Trekking the craters of Mount Cameroon
- A new walking holiday in West Africa`s Cameroon
- Trekking through `Africa in miniature`
- 4-day ascent of Mount Cameroon, the highest peak in West Africa
- Meet the amazing Bamileke tribe of Western Cameroon
- Hiking among the crater lakes of Cameroon`s Manengouba Mountains
A brand new walking holiday in Cameroon in West Africa. With its immense geological and cultural diversity, Cameroon is all of Africa in miniature. Cameroon`s natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas while its culture embraces ancient tribal kingdoms, forest-dwelling pygmies and Muslim pastoralists. Mount Cameroon, an active volcano, is the highest peak in West Africa rising almost out of the sea to a height of 4095 metres. This great new Africa trekking holiday aims to climb Mount Cameroon as well as exploring some of the best areas of this scenically diverse country. Starting from the town of Buea at the foot of Mount Cameroon, we trek from tropical forest to the world of craters and steaming fumaroles of Mount Cameroon`s summit plateau. To ensure good acclimatisation we will spend a day hiking on the plateau, exploring this other-worldly landscape prior to our ascent of Mount Cameroon. Following the climb of the mountain we return to Buea and then enjoy three days exploring the Western Cameroon province of Upper Nkam meeting the fascinating Bamileke tribe and hiking into the mountains of Manengouba, famous for their two crater lakes. This superb trekking holiday in an exciting new adventure travel destination will surely appeal to those looking for ‘the road less travelled'.
Is this holiday for you?
On this walking holiday you will encounter a variety of underfoot conditions from good trails through the tropical forest which are the main roads between villages, to open slopes of savannah grassland and steeper slopes of volcanic ash and scree. We have given this trek the overall grade of MODERATE. However, the climb of Mount Cameroon at just over 4000 metres will provide a challenge to even regular hill walkers. The holiday combines this ascent with easier hiking in the Manengouba Mountains. Clients should note that Cameroon is not a major tourist destination and as such the infrastructure catering for visitors is not sophisticated or as well developed as in other more popular parts of Africa. However, for the adventure traveller, this coupled with the warm hospitality of the local people, will be part of the appeal of any visit to Cameroon. This walking holiday is suitable for regular hill-walkers or anyone with a good level of fitness and a spirit of adventure.
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