Travel Reference
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CFA2000, three hours) leave throughout the day, along with transport to Campo
(CFA2000, three hours) and Yaoundé (CFA3000, 3½ hours).
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Ebolowa
Ebolowa, capital of Ntem district, is a bustling place and a possible stopping point en
route between Yaoundé and Equatorial Guinea or Gabon. Its main attraction is the artifi-
cial
Municipal Lake
in the centre of town.
The best accommodation is at
Hotel Porte Jaune
( 2228 4339; Rte de Yaoundé; r CFA10,000-12,000)
in the town centre, with some cheaper
auberges
(hostels) near the main roundabout, in-
cluding
Hotel Âne Rouge
( 2228 3438; Pl Ans 2000; r CFA5000)
.
During the dry season there's at least one vehicle daily along the rough road between
Ebolowa and Kribi. There are also many buses daily to Yaoundé (CFA3000, three hours).
Several vehicles depart in the morning for Ambam (CFA1000, one hour), from where you
can find transport towards Ebebiyin (Equatorial Guinea) or Bitam (Gabon).
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Campo & Ebodjé
Campo is the last town before the Equatorial Guinea border. Taking the road here is half
the attraction - it's a hard but rewarding slog through immense rainforest past pygmy vil-
lages with views out to the ocean and fire-spouting petrol platforms shimmering in the
west.
For travellers, Campo mainly serves as a jumping-off point for visiting Parc National de
Campo Ma'an as well as the community- tourism project in nearby Ebodjé. There's
scruffy accommodation, simple meals and very friendly faces at
Auberge Bon Course
(
7451
1883; r CFA5000)
at Bon Course Supermarché at the main junction in Campo.
Parc National de Campo-Ma'an
, comprising 2608 sq km, protects rainforest, many plants and
various animals, including buffalo, elephants and mandrills. The park is being developed
by WWF as an ecotourism destination, with newly constructed canopy walks and river
trips available.
Ebodjé, a small fishing village 25km north of Campo, is home to a
sea turtle conservation
project
and ecotourism site run by
KUDU Cameroun
( 3348 1648, 9622 0829)
. Visitors are taken
out at night to spot egg-laying turtles, although there's no guarantee you'll see any - some
