South Travel Guide
The Lobe Falls dropping into the Atlantic near Kribi. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
South (Sud) pairs dense rainforest with the country's best-known beaches. This is where Cameroon goes on holiday: white sand, grilled fish, and the astonishing sight of a waterfall dropping straight into the sea.
Kribi is the classic beach town, 7-8 km north of the Lobe Falls. Further south, Campo Ma'an National Park protects forest elephants and gorillas down to the Atlantic, and sea turtles nest at Ebodje from November to March.
Destinations in South
Lobe FallsOne of the few waterfalls in the world that flows directly into the sea (tallest drop about 20 m). Pirogue trips and nearby Bagyeli villages.
Kribi beachesWhite-sand beaches: Grand Batanga, Londji with its weekly fish market and mangroves, and artisanal fishing pirogues.- Campo Ma'an National Park264,064 ha of forest to the sea (created 2000): forest elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees and mandrills.
- Ebodje turtle beachSea turtles nest on this beach near the Equatorial Guinea border, November to March.
- German colonial lighthouse (1906)Kribi's 1906 lighthouse, a relic of the German colonial era.
Cities & towns
Getting there
Kribi is about 150 km south of Douala by road. Campo is further south, near the Equatorial Guinea border.