Chicken breasts at the market | USD 6.50 |
1 Pair of Nike shoes | USD 52.34 |
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre | USD 381.37 |
1 Pair of men leather shoes | USD 62.51 |
Tennis court rent (1 hour on weekend) | USD 8.00 |
Pack of cigarettes | USD 1.00 |
Coke bottle | USD 1.27 |
Taxi 1km | USD 1.00 |
Loaf of white bread | USD 0.77 |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | USD 1 120.06 |
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to roam around a country also called Africa in Miniature? For tourist who loves hunting and safari adventure, you will definitely not fall short of sightseeing in Cameroon’s richness in wildlife where there are giraffes, rhinoceros, chimpanzees, elephants and even the fastest land animal, Cheetah. Apart from the deserts, it has natural features such as beaches, savannas, rainforests and mountains.
Having an estimated population of 19,406,100, its ethnic group consists of mostly Cameroon Highlanders, Eastern Nigritic, Kirdi to African and non-African. Although French and English is their official language it also has over 200 languages which includes Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan and Niger-Congo just to name a few. A country enlisted as the world’s 53rd-largest country, Cameroon has a comparable size to that of Papua New Guinea or fairly even larger than California.
There are various ways to reach this country since cheap flights to Cameroon can be arranged by online travel agents. It takes just about 3 hours from Douala International Airport to reach Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. Of course if you are planning to explore Yaounde, you could arrange a direct flight to Nsimalen Airport instead and it offers nonstop flight to 11 cities within the country. From the airport, it would only take 23 minutes to reach one of the hotels in Cameroon called Hilton Yaounde. It has comfortable rooms, decent bathrooms, swimming pool, restaurants and bar. But, if you opt for a cheaper accommodation, you could try Tou’Ngou Hotel or Hotel Mont-Febe that is also within the city.
During your stay at Cameroon, aside from the fabulous beach resorts in Limbe and Kribi, don’t forget to visit Waza National Park for the spectacular wildlife and Korup National Park famous as bird watching destination where you get to see species such as red-eared guenon, Preuss’s red colobus, drill and Nigerian chimpanzee. There are also several museums like Musée d’Art Camerounais or Fon’s Palace where you could learn a thing or two about the history of Cameroon. Among the months within the year, the best time to visit Cameroon is from November to March as these months are most conducive to a walk within the city because heavy rainfall have already passed. So the next time you wish you travel, be sure to book cheap flights to Cameroon during these months to fully enjoy your stay.