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Littoral Travel Guide

Littoral · Capital: Douala

The bridge over the Wouri River, Douala. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Littoral is the Atlantic coast: the Wouri estuary, the Sawa peoples and their water culture, and Douala, the economic capital and largest city in Cameroon.

Douala is the country's commercial engine and air hub, known for the 12-metre recycled-metal sculpture La Nouvelle Liberte, the Maritime Museum of Bonanjo, and the Ngondo water festival each December. Inland, the Nkam river drops over the twin Ekom-Nkam falls, where scenes from the 1984 film Greystoke were shot.

Destinations in Littoral

  1. Paddlers parade at the Ngondo festival, DoualaNgondo festival4.6The Sawa water festival on the Wouri banks, first two weeks of December: pirogue races, wrestling and the jengu ceremony.
  2. The Ekom-Nkam falls on the Nkam RiverEkom-Nkam Falls4.6Twin 'male' and 'female' falls, about 80 m, on the Littoral/West border near Melong. Filming location for Greystoke (1984).
  3. La Nouvelle Liberte sculpture, Deido roundabout, DoualaLa Nouvelle Liberte4.2The 12-metre recycled-metal sculpture by Joseph-Francis Sumegne (1996) at Rond-Point Deido.
  4. Maritime Museum of Bonanjo4.0Douala's maritime history on the Wouri estuary.
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Cities & towns

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Regional food

  • ndole (the national dish)
  • mbongo tchobi (Bassa black soup)
  • miondo and bobolo (cassava sticks)

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Getting there

Douala International (DLA), about 10 km from the city, is Cameroon's main air hub. Camrail trains run to Yaounde.

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