Nature and adventure in the Far North
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Garoua ?
The map of your stay "Nature and adventure in the Far North"
Detail of the stay : Nature and adventure in the Far North
How to get there - Garoua
From Paris to Douala
Day flight, arrival at the end of the day, reception and transfer to the hotel; free evening.
Cap on the north
Steps: Maroua
Departure for Maroua, in the Far North, at the end of the morning on an inland flight via Garoua; late arrival, transfer to the hotel and evening free.
Discovering local life
Steps: Mourla
Visit the market and the tanners' district in Maroua in the morning, then off to the fishing village of Maga, on the shores of the lake of the same name, and visit the villages of Pouss and Mourla and their famous mousgoum shell huts; return to Maroua at the end of the day and evening at leisure.
Places of interest : LE QUARTIER DES TANNEURS MARCHÉ
A stroll through Cameroon's markets
Local crafts and lunar landscapes
Steps: Rhumsiki
Morning stroll through Rhumsiki, visiting the craft center, the famous crab witchdoctor and the Amsa blacksmith village; afternoon excursion to discover the Kapsiki rocky peaks and their lunar landscapes; return to camp at the end of the day and evening at leisure.
Arrival at Waza National Park
Steps: Parc National De Waza
Depart early morning, cross Mokolo, drive over the Koza pass and its magnificent landscapes, stop at the Djingliya craft cooperative, shortly before Mora, for lunch and visit a traditional Mafa saré (shopping available); cross Mora and visit theOudjilla chiefdom; arrive at Waza camp at the end of the day and spend the evening at camp, in the heart of the great Waza National Park, Cameroon's main nature reserve.
Observation of wildlife
Good time for a safari in the park, looking for lions, elephants, giraffes and other antelopes; return to camp late in the day.
Road to the border with Chad
Steps: Kousséri
Waza-Kousséri. Morning departure from Waza, arrival in Kousséri, just opposite N'Djamena, in the afternoon; welcome at camp, visit of the town and its market, evening at leisure.
Towards Lake Chad
Steps: Blangoua
Kousséri-Blangoua. Expedition via Makari to Blangoua, at the northern tip of Cameroon; arrival in the afternoon, set up camp and visit of the town and its market.
Between long stretches of water and arid landscapes
Excursion to Lake Chad to admire the ballet of the canoes and the kotoko fishermen, crossing arid landscapes of the Sahelian type; return to camp late in the day.
Road along the Chadian border and the Logone River
Steps: Blangoua
Blangoua-Logone Birni. Early morning departure from Blangoua for Logone Birni, via Goulfey and Kousséri ; arrival at the camp in this stopover town.
Transfer to Maroua
Steps: Maroua
Early departure for Maroua, via Mahé and Bogo; arrival at the end of the day, reception at the hotel and free evening.
Excursion to the village of Mindif
Steps: Maroua
Visit of the village of Mindif, its artisans and its rocky peak; return to Maroua late in the day.
Return to Douala
Steps: Garoua
Departure for Douala, via Garoua, on an internal flight; reception at the hotel and end of free day.
