CULTURAL WEST
Discovery landscapes and Culture of West, the people of the high plateau of the west are colled semi-bantu and loves feasts like funeral ceremonies in the name of ancestors or the feasts of twins.
- Airfare
- 5 days cruise
- Accommodations
- Professional guide
- Airfare
- 5 days cruise
PROGRAMM
6 Days / 5 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 – BAFOUSSAM
Departure from Yaoundé to Bafoussam via Makénéné in the Bagangté language which means: “We will not leave” with the unforgettable passage on the Sanaga Bridge at Ebébda, the longest river of Cameroon with 918km, stop at the market of Makénéné and visit, continuation of the trip and visit of the Bandjoun chiefdom and its museum, visit of the Baham chieftaincy and the sacred place Fovou, installation at the Bandjoun Climate Center, dinner and overnight.
Day 3: BAFOUSSAM – FOUMBAN
Breakfast, drive to Foumban with a detour to visit the village Didango, continuation to Foumban, arrival and installation at the hotel PEKASSA, lunch in a restaurant or hotel, the most famous ruler of the Bamoun people was the 17th King IBRAHIM MBOMBO NJOYA who was crowned in 1888, first Christian, he built churches in his kingdom. But under the influence of Banyo’s powerful Lamido, he converted to Islam, taking with him a good part of his people, which is why many Muslims in the Noun department today account for nearly 80% of the population, his reign lasted a long time and was marked by the arrival of the German colonizers in 1902 and by the construction of the sumptuous Royal Palace of Foumban which remains an unavoidable point of a visit in this city. In addition, he invented a crushing mill, a writing that was taught in the schools he created and the government used to record his documents and archives after he wrote a story about the laws and customs Bamoun, return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: FOUMBAN
Breakfast, meeting with the Bamoun population, traditional and cultural foundations of the Bamoun people. Majesty IBRAHIM MBOMBO NJOYA, 19th King of the Bamoun Dynasty, since 1993, the year of the final restoration of Nguon with biennial periodicity respected since 1994, did not Elsewhere not chosen at random by the King, because taking into account the various evils that undermine the Kingdom of Bamoun and slow down its development, Visit the artisan village, walk in the city, dinner and overnight.
Day 5: FOUMBAN – MELONG
Breakfast, departure for Melong via Dschang, detour to visit the falls of the Metche, Dschang is a cultural city of art and history, capital of the department of Menoua. It is the real tourist destination because old colonial city which abounds with many attractions, we will visit only the museum of Dschang, continuation of the journey, arrival and installation to the Villa Luciole, dinner and night.
Day 6: MELONG – DOUALA
Breakfast, stop over to visit the wonderful Ekom-Nkam Falls in the heart of a dense and lush vegetation, the Ekom falls fall at 80m altitude in the middle of the rainforest and consist of a male fall and a fall female obviously in rainy season, with possibility to admire the flowers in bright colors. In addition, it should be noted that some sequences of the film Tarzan “GREYSTOKE” were filmed in 1982, continuation on Douala, arrival and orientation tour of the city, transfer to the airport – END OF SERVICES.