Itinerary
- Nigeria:
- Abuja (not much to see)
- Lagos
- Yankari National Park (the best time is late december to late april, but the population of mammals has been decimated by poaching)
- +Kano, oldest city in West Africa (5hrs bus from Zinder, 240 kms)
- Jos: museum
- Oshogbo: sacred groves
- Centrafrica:
- Bangui
- Zinga
- Chutes de Boali (only in the rain season)
- Dzanga-Sangha National Park
- Cameroon:
- Yaounde: Benedictine Monastery's Musee d'Art Cameroonais
- +Maroua: villages and markets of the Mandara mountains (Rhumsiki, Djingliya, Koza, Tourou, +Maga, Mora)
- Waza National Park (elephants, giraffes, hippos, antelopes, monkeys, birds - best time is late march to april)
- Foumban: Palais Royal of 1917
- Bamenda: Fon's Palace
- Gabon:
- Libreville
- Franceville: Cirque de Leconi (red-rock canyon)
- Equatorial Guinea:
- Malabo
- Bata
- Monte Alen park (gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants, crocodiles)
- Sao Tome:
- Principe
- Congo Brazzaville:
- Congo Kinshasa:
- Angola:
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Notes
Trip difficulty: difficult to strenuous
Length: 30 days
Season: Dec-Jan
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Links:
- Maps for Africa
- Climate of Nigeria
- Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Forum
- Lonely Planet letters on Africa travel
- Visa information from Project Visa
- African embassies in the US
- Visas are the real problem in this part of the world. West Africa is a wonderful part of the world. Unfortunately it is in the hands of a bunch of corrupt, incompetent, criminal and unfriendly politicians. The governments of West Africa (with the exception of Senegal) make it very difficult and expensive to obtain a visa. Some of the requirements are laughable. In 2007 the embassy of Mauritania still required "proof of transportation, letter of financial solvency from bank, proof of employment and an invitation letter". The embassy of Mali required a hotel reservation. Both clearly stated that they are not responsible of they lost your passport while in their possession! Welcome to the fifth or seventh world, not the third world. Only Benin, Togo, Gambia and Equatorial Guinea granted visas at the border and only Senegal did not require a visa. It would be wise to avoid tourism in all the other countries of West Africa. The stupidity of these governments border on the demented. (Written in 2007. Hopefully it will improve with time).
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