Yaoundé
Cameroon's bustling capital straddles seven hills. Attractions include the Benedictine Monastery's Musée d'Art Cameroonais, a collection of traditional arts and crafts on Mont Fébé, and the newer National Museum of Yaoundé.

Limbé
This pleasant port town (formerly Victoria) has a botanical garden, a ‘jungle village' and seafront fish restaurants; nearby is a string of dazzling white sandy beaches.

Foumban
In this culture-rich town, discover many traditional buildings dating from Cameroon's period of German colonisation, and a Sultan's Palace completed in 1917. The Musée du Palais, the Musée des Arts et des Traditions Bamoun and the market are all well worth a visit.

Rhumsiki
This village features a maze of paths linking the small farms known as the Kapsiki; the Kirdi live here, whose customs and folklore, including crab sorcery, have changed little for centuries. The village is framed by the soaring Kapsiki mountains.

Bénoué National Park
Covering 180,000 hectares (444,790 acres), this national park is home to buffalo, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, hyena, giraffes, panthers, lions and a variety of primates, and can be visited all year round.

Waza National Park
Here, twitchers can spot a rich variety of birds, including eagles, crested cranes, maribous, pelicans, ducks, geese and guinea-fowl. Elephants, giraffes, antelopes, hartebeest, cobs, lions, cheetahs and warthogs also roam the forest and vast expanse of grassy and wet plains.

Bouba Ndjidah National Park
Situated on the banks of Mayo Lidi River, in the far north of the country, this park is a popular location for sighting the black rhinoceros. Other wildlife includes lions, elephants, élan and buffalo.

Kalamaloué Reserve
Though small, this reserve offers plenty of opportunities for viewing several species of antelope, monkeys and warthogs. Buffalo, lions and elephants roam the virgin forests inland in the Campo Game Reserve region.

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