Cameroon is often described as Africa in miniature: rainforest in the south, savanna and national parks in the north, Mount Cameroon rising above the coast, and volcanic lakes in the west. Both French and English are official, a legacy of divided colonial administration.
The guides on this page cover Cameroon as a whole. The dry season from November to February suits the north, while the south is wet for much of the year. Tourism infrastructure is limited and travel is largely overland on roads of variable quality. Security conditions differ sharply by region, particularly in the far north and the anglophone west, and current advisories matter for route planning.