North Travel Guide
Market in Garoua, North Region. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
North (Nord) is savanna and cotton country on the Benue River: wide skies, Fulani towns, and some of the best large-mammal viewing in West Africa.
Garoua, the regional capital, is a river port and the centre of the cotton and textile trade. Nearby Benoue National Park is one of the only places in Africa with a realistic chance of seeing the giant eland, plus elephants, hippos and an estimated 200 lions.
Destinations in North
- Benoue National ParkWooded savanna on the Benoue River: giant eland, elephants, hippos, lions and 306 bird species.
Garoua river port and marketsBenue river life and the markets of the cotton capital.
Cities & towns
Regional food
- soya (spicy grilled skewers, born in the north)
- folere (hibiscus drink)
Getting there
Domestic flights link Garoua with Douala and Yaounde. The park is best in the dry season, November to April.