From the N5
road in Bandjouna, minibuses are constantly passing direct to Douala . The cost of the ride is 4,000 CFA.
The journey lasted 6 hours.
The
aforementioned minibus has finished its run in Douala near the roundabout of
the Nouvelle Libertè, in the district of Deido, 3 km abundant north-east of
the central and rich district of Bonanjo.
From there
I took a bike taxi for 500 CFA, which took me to the Center d'Accueil
Missionaire.
In Douala , I stayed at the
Center d'Accueil Missionaire, located in the infamous district of Akwa. The
cost per night for a double room, with beautiful and spacious porch, with air
conditioning, en-suite bathroom with hot water and without wifi is 15,000 CFA.
In Douala,
I rented a bike taxi for 3,000 CFA for a couple of hours to visit the district
of Bonanjo, the richest in Duala, and then to take me to the Deido district and
precisely in Rue Bonamoudourou (n. 1.776), near the Eglise Evangelique de
Deido, where they leave when cars are full for Lombe. I had to wait more than
an hour before leaving.
The
collective taxi from Douala
to Limbe, I paid 2,000 CFA. The ride lasted about 1 hour and a half.
The paved
road is in good condition, but there are plenty of checkpoints. On one occasion
I had to show my passport without incurring further problems.
The
aforementioned collective taxi has finished its journey in the north-east area
of Limbe.
From
there I took a motobike taxi for 200 CFA, which took me to the Wildlife Center , located west of Limbe, which is
basically a Zoo where Gorillas live and many other Primates and Crocodiles and
Pythons. The entrance fee is 3,000 CFA.
From there
I walked on the road for 500
meters . approximately on the main road in an easterly
direction thus reaching the Limbe Botanical Gardens whose entrance costs 3,000
CFA.
In front of
the same there is the parking of collective taxis bound for Idenau. They leave
when they are full. I waited about 30 minutes. The journey costs 1,500 CFA and
lasts less than 1 hour.
The paved
road is in good condition. There is a police checkpoint, where I had to go
down. There they checked my passport, asked me some questions, but they didn't
ask me for money.
The
aforementioned collective taxi has finished its journey in the Taxi Car Park,
located 2 km
south of the center of Idenau.
From there
I took a motobike taxi for 200 CFA, which took me to the port of Idenau .
Keep in
mind that as of today, due to the Civil War species in progress in the
English-speaking territories of southwestern Cameroon ,
the land border post of Ekok, between Cameroon
and Nigeria , remains closed
to foreigners and therefore the best choice for going to Nigeria from the Cameroon is to take a boat from
Idenau.
From the port of Idenau ,
several boats leave for Oron and Calabar in Nigeria every day. There are
several companies that offer this service, but I relied on Big J Shipping
Service, at a cost of 18,000 CFA. The ideal is to leave early in the morning,
but I showed up at 1:00 pm and then I had to travel in a boat full of goods
with rain pouring down.
Before
leaving the employee of the Big J Shipping Service Company, he accompanied me
on foot to the Immenau Immigration Office, located on the main street at 150
mt. from the port, where I easily got the exit stamp from Cameroon on my
Passport.
Then,
before getting on the boat, I had to submit my passport to a further successful
check.
The boat
trip from Idenau (Cameroon )
to Oron (Nigeria )
lasted about 3 hours.
The
description of the trip complete with the map, photographs and videos is
available at this link:
https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2019/07/viaggio-in-gabon-libreville-lambarene.html
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