10-Day Mount Cameroon Trekking Adventure with Bafang and Manengouba

• Upon arrival at the international airport, you will be welcomed by our staff. Once you have cleared customs formalities, our guide will assist you through the rest of the arrival process, including currency exchange. You will then be transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• After breakfast, enjoy a guided visit to the city to learn about life in African cities, discover local crafts, and take a quick tour of Douala.
• Then depart for the small town of Buea, located at the foot of Mount Cameroon.
• Prepare for the trek. Dinner and overnight at the Protestant Visitor Center.

• The climb starts very early. From Buea, transfer to the starting point at 1,000 meters, in the middle of the rainforest.
• The first slopes are quite gentle, and a damp heat envelops us as we admire the beautiful trees and the first black lava flows. Behind us, far below, appear the black beaches of Limbe, a small fishing port and seaside resort. To the side, Mount Etindé, the "Little Mount Cameroon," announces the volcanic atmosphere of this summit.
• Then, as we come out of the forest, a mysterious mist once again covers the flanks of the mountain. The summit is still not visible, and the contrasts are striking between the black volcanic earth and the tufts of green grass. The slope steepens, and we finally arrive at the second refuge, which we pass to set up our camp near Man's Spring. Dinner and overnight in tents.

6 hours of walking. M: 1,350 m. D: 700 m

• Enjoy a full day of hiking among the craters and eruptive mouths of 1980 and 1999. Observation of the summit plateau is exceptional, with incredible expanses of dark volcanic rock where flowers grow and other plants create a rare lunar landscape, clinging to fumaroles and mysterious mists.
• Return to the camp from the previous day. Dinner and overnight in tents.

5 hours of walking.

• Depart early for the summit. The fumaroles and lava flows remind us that this volcano is active. The slope becomes gentler near the top, and we must go around and pass several craters, cones, and hornitos before finally reaching the summit of Mount Cameroon, the highest point in West Africa. It is rare to be able to observe the plain, which is often covered by mist.
• Descend to the camp at about 2,850 meters. Dinner and overnight in tents.

6 hours of walking. M: 1,750 m. D: 1,200 m.

• Enjoy the final descent through the forest. The slope becomes more and more gentle, and by late morning, our last steps bring us back to Buea, where we will enjoy the rest of the day to stroll. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

4 hours of walking. D: 2,000 m

• From Buea, we leave for Bafang, the capital of Haut-Nkam in the Western Province, in the heart of Bamileke country, home to the tribe of Cameroonian traders and the country's largest ethnic group.
• Visit the Bafang chieftaincy and meet the king, a mystic chief and spiritual and feudal monarch. This is also a discovery of secret societies, traditional rites and dances, as well as the weekly eight-day calendar. At the end of the day, drive to our accommodation near Nkongsamba. Dinner and overnight in an inn.

• Spend a full day discovering the splendid reliefs of the Manengouba mountains, with their two crater lakes known as "the male" and "the female."
• Walk near the old grassy volcanic cones and, at the end of the day, descend to Villa Luciole, Mbouroukou. Dinner and overnight in an inn.

7 hours of walking. M and D: 1,250 m.

• Early in the morning, we leave the grassy slopes and our charming accommodation to cross the great forests and small villages that bring us back to Douala. Stalls of exotic fruits, street vendors, and other curious items await us at every stop.
• On this final touring day, arrive in Douala, a huge African city built on the banks of the Wouri River. Check in at the hotel for day use. Discover Douala by night, taste local dishes, return to the hotel, and transfer to the airport for check-out.

• On this last day, you will be transferred directly to the airport to catch your flight back home. Our services will come to an end.