Kribi Beach & Lobé Waterfalls: Where River Meets Ocean
A 3-hour drive south of Yaoundé leads to Kribi — Cameroon's finest beach town, famous for the Lobé Waterfalls that flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean, a sight found almost nowhere else
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Lobé Waterfalls Ocean Entry
The Lobé River falls directly into the Atlantic Ocean in a series of cascades — the only place in Africa where a significant river meets the sea through waterfalls, with canoe access
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Kribi White Sand Beach
The finest beach in Central Africa — 10 kilometers of white sand backed by coconut palms, with warm Atlantic water and virtually no development for kilometers
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Bagyeli Pygmy Village Visit
The Bagyeli pygmy communities who have lived in the Kribi forest for centuries maintain traditional knowledge of forest plants, hunting techniques and oral history
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Campo Ma'an National Park
The forest south of Kribi protects one of Cameroon's most biodiverse areas – forest elephants, western lowland gorillas and the endangered Prussian red colobus monkey
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Atlantic Fresh Seafood Lunch
Kribi's restaurants serve the morning catch – grilled barracuda, smoked tilapia, crab and lobster at beach tables with waves breaking just a few meters away
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Return via Edea Dam
The road back to Yaoundé passes the Edea hydroelectric dam on the Sanaga River — the source of most of Cameroon's electricity, a significant part of African infrastructure