Yaounde City Tour

  • Duração: 1 Day (approx.)
  • Localização: Yaounde
  • Código de produto: yaoundeday

Yaounde City Tour

Yaoundé is an exciting and cosmopolitan city in Central Africa. Our Yaoundé tours offer the ideal way of getting out and experiencing the sights, smells, and sounds of this vibrant city and its surroundings of the ever-fascinating Cam Capital. 

The Day tour offers a lot in terms of location, but also is very informative and provides a peek into Cameroon history, culture, and daily life. The city was previously surrounded by forest and is always in constant expansion, but still has a great climate that allows you to plan a perfect day out and about.

Itinerary:

This morning, after breakfast between 9am and 10am, you will be picked up from your accommodation in Yaounde.

Our first stop today will be at the Independence Monument. This monument is a representation of Cameroon's independence from France that was proclaimed on January 1, 1960. A very important and special part of history that your guide can happily inform you about. While we are in the area, we will spend some time to admiring the City Hall Garden and take a stroll through it. While we are at City Hall, your guide will give you some information regarding the administrative organization of the Region and the Country before we make our way to the Handicraft Center.

The Handicraft Center in the city recently hosted the fifth International Handicraft Exhibition. The center is part of a government initiative to promote the country's craftwork and as a result, create employment for locals. At the center, there are beautiful pieces to observe and it is truly a wonderful experience getting to experience some of Cameroon's culture through local art. 

Once we are finished at the center, we will make our way to Kennedy Avenue, the business district of the city. This area is always quite busy and there is always a lot of action to experience here. Once we arrive, we will see the monument of John F. Kennedy at the beginning of the avenue. The statue is made in honor of JFK as the founder of the Peace Corps in Yaounde.

We will then continue on to the Reunification Monument. This monument stands for the reunification between French and British Cameroons. Situated amongst a beautiful garden, the statue represents an important part of Cameroon's past, present, and also plays a significant roll in their future.

Next, we will make our way to the beautiful Our Lady of Victories Cathedral. Here we will have a chance to spend some time and walk around visiting the surroundings of the Reunification Monument that neighbors the military camp and the French Embassy.

To finish off our day, we will drive towards the Febe Mountain. We will stop at the top to enjoy nice view of the city and then drive to the Monastery of Mount Fébé the grotto of Santa Maria

On our way back to your accommodation, we will take a drive to the Bastos quarter which is a diplomatic neighborhood, and also the Nlongkak quarter. Next, our day will come to an end and you'll be dropped off at your desired location in Yaounde.

End of Tour.

Included:

  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • English/French speaking tour Guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Transportation

Excluded:

  • Food and Drinks
  • Personal Items such as sunscreen, insect repellent, etc
  • Tips/gratuities
  • Travel and medical insurance


Note: All prices are subject to 5.5% taxes and fees. 2022


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Avaliações

“Hey Chris and company,This correspondence is long overdue but I wanted to write a review of my trip to Cameroon. It can be described in three words: educational, incomplete, and life-changing. It was nice as a teacher to become a student in an environment that I was totally unfamiliar with. My friends and family were surprised and concerned that I would take a solo trip to what is considered volatile and dangerous. I appreciate you addressing all concerns, while selling the trip without being a salesperson. Daniel Mbevo is by far the best tour guide I’ve ever had and I consider him as a lifelong friend. From the moment we introduced, he answered every question I posed with care, thoroughness, seriousness of purpose, and in griot-like fashion. I still can still remember the colorful history of the founding of Yaoundé as a result of a man’s love for a woman after the original capital would be moved due to earthquakes. He expanded and enhanced the little history that I that realized I knew given that I studied African History in college. This learning has now been transferred to my middle school students and has not stopped as I am able to share lessons in History, Science, Geography, Politics, and Conflict Resolution. There was even an intrapersonal lesson that I learned from Daniel that one must contact and treat a friend without looking for something in return; the seed is planted when you really need help. (Not often happens in the society that I live in). There were many experiences that were not on the itinerary that turned out to be memorable and good for storytelling at home that showcase patience, perseverance, and living outside of one’s comfort zone. The other reason is that Daniel genuinely was apologetic for what I missed due to his vehicle. And finally, this trip changed my life relative to how our work, use my resources, and respond to difficulties. When I stepped foot on the continent in Morocco, I asked someone to give me advice on my first trip to Africa and I was told “Be patient!” Contrary to my American culture of “your way, right away”, the patience that I heeded has allowed me to keep an open mind while allowing the culture, the people, the forest, and experience enhance my personal life. From taking a bath in a cold river to trying to explain why I don’t have my yellow card to French-speaking military so I won’t be detained to helping a bush taxi driver fix an alternator on a road in the rain forest were not expected but has positively made in indelible impression on how I address challenges back home. The few challenges in Cameroon have allowed me to complain less and be content in whatever situation life deals me. Initially, I was interested in Brazil for next summer; however, several factors pulled me to return to Cameroon: the friendly people, the food, the fauna in a new deeper location (a day’s hike) in Lobeke, the museum visit that I just missed, the African Cup, and the opportunity to teach English in Daniel’s hometown. With these opportunities, I am considering to stay for at least 2 months in the Summer of 2019. I am assisting Daniel in the creation of brochures that can be dispersed in America and other places advertised. I believe a second trip would bode well in the promotion and awareness of Cameroon as a new destination for Americans. Happy Thanksgiving,”

- Alton J. Willis, US High School Teacher, Cameroon Tristate Forest Expedition