Flights and travel guide to Cameroon

Cameroon is in West Africa. It borders Nigeria to the west, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. While Cameroon is not the largest country in Africa, in some ways it’s as large as Africa itself. Known as "Africa in miniature" it features French and English speaking portions, Muslim and Christian dominated regions, the tallest mountain in West Africa and terrain that includes rain forest, desert plains, mountains and high plateau.

• Yaounde
• Douala
• Bamenda
• Bafoussam
• Garoua
• Maroua
• Ngaoundere
• Buea
• Kribi
• Ebolowa

There are plenty of airlines offering flights to Cameroon from major UK airports including London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen, Belfast, Glasgow, Cardiff, New Castle, London Gatwick. Apply for a visa and complete vaccinations early.

By plane

Cameroon can be reached via:

• Paris (Air France)
• Brussels (Brussels Airlines)
• Zurich (Swiss)
• Lagos (Virgin Nigeria and Bellview Airlines)
• Nairobi (Kenya Airways)
• Amsterdam (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)
• Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc)
• Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines)

Sometimes airport staff try to help with the luggage in order to get extra euros/dollars from travellers. There is also an official airport tax (10.000 CFA) for outgoing flights.

Violence is rare, but just be smart about wearing any jewelry or anything else that would make you stand apart from the rest.

Yellow Fever certificates are required for travel to Cameroon.

Malaria is common, especially in the central and southern parts of the country. The risk is much lower in the mountains of the Northwest Province and the arid areas on the Extreme North. Prophylactics are recommended because of the severity of some strains of malaria in the country.

Other tropical diseases are also common, including dysentery, bilharzia, hepatitis, and giardia occur. There are occasional outbreaks of cholera in Yaounde and Douala, but rarely affect travelers.

There are several good quality hospitals in the country. Most are located in Douala or Yaounde, but Kumbo has two very good private hospitals as well.

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