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Cameroon Travel - Cameroon is situated in West Africa. It borders Chad in the north and northeast, Central African Republic in the east, Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in the south, the Gulf of Guinea in the south-west, and Nigeria in the west and north-west. Cameroon has everything you would expect from the African continent - tropical rainforests, beaches, deserts, lakes, savannah and volcanic mountains.

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Cameroon Travel Facts

  • Formerly: French Cameroon
  • Capital: Yaounde
  • Area: 475,440 sq km
  • Population: 17,340,702
  • Language: French & English (official), African languages
  • Currency: CFA Franc
  • Electricity: 220V/50Hz (Plugs two round pins )

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Getting To Cameroon

Air France

Air France operates from Paris to Douala, Cameroon.


KLM

KLM operates from Amsterdam to Duoala, Cameroon. Remember you will need the Dutch Consent document for transit in Amsterdam.


Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines operates from Brussels to Douala, Cameroon.


Swiss

Swiss operates from Zurich to Douala.


Cameroon Travel Health

Vaccinations/boosters are strongly recommended for: Prophylactic precautions are strongly recommended for: Other health hazards:
  • All hepatitis strains are endemic.
  • Bilharzia is present in fresh water.
  • Outbreaks of Meningitis may occur in the dry season (December-June) in northern areas.
  • Food and drink contamination.

Cameroon Visa

Cameroon visa and passport information includes all application instructions and visa application form downloads.

Visa and Passport Requirements For US & UK Citizens

The Cameroon Embassy reserves the right to request further documentation on submission/collection of an application. Please be careful when booking intended travel dates as this may delay processing at the Embassy.

  • Submit your Passport, must be valid at least 6 months beyond intended stay
  • 2 Visa Application Forms, fully completed and signed
  • 2 Recent passport-type photographs
  • Glue passport photo on application form
  • Copy of round trip airline tickets, or itinerary, or letter of confirmation from travel agent
  • Copy/original of recent bank statement indicating a minimum credit balance of £1000 or letter from bank verifying applicant has sufficient funds.
  • Copy/original travel insurance document
  • Copy/original hotel confirmation
  • Consular Fee: $99.00 per visa - 60 day multi-entry tourist visa (US citizens)
  • Consular Fee: £59.00 per visa - 60 day multi-entry tourist visa (UK citizens)

Application Forms

Cameroon Embassies

Cameroon Embassy in US

2349 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008

Tel: 202-265-8790

Fax: 202-387-3826

Website: http://www.ambacam-usa.org

Cameroon Embassy in UK

84 Holland Park, London, W11 3SB

Tel: 0207 7270771 or 0207 7270772

Fax: 0510 25276

Website: Cameroon Embassy, London

US Embassy in Cameroon

Avenue Rosa Parks, P.O. Box 817, Yaounde

Tel:(237) 2220-1500

Fax: (237) 2220-1500x4531

Website: http://yaounde.usembassy.gov

UK Embassy in Cameroon

Avenue Winston Churchill BP 547 Yaounde

Tel: (237) 222 05 45

Fax: (237) 222 01 48

Email: BHC@yaounde.mail.fco.gov.uk

Website: http://ukincameroon.fco.gov.uk


Recommended Reading

Cameroon Travel Guide

The Bradt Travel Guide to Cameroon explores the geographical diversities of Lake Chad in the north, Mount Cameroon in the west, and the dense rainforests of the south. Details of getting around the country by bush-taxi, rail, car or on foot, together with accommodations from camping to mud-hut 'royal palaces', are balanced by a wealth of background information on history, geography, culture and the environment.


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