Christmas & New Year Tours in Cameroon

You'll summit the highest peak in West Africa during the festive season, with departures running through December and January for a holiday celebration in Cameroon. The trek takes you through Mount Cameroon's active volcanic landscape, where you'll camp near fumaroles and check out the mysterious hornitos and eruptive craters while celebrating the new year at 2,850 meters elevation. In Bafang, you'll visit the chieftaincy and meet the traditional Bamileke king to learn about local culture. Douala's night markets offer a chance to taste local dishes like plantains and grilled fish along the Wouri River, making for an African-style holiday celebration.

The festive season brings you to Cameroon's lively Christmas and New Year markets, including the colorful Pouss market where Mousgoum, Massa, and Kotoko peoples gather after crossing the Logone River from Chad. Trek through the Atlantika Mountains to meet the Koma people and share a traditional New Year's Eve dance around a campfire at your mountain campsite. See the lunar landscapes of Rhumsiki and visit the royal Bamoun palace museum in Foumban with its massive tam-tam. You'll witness the majestic Ekom-Nkam waterfall where Tarzan was filmed.

Spend New Year's in Cameroon's UNESCO-listed Dja Biodiversity Reserve, camping with the Baka'a pygmies across 5,260 square kilometers of equatorial forest and learning traditional hunting, fishing, and honey gathering techniques. Trek through the Atlantika Mountains near Rhumsiki to visit the Koma people, who live in traditional villages perched between 1,400 and 1,700 meters. This 12-day trip includes stays at Transcam Hotel in Ngaoundéré and overnight train travel through Cameroon's interior. Visit Mefou National Park to see rescued gorillas and chimpanzees before your New Year departure.

This Christmas and New Year cultural tour runs in November-December 2025 and takes you through Cameroon's highlands and coastal regions, including the chief's palace in Bandjoun and the artisan market in Foumban where master woodcarvers and embroiders showcase their crafts. You'll head to the cooler plateau climate of Dschang at 1,200m altitude before moving down to Buea on Mount Cameroon's slopes, West Africa's highest peak. See colonial-era German structures, the 1999 Bakingili lava flow, and Douala's Bonanjo administrative district and the Pagode of King Bell during this festive season adventure.