx.)
  • Sted: Yaounde
  • Produkt kode: customronaldlucy

Village Tours and Pygmy Experience Cameroon - 12 Days

Itinerary - Ronald Worp

Day 01: February 8: As you arrive in Yaounde today, you will be met and greeted and then transferred to the Hilton hotel for the night. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 02: February 9: Yaoundé- Abong Mbang

This morning you will visit the city of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon and then drive to Abong Mbang, with some attractive sights along the road, splendid landscapes, historic sites, local markets, and various types of dwellings. Dinner and overnight in Hotel Bagofit (2 stars).

Day 03: February 10:  Abong Mbang- Doume- Dimako- Mayos

Drive to Doume sub-division, former colonial capital of the East region. Visit the city and continue to Dimako. Here you will visit and register in sub-divisional and gendarmerie offices. Next, you will drive to the pygmy village Mayos, famous for their know-how in traditional medicines. Learn about the interesting aspects of the pygmy life, their housing pattern and family structure, eating habits, folklore, and dances. By the late hours in the evening you will watch the pygmies perform the tortoise dance. Dinner and overnight in tents with the pygmies.

Day 04: February 11: Pygmy camp in Mayos

Today you will have the chance to spend the whole day trekking with Pygmies in the forest and learn their hunting techniques, traditional medicines, and how they master the forest environment. While in the forest with Pygmies discover the unique rainforest species of plants, insects, birds, and animals. Return to the village and overnight in tents.

Day 05: February 12: Pygmy camp - Bertoua

Activities with pygmies in the morning, then drive to Bertoua and overnight in Mansa hotel (3 stars).

Day 06: February 13: Bertoua- Garoua Boulai- Meiganga

Drive from Bertoua to Meiganga with stops on the way to visit some villages, markets, and attractions. Overnight in a Motel.

Day 07: February 14: Meiganga - Ngaoundéré  

After breakfast, drive to Ngaoundéré, capital of the Adamaoua Region. Visit the city, and check-in Hotel Transcam (3 stars). Free relaxation in the evening. Overnight.

Day 08: February 15: Ngaoundere – Poli

After breakfast, drive to Poli where you will visit the Fulani and Fulbe population and learn how they live. Dinner and overnight in a motel.

Day 09: February 16:  Poli – Atlantika Mountains (Koma Tribe, Bimlerou Haut, Bas)

Breakfast and depart for the Wangai chief’s palace. We will discover the Atlantika Mountains with the Koma natives still living in a primitive way (Wearing tree leaves in the place of clothes). Visit the “vallée des roniers where the Koma people preserve the skulls of their ancestors. Overnight in tents.

Day 10: February 17: Atlantika Mountains - Poli

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

Day 11: February 18: Poli – Garoua – Guider  

After breakfast, drive to Garoua. Later continue drive to Guider, where we shall visit the fantastic “ gorges de kola “. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12: February 19:  Guider- Garoua - Douala

Early morning drive back to Garoua and fly to Douala. Once in Douala you can be dropped off at the airport or at your preferred accommodation in the city. 

End of Tour.

Price Includes:

  • ·Accommodation as mentioned
  •  Breakfasts and dinners
  •  Entrance fees and all visits includes in program
  •  Local tour guides
  •  A 4 WD vehicle, toll gates, fuel and a driver/guide
  •  All activities mentioned in the program
Price Excludes:
  • Travel insurance (100% necessary
  • Visas
  • Personal items such as souvenirs, sunscreen, insect repellent, etc.
  • Gratuities
  • Accommodation in Douala 
  • All flights

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Anmeldelser

5/5 (11)

“Hey Chris and company,This correspondence is long overdue but I wanted to write a review of my trip to Cameroon. It can be described in three words: educational, incomplete, and life-changing. It was nice as a teacher to become a student in an environment that I was totally unfamiliar with. My friends and family were surprised and concerned that I would take a solo trip to what is considered volatile and dangerous. I appreciate you addressing all concerns, while selling the trip without being a salesperson. Daniel Mbevo is by far the best tour guide I’ve ever had and I consider him as a lifelong friend. From the moment we introduced, he answered every question I posed with care, thoroughness, seriousness of purpose, and in griot-like fashion. I still can still remember the colorful history of the founding of Yaoundé as a result of a man’s love for a woman after the original capital would be moved due to earthquakes. He expanded and enhanced the little history that I that realized I knew given that I studied African History in college. This learning has now been transferred to my middle school students and has not stopped as I am able to share lessons in History, Science, Geography, Politics, and Conflict Resolution. There was even an intrapersonal lesson that I learned from Daniel that one must contact and treat a friend without looking for something in return; the seed is planted when you really need help. (Not often happens in the society that I live in). There were many experiences that were not on the itinerary that turned out to be memorable and good for storytelling at home that showcase patience, perseverance, and living outside of one’s comfort zone. The other reason is that Daniel genuinely was apologetic for what I missed due to his vehicle. And finally, this trip changed my life relative to how our work, use my resources, and respond to difficulties. When I stepped foot on the continent in Morocco, I asked someone to give me advice on my first trip to Africa and I was told “Be patient!” Contrary to my American culture of “your way, right away”, the patience that I heeded has allowed me to keep an open mind while allowing the culture, the people, the forest, and experience enhance my personal life. From taking a bath in a cold river to trying to explain why I don’t have my yellow card to French-speaking military so I won’t be detained to helping a bush taxi driver fix an alternator on a road in the rain forest were not expected but has positively made in indelible impression on how I address challenges back home. The few challenges in Cameroon have allowed me to complain less and be content in whatever situation life deals me. Initially, I was interested in Brazil for next summer; however, several factors pulled me to return to Cameroon: the friendly people, the food, the fauna in a new deeper location (a day’s hike) in Lobeke, the museum visit that I just missed, the African Cup, and the opportunity to teach English in Daniel’s hometown. With these opportunities, I am considering to stay for at least 2 months in the Summer of 2019. I am assisting Daniel in the creation of brochures that can be dispersed in America and other places advertised. I believe a second trip would bode well in the promotion and awareness of Cameroon as a new destination for Americans. Happy Thanksgiving,”

- Alton J. Willis, US High School Teacher, Cameroon Tristate Forest Expedition

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