From desert and sahel in the north, through savannah and highlands in the middle, to lowlands, equatorial forest and coast in the south.
With over 200 ethnic groups and languages, unique indigenous birdlife and wildlife, football mad, loves its music, friendly and funny Cameroon offers "all of Africa in one country".
Cameroon has something for everyone: families wanting an educational trip for their kids, experienced travellers seeking something a bit different, bird watchers, wildlife enthusiasts or culture bods.
A visit to the north gives you hot and dry, semi-desert. At Lake Chad Cameroon meets Chad, Niger and Nigeria. The region is a colourful mixture of tribes from these regions - Fulani, Bororo, Woodabe.
Also in the north is Wasa National park, probably the best game viewing in west Africa. My Mali to Cameroon Overland trip goes through this region.
The south offers primate conservation, equatorial forest, west Africa’s highest mountain Mt Cameroon, glorious beaches and highland kingdoms. This is the region of my Kingdom at the End of the Road trip.
The east gives access to the great wildlife of the Congo Basin at Lobeke in Cameroon and Dzanga Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR). This is the region of the Dzanga Sangha Gorilla Safari.
