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A Dance With The Baka Pygmies Tour

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Kribi
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Take a local boat ride up the Lobe river to visit the pygmies of Bagyeli village (Bagyeli). These pygmies are going to perform traditional pygmy dances for the tourists. Lobe waterfalls empty the waters of . .
Country: Cameroon
City: Kribi
Duration: 2 Day(s) - 1 Night(s)
Tour Category: Cruise Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
Package Itinerary

Take a local boat ride up the Lobe river to visit the pygmies of Bagyeli village (Bagyeli). These pygmies are going to perform traditional pygmy dances for the tourists. Lobe waterfalls empty the waters of the Lobe river directly into the Atlantic ocean, a very rare phenomenon.

THE 2 DAY SHORE EXCURSION OF THE LIMBE CRUISE CALL

07: 00. Disembark the ship. Proceed with immigration and police formalities.

08.00 . Drive to Buea (pronounced Boya) on the slopes of Mount Cameroon. Buea is about 1000 metres above sea level and it was the capital of Cameroon during German colonisation. It is presently the capital of the South West region of Cameroon.

9.30 Arrive at the Tole Tea Estate situated some 4 kilometres from Buea. Watch tea harvesting and later visit the tea processing in the factory.

11.00 . Depart Tole tea estate to Buea; Visit German colonial architecture such as the palace of the colonial governor, Von Puttkammer, the Bismark fountain and other colonial buildings now used as government offices.

11:45 Drive down to Limbe passing by the University of Buea. Visit sites such as the Alfred Saker monument erected in commemoration of the first European who set his foot in this town formerly called Victoria (named after Queen Victoria).

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch at the FINI hotel restaurant

14:00: Drive to the Limbe Wildlife Centre. This centre is famous for its big population of gorillas, chimpanzees, drills, mandrills, red-capped mangabeys, crocodiles, snakes, duikers, etc.

15:30: Drive to the lava flow site of Mount Cameroon eruption of April 1999.

16:15: Drive back to Douala, arriving at 17:30 for embarkation.

Day 2 Travel to Kribi

HALF-DAY SHORE EXCURSION CRUISE CALL TO KRIBI

Due to the fact that Kribi is a very small town with few tourist attractions, the call to this town will be quite short but full of interesting things to see. Lunch should be onboard and the onshore excursion can start after lunch.

The most attractive things to see here:

-Taking a local boat ride up the Lobe river to visit the pygmies of Bagyeli village (Bagyeli). These pygmies are going to perform traditional pygmy dances for the tourists.

- Visit the Lobe waterfalls which empties the waters of the Lobe river directly into the Atlantic ocean, a very rare phenomenon.

- Visit the Standard Bilingual and Nursery Primary School in Kribi.

- Visit the Kribi local market.

Overnight at hotel in Kribi

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