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Yaounde
About Yaounde
Yaounde is Cameroon’s capital and a lively city housing government offices and foreign embassies. The city with its crooked streets has excellent restaurants, shops, markets and a well developed nightlife. This friendly city built on seven hills is situated against the backdrop of Mount Febe.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- See the Mokolo market
- See some colourful African quarters like Messa, Mokolo and Briqueterie
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- The Cameroon National Museum in the former presidential palace
- The Cameroon Art Museum in a Benedictine monastery
- Afhemi Museum
Highlights in the vicinity
Explore the environment of Yaounde, such as
- Foumban a tourist place with many German colonial buildings, the Royal Palace and the Musée des Arts et des Traditions Bamoun
- Parc National de Korup with its impressive rain forest
- Mount Cameroon the highest mountain in West Africa at 4.095 m with good climbing opportunities
- Parc National du Waza-one of the most beautifull in Africa
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 1.5 Million
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Weather: At 750 m above sealevel, the climate is very agreeable
Local transport
- Taxis
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
- Train: connections to Douala and N'Gaoundéré
- Express buses to Douala
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