Cameroon & C.A.R Tour

Itinerary

1. Day One

   Arrival in Yaoundé

   • Arrive in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.

   • Meet our driver at the airport and go to the hotel.

    

2. Day Two

   Depart to Bertoua

   • Depart to Bertoua, the capital of Cameroon’s Eastern region.

   • The drive there is half the fun. The countryside contains a kaleidoscope of various sceneries. Pineapple plantations, colonial towns, forests, and Bantu villages show you contrasting views of Cameroonian life on every leg of this journey.

3. Day Three

   Yokadouma

   • After breakfast, depart for the wild east, driving through remote Bantu villages and dense jungle.

   • Overnight in Yokadouma.

4. Day Four

   Journey towards Dzanga Sangha Reserve

   • Today we drive across the border to the Central African Republic.

   • Cross the mighty Sangha River by pirogue (a small wooden boat akin to canoes). Once in the C.A.R., undergo visa formalities, then continue onwards to Bayanga, a village on the outskirts of the legendary Dzanga Sangha Reserve.

5. Day Five

   Wildlife Trekking

   • Spend the day wildlife trekking, with the opportunity to see antelope, buffalo and much birdlife.

   • A relaxing evening spent around the lodge.

6. Day Six

   Dzanga Bai

   • Today is dedicated to the gentle giant of the forest: the African forest elephant.

   • Observe between twenty to one hundred elephants feeding in the Dzanga Bai area.

   • Bongos, sitatungas, forest buffaloes and many bird species will also cross our path. These are all elusive creatures, but Dzanga Bai is the best place to spot them coming out of the forest to ‘mine’ for minerals.

7. Day Seven

   Village of Bayanga

   • Travel to the village of Bayanga, where we have the chance to visit the local school, radio broadcasting centre, and other spots in this quaint community.

8. Day Eight

   Baka Tribe

   • After breakfast, cross the Sangha River by pirogue to return to Cameroon.

   • Visit the Baka Tribe and learn about these fascinating people. This region’s original inhabitants have sadly been pushed to the margins of Cameroonian society since the Europeans colonised Africa. Historically, they were referred to as “pygmies.”

   • Afterwards we will drive to Lobeke National Park. Upon arrival we will take a relaxed 6km (3 hour) savannah trek into the park where we will camp overnight.

9. Day Nine

   Wild Gorilla Trekking

   • In the morning we will take a trek to try and see wild gorillas.

   • Continue our journey to Yokadouma — a timber town founded by German explorers in the 14th century.

10. Day Ten

    Sangha Tri-National Park

    • Drive through the Sangha Tri-National Park area (a UNESCO Heritage Site) en route to Bertoua, where we will stay overnight.

11. Day Eleven

    Yaoundé

    • Return to Yaoundé, where we’ll take a short tour.

    • Overnight in Yaoundé.

12. Day Twelve

    Tour Ends

    • We will take a further tour of Yaoundé in the morning before transferring to the airport for your onwards flights.