Itinerary for Cameroon 2003


Day Date Travelling Birding Accomodation Distance - km Distance- hours
            N = 60km/hour
        S = 50km/hour
1 08-mar Copenhagen ETD 7:15>Zürich ETA 9:05 (Swiss 1275B), Arlanda ETD 6:45>Zürich ETA 9:15 (Swiss 1257B), Zürich ETD 9:55>Malabo>Yaoundé-Nsi ETA 18:00 (Swiss 276B)(all 9) Hotel de l'Indépendance, Yaoundé  
2 09-mar Yaoundé ETD 16:20 > Douala ETA 17:05 (Cameroun UY323) Birding around Yaoundé Hotel Foyer du Marin, Douala 50 (taxi)  
3 10-mar Douala > Maroua (07:30-10:15, UY510)        
  10-mar Drive Maroua*Mora*Waza NP Waza area Centre d'Accueil de Waza? 125 2,0 (tarmac, N1)
4 11-mar   Waza National Park Centre d'Accueil de Waza? 30  
5 12-mar   Waza area Auberge de Mora Massif 80  
6 13-mar Drive Mora*Maroua*Garoua Mandara Mountains/Benoue River Garoua - Hotel Relais de St-Hubert 270 3,5 (tarmac, N1)
7 14-mar Drive Garoua*Benoue NP Bénoué National Park Campement du Bufflé Noir 175 2,5
8 15-mar   Bénoué National Park Campement du Bufflé Noir 50  
9 16-mar Bénoué NP*Ngaoundéré*Ngaoundaba Dang Lake / Along the road /Ngaoundaba Ngaoundaba ranch 235 4,0 (constr, N1)
10 17-mar   Adamawa plateau Ngaoundaba ranch    
11 18-mar   Adamawa plateau Ngaoundaba ranch    
12 19-mar Flight Ngaoundéré ETD 16:00 > Douala ETA 18:15 (Cameroun UY537 ) Adamawa plateau (morning) Foyer du Marin, Douala 40 0,5
13 20-mar Drive Douala*Bamenda Highlands Along the road Hotel Skyline, Bamenda 346 6,5
14 21-mar Drive Bamenda*Nyasoso Bamenda Highlands in the morning Nyasoso village (WWF) 240 3,5
15 22-mar   Mount Kupé Nyasoso village (WWF)    
16 23-mar   Mount Kupé - Max's Trail Kupé - Camping in the park    
17 24-mar   Mount Kupé Nyasoso village (WWF)    
18 25-mar Drive Nyasoso*Kumba*Mundemba Mana River-Korup NP Iyas Hotel, Mundemba 175 (taxi) 3,5
19 26-mar   Korup NP - Picathartes Knoll Korup - Rengo Rock Camp    
20 27-mar   Korup NP Korup - Chimpanzee Camp    
21 28-mar   Korup NP Korup - Iriba Inene Camp    
22 29-mar   Korup NP Iyas Hotel, Mundemba    
23 30-mar Drive Mundemba*Buea Along the road (30km from Mundemba) Parliamentarian Flats, Buea 190 4,0
24 31-mar Drive Buea - Limbe (in the evening) Mount Cameroon Park Hôtel Miramar, Limbé 26 0,5
25 01-apr Limbe*Douala Limbe (Sanaga depending on "needs" - 88*2km from Douala)   74 1,5
26 01-apr Douala ETD 21:10> Malabo> Zürich ETA 6:20 (Swiss 273B) (B-E; Douala - Yaoundé>Abu Dhabi, AF)    
27 02-apr Zürich ETD 9:35>Stockholm ETA 12:05 (Swiss 1248B) / Zürich ETD 9:45>Copenhagen ETA 11:40 (Swiss 1270B)    
             
          1065 Rental car
        Hotel booked 586 Rental car
          225 Bushtaxi
          290 Rental car

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