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Cameroon - Tour Destination
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Cameroon forms the intergrade between West and Central Africa and harbors a wide range of habitats from vast lowland rainforests, montane forests on some of Africa’s highest peaks, broad-leafed woodlands, and in the far north, extensive Sahelian semi-desert. Our comprehensive three-week tour visits all these zones and provides a thorough coverage of West Africa’s richest birding destination.
In the moist south, we visit prime sites including Mt Cameroon, Korup National Park, Mt Kupe and the Bamenda Highlands. We will seek out numerous endemics and both lowland and montane forest birds. Names such as Black Guineafowl, Bannerman’s Turaco, Bare-cheeked Trogon, Vermiculated Fishing Owl, Mount Kupe Bushshrike, Rachel’s Malimbe and Mount Cameroon Speirops should whet any birder’s appetite! Korup is famous for its colonies of Grey-necked Picathartes and we stand an excellent chance of seeing these peculiar birds on this tour – no Rockjumper group has ever dipped!
In central Cameroon, we visit the Adamawa Plateau and Benoue National Park, areas of mixed broad-leafed woodland. This region teems with birds, and specialities include Schlegel’s Francolin, Brown-chested Lapwing, Spotted Thrush-Babbler, Bamenda Apalis and Dybowski’s Twinspot. Here, we can find both the spectacular Pennant-winged and strange Standard-winged Nightjars side by side. To the far north, the fabulous Waza National Park is a superb birding and mammal-watching destination, and we will seek many arid-zone specials including Arabian Bustard, Black Crowned Crane, the aberrant Quail-plover, Golden Nightjar, River Prinia, Cricket Longtail and Rock Firefinch (previously considered to be a Nigerian endemic). As we thoroughly cover this vast country, we hope to observe up to six hundred bird species and a wealth of exciting African wildlife.
Please contact us for the detailed itinerary for this tour.
| tour name and dates 2011 |
Cameroon - Rockfowl, Rainforests & Sahel I: 6 - 27 Mar (22 days) 3 SPACES REMAINING
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| tour cost for 2011 | US$6,475 pp, US$250 ss |
| max group size | Cameroon I: 10 & 2 Rockjumer leaders; Cameroon II: 8 & 1 Rockjumper leader |
| tour leaders 2011 | Cameroon I: Keith Valentine & Markus Lilje; Cameroon II: Markus Lilje |
| habitats covered | lowland and montane rainforest, broad-leafed woodlands, semi-desert, wetlands |
| climate | generally hot and humid with occasional rain, very hot in the north |
| tour pace & walking | moderate to brisk pace, with some long hikes on forest and mountain trails |
| accommodation | simple chalets and hotels with some basic camping |
| ease of birding | challenging in south, easy in north |
| no. of species expected | 550 - 600 |
| top mammals | Patas Monkey, many other primates, Sand Fox, African Elephant, Lion, chance for Drill |
| other attractions | primary rainforests in Korup NP, spectacular Mt. Cameroon and Waza NP |
| photographic opportunities | good |
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