• Pay a visit to the Lowland gorillas in Lobeke National Park. Spend the night in a specially built watchtower to get the best views of other species, such as elephant, buffalo, giant forest hog, red river hog, yellow-backed duiker and bongo antelope.

• Learn about the Baka pygmies; their traditional medicine, hunting methods, and dances can be experienced first-hand in week-long expeditions to the southeast region.

• Watch horses race through the streets of Kumbo in western Cameroon during Nso Cultural Week. This event takes place every November. Also visit the Arts & Crafts Museum there.

• Climb Mount Cameroon: the highest mountain in West Africa and Africa’s highest active volcano is a popular mountaineering destination. Bueau, a pretty colonial town complete with red postboxes, provides an excellent base. The climb takes three to four days.

• In Mindif, a park south of the northern town of Maroua, there is a huge rock known as Le Dent de Mindif, which is highly regarded for rock climbing.

• Go hiking. The northern region near Mora, the highland area around Bamenda in the southwest and the Mandara Mountains west of Maroua are good areas for trekking. Jungle Village in Limbe Botanic Gardens features a variety of trails.

• Attend the Cameroon National Festival, the country's biggest non-religious festival and a lively spectacle of parades and happy celebration.

• Drive the road south to Nkongsamba and Douala, which passes through some splendid scenery including spectacular valleys and waterfalls.

• Get wet in Korup National Park, home to Africa’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforest. See a wide variety of primates, birds, trees and other plants, including dozens of recently discovered species while fording waist-high pools in 100% humidity.

See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.