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7 Days
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Max People : 16
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All Year Round
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Min Age : 15+
Description
Mount Cameroon (second highest mountain in Africa). Explore the highest mountain of Africa with its unique and breathtaking landscapes. Due to drastic changes in altitude you will enjoy a marvellous journey from mangrove forest at sea level, evergreen lowland forest, sub-mountain and mountain forest and the savannah above 2000m. Discover the outrageous evidence of active volcanic l lava flows of recent eruptions (1999 and 2000), crater lakes, caves or waterfalls. You can easily book your tour ranging from 2 hours – 5 days through us.
This trip involves hard hiking and endurance, and it will let you discover the green slopes of the mountains, the Bororo shepherds, and the gorgeous lava flows.
THIS TOUR STARTS IN DOUALA, NOT YAOUNDE*
Welcome to the highest mountain in West Africa and its scenic sister peaks!
Explore the skyline of peaks via the ¨The chariots of the Gods´´ ione of Africa´s largest mountains and volcanoes, It rises to 4040 meters above sea level. No wonder why it’s recorded as the highest point in the whole West and Central Africa.
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Itinerary
Arrival in Douala, welcome, and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, visit the city of Douala and drive to Buea, at the foot of mount Cameroon. Visit the city of Buea (Capital of the Southwest Region) and meeting with the officials of the Mount Cameroon Touristic site for entrance and climbing formalities. You can start climbing Mount Cameroon in the afternoon, till the first refuge at about 2,000 meters. Overnight will be in tents
Continuation of the trekking till the second refuge (3,000 meters) where the slopes become more feasible and the grass disappears. Endurance to arrive at the summit (4100 m), and descend to the second refuge. Overnight in tents.
After breakfast, descent of Mount Cameroon. Drive to Limbé with a visit to the Tole tea plantations and check-in hotel. After lunch, drive to Bimbia and visit the residue of the slave trade site, which is still very obvious even after over a century of their construction. Return to Limbé and dinner at the beach. Overnight stay.
Morning, Swimming in the Atlantic ocean and drive to Melong, with visit along the way of large plantations of bananas, rubber tree, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, etc. Visit the spectacular Ekom-Nkam waterfalls (80 meters high). Check-in at Villa Luciole dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, departure new challenge: climb the Manengouba mountains until their peak at 2.600 meters of altitude. Discover the twin lakes (male and females), and contemplate many other beauties of nature. Picnic at the lake, and descend the mountain in afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
Drive to Douala, visit the handicraft center and transfer to the airport for return flight.
Location
CFA740,000
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