Cameroon cultural exchange and primate conservation
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Basic information
Location: Cameroon
Date: Tailor-made
Duration: 9 days (4-6 day extensions available)
Group size: 1+ people
Price: From £2095 - £2266 including all accommodation and transfers, all meals in Esu.
Not including visa fees, all drinks, personal purchases and tips.
Location: Cameroon
Date: Tailor-made
Duration: 9 days (4-6 day extensions available)
Group size: 1+ people
Price: From £2095 - £2266 including all accommodation and transfers, all meals in Esu.
Not including visa fees, all drinks, personal purchases and tips.
What will I be doing on this trip?
Cameroon’s tag line for tourism is “all of Africa in one country”. In the south the stunning coast has a backdrop of equatorial forest and mountains and as you go north you pass through highlands, savannah, sahel (semi desert) to desert in the very north. In this diverse terrain live a cacophony of different cultures ranging from Ba’Aka pygmy forest people to nomadic Fulani in the Sahel. Between these cultures are 200 indigenous dialects. Yet despite all this you are unlikely to see any tourists here.
This trip gives you Cameroon’s premier primate conservation project in the fishing town of Limbe - one of the most beautiful and pleasant towns in west Africa. You will be given an in-depth introduction to the issues facing conservation in this part of the world and meet up with the gorilla, chimpanzee and many other primate groups indigenous to the region.
There is an option to do a 3 day climb of west Africa’s highest mountain – Mount Cameroon - with its unique ec-system and the chance of seeing a group of mountain elephant or do a number of day excursions around Limbe before we set off for Esu, the kingdom at the end of the road.
Esu is the inspiration behind this company’s very existence and a trip to this community takes you right off any tourist map to give you a truly unforgettable and authentic experience of west African culture at its very essence.
You may not quite see “all of Africa”, but you will certainly be taken to its very heart.
Cameroon’s tag line for tourism is “all of Africa in one country”. In the south the stunning coast has a backdrop of equatorial forest and mountains and as you go north you pass through highlands, savannah, sahel (semi desert) to desert in the very north. In this diverse terrain live a cacophony of different cultures ranging from Ba’Aka pygmy forest people to nomadic Fulani in the Sahel. Between these cultures are 200 indigenous dialects. Yet despite all this you are unlikely to see any tourists here.
This trip gives you Cameroon’s premier primate conservation project in the fishing town of Limbe - one of the most beautiful and pleasant towns in west Africa. You will be given an in-depth introduction to the issues facing conservation in this part of the world and meet up with the gorilla, chimpanzee and many other primate groups indigenous to the region.
There is an option to do a 3 day climb of west Africa’s highest mountain – Mount Cameroon - with its unique ec-system and the chance of seeing a group of mountain elephant or do a number of day excursions around Limbe before we set off for Esu, the kingdom at the end of the road.
Esu is the inspiration behind this company’s very existence and a trip to this community takes you right off any tourist map to give you a truly unforgettable and authentic experience of west African culture at its very essence.
You may not quite see “all of Africa”, but you will certainly be taken to its very heart.
My holiday itinerary...
Day 1: Arrive Douala.
Transfer 1 hour to Limbe, staying in the Miromar hotel.
Day 1: Arrive Douala.
Transfer 1 hour to Limbe, staying in the Miromar hotel.
Day 2: Limbe.
In the morning, introduction to primate conservation issues of the region with the project manager of the Limbe Wildlife Centre. Visit the 14 gorillas, 47 chimpanzees, drill monkeys, mangabee, mandrill... they’re all there! In the afternoon, head to the beach and enjoy the sea and surf at the foot of Mount Cameroon. In the evening, taste the local delicacies of BBQued fish on Down Beach. Day 3: Limbe to Bamenda Travel to Bamenda by 4 x 4. Day 4: Explore the 'ring road' Spectacular journey around the ring road and through the mountains of the province, returning to Bamenda for the evening. Day 5: Bamenda to Esu In the morning, drive to Esu - the kingdom at the end of the road. In the afternoon, settle in, relax and take in the surroundings. Day 6 - 8: Esu In the morning, visit and pay respects to the Fon, the chief of Esu, and his palace. In the afternoon, relax and wander at will. Visit the schools and take a guided tour of Esu lands. You can also walk out to the Fulani camps and take an optional horse trek. Day 9: Goodbye Esu! In the morning we say farewell to the Fon and the people of Esu. NOTE: There are then 4 and 6 day extensions available to this trip for Mount Cameroon Climb or Nigerian Primate conservation and gorilla trekking. |      |
How to get to us...
By Air: Royal Air Maroc or Air France.
By Car: With the company – on our Mali to Cameroon trip.
Additional information
Services: All you need to survive. Accommodation is in 3* hotels and some camping
Note: These trips take you off the beaten track. There is not always a tourist infrastructure such as you may be used to. Be prepared for some flexibility.
By Air: Royal Air Maroc or Air France.
By Car: With the company – on our Mali to Cameroon trip.
Additional information
Services: All you need to survive. Accommodation is in 3* hotels and some camping
Note: These trips take you off the beaten track. There is not always a tourist infrastructure such as you may be used to. Be prepared for some flexibility.
How does this holiday make a difference?
This trip helps to support the primate conservation project of the Limbe Wildlife Centre and education in the community of Esu.
This trip helps to support the primate conservation project of the Limbe Wildlife Centre and education in the community of Esu.
The Limbe Wildlife Centre is at the forefront of the conservation of Cameroon’s indigenous but threatened primate populations. Gorillas, chimpanzees and the highly endangered drill monkey which only exists on the Nigeria/Cameroon border regions, are among the many primates at the centre. The centre’s main remit is to rescue primates caught up in the bush meat trade, which, along with illegal logging, is the main reason for the destruction of primate populations. Adult primates are killed for bushmeat and their infants are sold as pets. The LWC steps in at this stage and confiscates the infant. They are then re-socialised into groups at the centre with the long-term aim of rehabillitaion in the wild. The LWC also works hard to educate local populations about the threat to their wonderful wildlife.
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The community of Esu is in a remote region of the NorthWest province of Cameroon. This company has a special relationship with Esu. Each trip to Esu provides money to the families which host the trip and the company supports achieving children to stay in education with the longer term aim of providing scholarships for the most able children to be able to go on to further education outside Esu.
The company believes that this is the most equitable and sustainable way of recompensing the community as a whole for their hospitality.
It also supports this company’s belief in “African solutions for African” problems and that Africans are the best placed to know how to support their own communities. |  |
It is a fact in African culture as a whole that people who succeed in education and employment end up supporting large numbers of people in their communities. For example, remittance to Africa (money sent back by Africans who move to the West) is greater than international Aid – an amazing statistic when you think about it.
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