posted Mar 9, 2010 4:43 AM by Site Admin
- Description:
Experience the hustle and bustle of this busy village market. Every 8
days, traders come from across Boyo Division and further to sell their
wares. These include fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, clothes, fabric
and much, much more.
- Accessibility & Transport: 1/5, 5 minute walk from Belo centre.
- Cost: 0 CFA to enter the market, how much you spend is up to you!
- Time Needed: Allow a minimum of 30 minutes just to walk around the market.
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posted Mar 9, 2010 4:34 AM by Site Admin
- Description:
Babanki Tungoh is set in a stunning volcanic landscape with three
towering rock outcrops surrounding the village, which give their names
to the three main families in Babanki. In the village you can discover
the crafts of traditional carvers, such as statues and masks.
A
trek to the lake of Babanki offers a way to see the surrounding
countryside, with this stunning lake as the highlight. The best way
to take full advantage of the scenery this area has to offer is to
undertake a homestay in Lower Babanki, where you will be served
traditional meals and also find museum owned by your host.
- Accessibility & Transport:
The town of Babanki is situated approximately 2hrs by taxi from Belo.
The lake of Babanki is located a further 1.5hrs by taxi from the main
town, and an hour’s trek after that. If you wish to take the homestay
option, it takes around 4hrs to trek to Lower Babanki where the house
is. In the morning the walk to Bamessing is 1.5hrs, where you can
arrange for a taxi back to Belo or spend the day in in the town (see
section on Bamessing).
- Cost:
- Taxi to Babanki: 1500 CFA per person
- Taxi from Babanki – lake trek drop off point: 1500 CFA per person
- Homestay: 2000 CFA per person, per night, 1000 CFA per person for breakfast & dinner
- Taxi from Bamessing – Belo: 2000 CFA per person
- Guide: 2000 per person
- Time Needed: 1 or 1.5 days, depending on if you wish to stay overnight.
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posted Mar 9, 2010 4:29 AM by Site Admin
- Description:
Bamessing is a pottery centre, where traditional crafts are made and
sold throughout the North West region and the rest of Cameroon. You
can spend the morning with a potter to make and keep your own creation
and in the afternoon visit the workshop where the professionals work.
There is also a large shop where you can buy their wares, prices range
from 500 – 150,000 CFA.
- Note: At the pottery centre there is also a small museum and rest house, should you wish to spend the night.
- Accessibility & Transport:
Bamessing is reached by taking a taxi from Belo via Babanki, or you
may reach the town after a homestay in Lower Babanki (see section on
‘Babanki Tungoh’, above)
- Cost:
- Morning with potter, inc. pot: 10,000 CFA for a single person, 20,000 CFA per group
- Museum: free at time of writing
- Rest house: 2500 CFA per person, per night, 500 – 2000 CFA per meal
- Guide: 2000 per person
- Time Needed: 1 or 1.5 days, depending on if you wish to stay overnight.
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posted Mar 9, 2010 4:17 AM by Site Admin
- Description: A busy town market
- Accessibility & Transport: It takes approximately 1hr to reach Bamenda from Belo in a taxi.
- Cost:
The current price of a taxi is 900 CFA, you will also need to take
another taxi from the motorpark where the taxi will drop you to the
market, which will cost a further 150 CFA. Total transport costs for
the day, 2100 CFA.
- Time Needed: Though the
journey time is relatively short and the amount of time spent at the
market is your choice, you should allow most of the day for a round
trip from Belo.
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posted Mar 9, 2010 4:06 AM by Site Admin
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updated Mar 9, 2010 4:16 AM
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- Description:
The gardens are situated in the town of Bafut and were created by
Professor Ngwa Che Ntehnda. The gardens contain many interesting
features other than plants, such as the ‘Gardens of Gethsemane’
meditation area and a fruit orchard. There is also a restaurant and
bar (housed in a traditional boukarous) and a child’s activity area.
It is possible to book a room at the gardens if you want to stay
overnight in Bafut.
- Accessibility & Transport: To reach SABOG from Belo, you take a 1hr taxi to Bamenda followed by a second taxi to Bafut.
- Cost:
- Guide: 1000 CFA, per person
- Camera: 1000 CFA, per camera
- Transport: Approximately 4000 CFA per person, return.
- Time Needed:
Traveling from Belo you should allow a whole day, though you may want
to incorporate a visit to SABOG with one to the fon’s palace at Bafut
(see below).
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posted Mar 9, 2010 12:48 AM by Site Admin
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updated Jul 5, 2011 10:20 AM
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- Description: Lake Oku is a beautiful crater lake
surrounded by lush forest. You can chose to either hike there and
back, or take a motorbike taxi there and hike the return part of the
trip. Oku Forest is a nature reserved, set up by Bird Life
International and there are many species to be found there, including
the rare Bannerman’s turaco and a rare breed of frog which is endemic
to the area. There are many other rare flora and fauna within the
forest. Of course, there will also be the opportunity to swim in the
lake.
The Oku area is home to settled Fulani people and you will
pass through their lands on your walk. As well as the magnificent
scenery and views, you will also have the opportunity to see a variety
of crops which people are farming, including corn, cocoyams and
coffee.
- Accessibility & Transport:
Depending on how active you feel, you can either hike up to the lake
and back, or take a motorbike taxi there and walk back. The trek there
is largely uphill from Belo and takes around 5 hours, by bike taxi the
journey time is 1 – 1.5 hrs. Returning from the lake, the walk takes
approximately 4 hours and takes you through the village of Anyajua.
- Cost:
- Transport: 3500 CFA per person for motorbike taxi.
- Guide:2000 CFA per person
- Time Needed: Whole day
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posted Mar 8, 2010 8:26 AM by Site Admin
 - Description: The Ndawara Tea Estate is the largest in
Cameroon with currently around 5000ha of cultivated plantation and is
set high in traditional Fulani land A guide will show you around the
estate, including the factory, vast tea fields and nursery.
After
the tour of the estate, you can hire ponies which will take you on a
trip to a nearby crater lake. Depending on the amount of time you have
to spend in the region, you could also choose to spend a night with a
nearby Fulani family. Alternatively, you could stay with a Kom family
closer to Belo.
- Accessibility & Transport:
You can either walk up to the estate, which takes approximately 2
hours, or get motorbike taxis from Belo, taking around 40 minutes.
- Cost:
- Plantation guide: 1000 – 2000 CFA per person, depending on the size of the group.
- Pony guide: 1000 – 2000 CFA per person
- Time Needed: Allow a whole day
- 40 minutes or 2 hours to arrive at Ndawara, depending on if you take a motorbike or walk up.
- 2 hours to see plantation
- 2.5 hours pony trekking (plus any time you may want to spend at the lake)
- 2 – 3 hours to walk back to Belo
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posted Mar 8, 2010 8:20 AM by Site Admin
- Location: Belo, Boyo Division, NW Cameroon
- Description: These 15m high waterfalls are hidden
within Belo itself, a beautiful oasis close to the activity of the
village. During the dry season it is even possible to walk behind the
falls.
- Accessibility & transport: 2/5. The
walk from the centre of Belo takes around 25 minutes, through sparse
forest. Not that during the rainy season the waterfalls can only be
seen from a distance as the rocks in the area become slippery and
dangerous.
- Cost: 0 CFA
- Time needed: Allow 1.5 – 2 hrs for the complete trip.
- Other info: Take sufficient water for the duration of the trip.
- Contact: http://www.rudec.org
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