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Bamenda, city (population of 150.000) in northwestern
Cameroon, capital of North-West Province. Located 366 km (227
mi) northwest of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, Bamenda
is known for its cool climate and scenic hilly location. With
air and road links to Yaoundé and Douala, the city has
numerous markets, banks, offices, coffee- and cocoa-processing
facilities and an important Baptist mission.
The local museum and shops display a wide variety of local baskets,
beads, woodcarvings and bronze statues. North of Bamenda is
the Ring Road, a 367-km (228-mi) circular route through Cameroon's
most spectacular mountains.
Along this road is Mount Oku (3,000 m/9,800 ft), the Kimbi River
Game Reserve, the Metchum River waterfalls, a huge Magnificent
Historic Fon's Palace at Bafut, and a pyramidal thatched shrine
at Achum. In 1986 a gaseous eruption of carbon dioxide and hydrogen
sulphide caused 2000 deaths around nearby Lake Nios. Bamenda's
principal ethnic group is the Tikar. In the past, the Tikar
faced invasions from peoples in the surrounding hills, and between
1700 and 1800, they joined a confederation established by the
Mbum for defense purposes.
Bamenda was subjected to German colonialism in the late 19th
century and then British administration under a League of Nations
mandate after World War I (1914-1918). Today, many of the city's
residents are English-speaking.
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Bamenda is a beautiful
town in the highlands, located about 280 km northwest
of the capital - Yaounde.
Bali - west of Bamenda and
Bafut - 20 km to the north are two small villages
where festivals are held in December. Even further
north lies the Kimbi Game Reserve.
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CAMEROON TOURS & SAFARIS
(CAMTOURS) operates a wide range of tours which include
study tours, safari tours, cultural tours, birdwatching tours,
gorilla tracking tours, discovery of the pygmies, trekking tours
and special interest tours. Click
here for info
North West Cultural
Experience in Cameroon
Purpose is to expose foreigners
to the culture of the North West Province of Cameroon. Participants
will view different types of crafts, watch traditional dances
and bottle dance, see traditional architecture especially as
exhibited in palaces and observe geographic sites of interest.
Some such sites include crater lakes, volcanic arsh, forests,
plantations, mountains, etc. Click
here for info
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