Yaoundé
Cameroon · Centre · 726 m
Description
Yaoundé is the capital and lies inland on seven hills at seven hundred metres, which makes it noticeably cooler and greener than Douala. Ministries and embassies fill the centre, and the Monument de la Réunification twists upward as a concrete spiral marking the joining of the French and British territories in 1961. The Blackitude museum and the national museum in the old presidential palace hold masks, thrones and beadwork from across the country. Mount Fébé rises behind the city with a Benedictine monastery and its collection of instruments. The railway runs north from here to Ngaoundéré overnight.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: December – February
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- Dec
Highlights
- Monument de la Réunification
- Marché Mfoundi
- Musée National du Cameroun
- Mont Fébé and its Benedictine monastery museum
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires
- Musée Blackitude
- Mvog-Betsi zoo and its primate enclosures
- Mefou primate sanctuary in the forest(Day trip)
- Night train to Ngaoundéré
- Bars and grills of the Bastos quarter
- Nachtigal falls on the Sanaga(Day trip)
- Craft village at the Centre Artisanal
- Palais des Congrès and the hill views
Getting there
- Airports:
- NSI
- Train stations:
- Yaoundé