- Eru with water fufu: the Manyu dish, found across the Southwest.
- Fresh fish on the black-sand beaches.
Limbe Beach Town Guide
Banyan tree in the Limbe Botanic Garden. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Limbe is a beach town of black volcanic sand at the foot of Mount Cameroon, with a botanical garden, a renowned primate rescue centre, and the sombre history of Bimbia, a slave-trade embarkation site.
Seme and Down Beach are the main beaches. The Limbe Wildlife Centre (founded 1993) rehabilitates gorillas, chimpanzees, drills and mandrills, and the Limbe Botanic Garden sits at the mouth of the Limbe River.
⚠ Official travel advisories warn against travel to parts of the Southwest. Check current government advice before planning a trip here.
What to do in Limbe
Town
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Limbe Wildlife Centre Primate rescue and rehabilitation centre, founded 1993: gorillas, chimpanzees, drills and mandrills. - 2
Limbe Botanic Garden Historic garden at the mouth of the Limbe River. - 3
Seme and Down Beach Black-sand beaches at the foot of Mount Cameroon. - 4Bimbia Historic slave-trade embarkation site on the coast.
Limbe Hotel Guide
How to choose the best places to stay in Limbe. Verified properties below; for the full list, search live availability on Booking.com.
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Getting there and around
Limbe is under an hour by road from Douala, via Buea road.