DISCOVERING CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, MONTS ALANTIKA

DISCOVERING CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

The discovery of us and traditions and the friendliness of the people will be the richness that we will obtain from this trip, we will visit two unforgettable and unique regions whose magnificent landscapes plunge you into a Cameroonian atmosphere: Savanna shrub and trees of Ngaoundéré in Garoua, Savannah grassy, ​​wooded dry savannah, gallery forests and mountain vegetation. There are many small streams often dry in the dry season. Cultural diversity suddenly invades you.

Discover the KOMA, authentic people who live in the Alantika Mountains and who barely knows the sartorial culture.

PROGRAMM

14 days / 13 nights

Day 1: EUROPE -YAOUNDE

Welcome to the international airport of the political capital of Cameroon Yaoundé-Nsimalen, a green city with a mild climate still called the city with seven hills as in Rome, transfer to the hotel and night.

Day 2: YAOUNDE – N’GAOUNDERE

Breakfast, Excursion to the Zoological Park of Mefou located 38 km from Yaoundé, it is a transition park between a Zoo and a protected air created in 1999, it allows to keep the endangered wild primates who are orphans or captivated by poachers, we find among others Gorillas, Monkeys, Mandrills etc … in their natural environment, partial visit of the city of Yaoundé, transfer to the railway station at 16:45, aboard the sleeper train, enjoy the atmosphere Cameroonian, dinner and overnight on the train.

 Day 3: N’GAOUNDERE

Breakfast on the train, arrival in N’Gaoundéré which is a transitional city between the South and the North, built at 1100m above sea level, still called the water tower of Cameroon because all the rivers of the country take source, transfer to TRANSCAM Hotel followed by the installation, discovery of the city surrounded by several volcanic hills, one of which gave the name of the city (navel of the navel), orientation tour, the typical market, lunch in a restaurant in the city, visit the Lamidat of N’Gaoundéré, dinner in the same restaurant, discovery by night of the atmosphere among the people MBOUM for those who want and night at the hotel.

Day 4: N’GAOUNDERE – NGAN-HA (130 km round trip)

Breakfast, excursion to Mboum village called Ngan-Ha, the Mboum are the indigenous people of the Adamaoua region, it is a migratory people that originates from Yemen, they are also found in Chad and CAR, they are distinguished from other Mboum through their rites and traditions Mgboryanga, We mark a first stop to visit Lake Mbalang, it is a circular lake surrounded partly by boulders and a wooded island, recovery of the road, we enjoy to observe the wonderful landscape through our journey, arrival and visit of the Lamidat and its museum, organization of traditional Mboum dances, picnic, return to N’Gaoundéré, diner in a restaurant in town and night at the hotel.

Day 5, 6: N’GAOUNDERE – BENOUE 114 KM

Wake up early, breakfast, departure for the National Park of BENOUE, taken on the cliff, continuation, arrival and installation at Black Buffalo Camp. The park is home to an extremely varied fauna with its 180 000 ha, it is an excellent reserve, especially fed up with hippopotamus place conducive to their survival especially in the dry season, The vegetation is that of the savannah, Safari vision all after and a full day for the next day (Baboons, Elephants, Antelopes, Cob Buffon and Fassa, hippos on the Benue River etc …), back to camp, dinner and overnight.

Day 7: BENOUE – POLISHED 122KM

Wake up early, breakfast, photo safari in the morning, departure at 10:00 for POLI, observation passing a very welcoming population along your route, always greeting you with a smile, the vastness and diversity of agricultural production. The exceptional natural conditions ensure that the populations of the Far North have an agro-pastoral tradition adapted to the conditions of the environment as well as an exemplary management of the peasants, this will be the subject of your contemplation throughout your stay. Lunch in Poli with refreshing, installation in a village inn. Dinner and night.

Day 8: POLI

Breakfast, excursion to the village Seckseba 7km from Poli or another for the meeting and sharing with the nomadic people (BORORO) it is a people who lives mainly from the breeding always leaving for the research of the pasture, the women collect the milk and the packs in yogurt to market it, return to Poli where we will have lunch, a second excursion to Mango village for the discovery of another tribe like Koma called Namzi, observation of their traditional dance, visit of the blacksmith, return, dinner and overnight.

Day 9: POLI – MONTS ALANTIKA (90 Km)

Early wake-up, breakfast, departure for Wangaï via Voko and the valley of the rhoniers, arrival and gathering of the carriers, beginning of the Trekking, Lunch at the village LIBROU or Koïlo, organization of the traditional dance KOMA, recovery of the Trek to the village three Baobab after a rest, arrival and installation, contact with the population of the village, dinner and overnight in tents.

 Day 10, 11: IMMERSION IN THE MONTS ALANTIKA

Wake up early, breakfast, Trekking through villages BIMLEROU HIGH, DOURI, BAKIPA, KOÏLO. The KOMA are a primitive people of average size living in the Alantika Mountains, they knew the culture of clothing late so it is that their accoutrement is to hide only their sex with the green leaves of the trees, they knew how to preserve their rites and traditions , their houses are made of clay covered with thatched roofs built between the rocks, visit human skulls if possible to Bimlerou up, discover the rites and traditions of the Koma people, do not miss to taste the millet beer called BILI BILI in the different villages, dinner and overnight in tents. The night of day 11 will be at Koïlo.

 Day 12: KOÏLO – NGAOUNDERE (314 km)

Wake up very early, breakfast, descent of the Alantika Mountains to resume the road to Ngaoundere having in our mind the unforgettable memory of our stay at the Koma, lunch in Poli, this day the trip is fast enough to avoid a late arrival in Ngaoundere because the journey is long, arrival and installation at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 13: NGAOUNDERE – TRAIN

Breakfast, purchase of train tickets, excursion to the Ngaoundaba Ranch located 35 km from Ngaoundere, stop over to the Vina Falls, we will stay a few hours to enjoy the attractions that are around the ranch namely the visit of the crater lake, bird watching, hiking etc …, return to the city, transfer to therailway station for the departure of the scheduled train at 18h15. Dinner and overnight on the train.

Day 14: ARRIVAL AT YAOUNDE – END

Breakfast on the train, arrival and transfer to the hotel for a Day Use, guided tour of the political capital of Cameroon city created since 1889 by the Germans KURT MORGEN AND GEORGES ZENKER it was first a scientific post, it will then become a military post under the command of ZINGGRAFFE, lunch in a restaurant in the city, shopping at the craft center, cultural evening at the rhythm of balafons in a place of the city in the evening after dinner, transfer to the airport – End of the Services.