Safari

If you go to camaroonsafari.com there are several safaris to choose from. This one is the biggest. It sounds fantastic--except that I want a few days to myself before I start the safari to get over the jet lag. I think it would be especially fun to see a hippo. Figures---it's the most dangerous animal of them all.

Grand 3 Safari Tour

Trip: Bénoué National Park, Kalamaloué National Park, Waza National Park, cultural North + Yaounde
Duration: 10 days
Start: Thursday, Sunday (leave US one day before)
Departures: Dec – May
Cost group of 2: Approx. $3,500 per person (excl. intl. airfare)
Cost group of 4: Approx. $2,900 per person (excl. intl. airfare)
Price includes: accommodation, breakfast, lunch, all domestic transports, safaris, welcome dinner

Tour details
Day 1: A warm welcome awaits you in Yaounde as your guide meets you at the airport. In the bustling Cameroonian capital you get adjusted to being in Cameroon during a welcome dinner with your guide. If you feel like it, we check out the night/street life or you stay in the hotel and spend a relaxing evening.

Day 2: The next day, we take a domestic flight with Air Leasing (all planes are maintained by SIM located in France) to Garoua, where a private car awaits us to go to Bénoué National Park, an UNESCO biosphere reserve. There, you enjoy African cooked meals prepared by the park organization and sleep in a lovely and safe park accommodation (small brick-houses with AC).

Day 3: After a very early breakfast, we go on a morning and afternoon safari at Bénoué National Park, which holds hippos, giant eland, giraffes, water buck, antelopes, baboons, gazelles and more. Between the safaris, we will have lunch and a few hours to relax in the shade.

Day 4: In the morning we leave Bénoué to go to Garoua from where we will take a bus to Maroua. The journey goes through the lush North region to the sub-sahelian Extreme-North region of Cameroon. We will travel with locals, see a dramatic change in landscape and pass through interesting villages. We will stay at Maroua overnight.

Day 5: In the morning, we get picked up by a private car to drive to Kousserie where we stay overnight. During the drive you will witness sub-sahelian landscape and interesting little villages in the Extreme-North region of Cameroon. We will stop from time to time to check out local street vendors.

Day 6: After a very early breakfast in Kousséri , we will go on a morning and afternoon safari at the remote Kalamaloué National Park. The park is known for its herds of elephants, antelopes, hippos, giraffes, monkeys, warthogs and more. When we are done with the afternoon safari, we leave Kousséri to drive to the amazing Waza National Park.

Day 7: After a very early breakfast, we will go on safari at the amazing Waza National Park, an UNESCO biosphere reserve, which has some of west and central Africa’s most impressive wild life, such as herds of elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalos, ostriches, antelopes, gazelles, warthogs, a wide variety of big birds and more. At Waza, you will enjoy a morning and afternoon safari. We will sleep in the gorgeous and safe park accommodation (small brick-houses with AC) overlooking the park.

Day 8: After a very early breakfast, we will go on another set of morning and afternoon safaris at Waza. We will sleep again in the gorgeous and safe park accommodation (small brick-houses with AC) overlooking the park.

Day 9: After breakfast, we will take a plane with Air Leasing to Yaounde where we will arrive in the afternoon. If you want, we check out the street life in one of the bustling neighborhoods during the evening. You will stay overnight at Yaounde.

Day 10: We will spend the rest of the trip exploring the capital of Cameroon, where we, dependent on your preferences, go to a large day market and visit various sightseeing spots. Then, finally, we will take you to the airport for your evening flight to return home.